Občina Črnomelj

What Občina Črnomelj does

Občina Črnomelj is a local government municipality (občina) in Slovenia, serving as the statutory public administration authority for the Črnomelj area in the Bela krajina (White Carniola) region. The municipality delivers public services to approximately 14,000-15,000 residents and operates from its headquarters at Trg svobode 3, Črnomelj, governed by Mayor Andrej Kavšek and the elected municipal council. Its functional responsibilities encompass urban and spatial planning, infrastructure development, environmental protection, public safety coordination, healthcare and education facility management, tourism promotion, and citizen engagement.

The municipality's digital infrastructure consists of a unified web portal (crnomelj.si) with specialized modules including a spatial planning portal (Prostorski portal), email newsletter subscription, an Ombudsman information corner, video surveillance documentation, and project-specific pages for major capital investments. A 15-year public-private partnership with Petrol d.d. deploys 1.12 MW of solar capacity across 16 municipal buildings. The HITRO 2 cross-border civil protection project introduces virtual reality firefighter training and joint intervention systems in cooperation with Croatian partners (Grad Vrbovsko, Vatrogasna zajednica, Croatian Red Cross).

Revenue and funding flow from four primary streams: local taxes (including NUSZ property tax on residents and businesses), state budget transfers from the Slovenian national government, public service fees for water, wastewater, and waste management, and EU co-financing from the Cohesion Fund, ESRR, EAFRD, Next Generation EU, and Interreg programs. The municipality has a multi-channel communication strategy spanning official website, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, email newsletter, regional media (Radio Odeon, Dolenjski list, RTV Slovenija), and community events. Distribution of services occurs through the headquarters office, web portal, affiliated public institutions (schools, healthcare facilities), and an in-municipal Ombudsman corner for citizen complaint intake.

Name

Občina Črnomelj

Legal name

Občina Črnomelj

Website

https://crnomelj.si

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Občina Črnomelj is the local government municipality of Črnomelj in Slovenia's Bela krajina region, delivering statutory public administration, spatial planning, infrastructure, healthcare, education, and tourism services to approximately 14,000-15,000 residents. It funds operations through local taxes, state transfers, public service fees, and EU co-financing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Services

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (9211), Executive Offices (92111), Executive Offices (921110), Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined (921140)

akta.pro primary industry

City Clerk/Records, Elections & Civic Engagement (BPAIACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Communications, Transparency & Open Government (BPAIAAAH)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Local public administration
• Urban planning
• Public infrastructure
• Community services

Headquarters

HQ city

Črnomelj

HQ country

Slovenia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Local Tax Revenue: Revenue from local taxes including property tax (NUSZ) and other municipal levies collected from residents and businesses within the municipality
2. State Budget Transfers: Government funding from national budget allocated for municipal services, healthcare, education infrastructure, and public services
3. EU Cohesion and Structural Funds: European Union funding through various programs including Cohesion Fund, European Regional Development Fund (ESRR), Next Generation EU (NOO), and EAFRD for infrastructure, environmental, and regional development projects
4. Public Service Fees: Fees collected for municipal services including water supply, wastewater treatment, waste management, and administrative services

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Občina Črnomelj is the local government authority for the Črnomelj municipality in Slovenia, providing statutory public administration services to residents, businesses, and visitors. Its core offerings include citizen services through an official website portal (news, events, administrative forms, spatial planning data, public procurement notices), infrastructure management (water supply, sewage, solar energy, spatial planning), public institution funding (schools, healthcare, culture), safety coordination (civil protection, video surveillance), and cross-border cooperation projects. Revenue is generated through local taxes, state transfers, and EU co-financing of public infrastructure projects.

Product overview

Občina Črnomelj operates a unified municipal website portal that serves as the primary digital interface for citizen services. The portal provides access to municipal news, events, official announcements, public procurement notices, spatial planning information, and administrative services. The offering consists of a core website platform supplemented by specialized modules including a spatial planning portal, email newsletter subscription service, an ombudsman information corner, video surveillance system documentation, and various infrastructure management projects (water loss reduction, sustainable tourism infrastructure, building land registry, and solar energy installations). The municipality functions as a public administration entity, not a commercial technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Občina Črnomelj Website Portal The official municipal website portal (crnomelj.si) serving as the primary digital interface for citizen services, providing news, events, official announcements, public procurement notices, budget information, project updates, and administrative information for the municipality of Črnomelj.
• Prostorski Portal (Spatial Portal) A spatial planning portal providing access to spatial planning documents, building land records, and geographic information for the municipality, supporting OPN and detailed spatial plan access for citizens and businesses.
• Novice — Email Newsletter Service A news subscription service allowing citizens to receive email notifications about municipal news, events, public announcements, tenders, and employment opportunities.
• Varuhov Kotiček — Ombudsman Corner A dedicated information corner providing access to the Human Rights Ombudsman institution, offering brochures, forms, and contact details for citizens to file complaints or seek assistance on rights-related matters.
• Videonadzor — Public Video Surveillance System A video surveillance system deployed across municipal properties and public areas, operated in compliance with municipal regulations and GDPR requirements for public safety purposes.
• Zmanjšanje vodnih izgub — Water Loss Reduction System A water infrastructure management project involving flow meters, leakage detection loggers, and secondary water pipeline extensions to reduce water losses in the Črnomelj supply area, serving residents with improved water supply reliability.
• Zeleni kilometer — River Entry-Exit Points Project A sustainable tourism project establishing four entry-exit points along the Dobličica and Lahinja rivers for non-motorized boat access and heritage interpretation, with associated educational activities for visitors and youth.
• Evidence Stavbnih Zemljišč — Building Land Registry A digital building land registry system establishing comprehensive data on built and undeveloped building land within the municipality, in compliance with spatial planning legislation, supporting spatial planning and land use decisions.
• Sončne Elektrarne — Solar Power Installations Program A public-private partnership project installing solar photovoltaic systems on 16 public buildings (schools, kindergartens, healthcare facilities, and municipal buildings) totaling 1.12 MW capacity to increase renewable energy self-sufficiency of municipal operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 42 households (111 residents) to be connected to sewage system in Svibnik
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Bravina d.o.o.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 June 2025Project partner in Zeleni kilometer (Green Kilometer) project for development of sustainable tourism infrastructure. Bravina provides consulting and tourism services, responsible for developing innovative tourism products, purchasing vessels, and conducting guided interpretive tours.
• Mladinski center BITcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 June 2025Youth Center BIT (public institution) as NGO sector partner in Zeleni kilometer project. Actively involves youth and vulnerable groups through educational programs and environmental actions as part of social inclusion activities.
• Rdeči križ Slovenije – Območno združenje ČrnomeljcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2024Red Cross Slovenia regional organization Črnomelj signed Mutual Assistance Agreement in case of natural and other disasters as part of HITRO 2 project activities.
• Hrvatski Crveni križ Gradsko društvo Crvenog križa VrbovskocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2024Croatian Red Cross City Society Vrbovsko signed Mutual Assistance Agreement for cross-border cooperation in disaster response as part of HITRO 2 project.
• Petrol d.d.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 May 2024Private partner selected through competitive dialogue for public-private partnership in solar energy project. Petrol d.d. is implementing solar panel installations on 16 municipal buildings with total capacity of 1.12 MW under 15-year PPP arrangement.
• Gasilska zveza ČrnomeljcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 March 2024Leading partner in the HITRO 2 cross-border civil protection project. Gasilska zveza Črnomelj leads the project implementing joint operational management and intervention systems for disaster response in the Kolpa River valley area between Slovenia and Croatia. Previous partnership in HITRO project (2018-2021) established the cross-border operational unit.
• Grad VrbovskocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 March 2024Project partner in HITRO 2 cross-border civil protection project. Municipality of Vrbovsko (Croatia) participates as partner expanding the project area from Duga Resa to the upper Kolpa River valley for joint emergency response coordination.
• Vatrogasna zajednica Grada VrbovskocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 March 2024Firefighting association from Vrbovsko (Croatia) participates as project partner in HITRO 2 for cross-border firefighting cooperation and joint training activities.
• Občina SemičcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2022Neighboring municipality partnered for joint healthcare facility investment. Both municipalities co-finance the north annex of Zdravstveni dom Črnomelj with equal contributions of 224,907.06 EUR each.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Mestna občina Ljubljana: Capital municipality of Slovenia and the largest local government entity in the country. Comparable in legal status and core service mandate, but vastly larger budget and staff. Useful reference for the upper bound of the municipal scale spectrum.
• Mestna občina Novo Mesto: Larger regional Slovenian municipality serving as the urban center of the Dolenjska/Bela krajina area. Provides broader government services, larger budget, and is the de-facto administrative hub to which Črnomelj residents travel for higher-tier services.
• Občina Krško: Mid-sized Slovenian municipality with significantly larger budget and energy infrastructure footprint (including Nuklearna elektrarna Krško adjacency). Offers a scaling comparison for what a successful Slovenian municipality can achieve in industrial and infrastructure investment.

Direct peers

• Občina Metlika: Neighboring Slovenian municipality sharing the Bela krajina region, Kolpa River border context, and cross-border cooperation dynamics. Operates the same Slovenian local-government framework with comparable tourism, agriculture, and infrastructure mandates.
• Občina Semič: Adjacent Slovenian municipality in Bela krajina and formal co-financing partner with Črnomelj on the ZD Črnomelj healthcare project. Same legal status, same funding mechanisms, same citizen services — the most direct functional peer.
• Občina Kočevje: Neighboring Slovenian municipality of similar size and rural character in the Bela krajina/Notranjska border region. Directly comparable as a small Slovenian municipality executing EU-funded infrastructure projects (forestry, water, tourism) with comparable governance structure and citizen-service model.

Regional players

• Grad Vrbovsko: Croatian partner municipality in the HITRO 2 cross-border civil protection and tourism projects. Comparable scale and rural-border profile, but operates under Croatian local-government law and does not compete for the same residents or tax base.

Others

• Skupnost občin Slovenije: National association of Slovenian municipalities that Črnomelj is a member of. Provides shared services, advocacy, and policy coordination — visible as a partner logo on Črnomelj's website. Functions as an industry body / enabling platform rather than a competing entity.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCztMP0xDUzpWgf_OvsQP5gA
• Facebookfacebook.com/obcina.crnomelj
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/obcina-crnomelj
• Instagraminstagram.com/obcina_crnomelj

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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