Gemeinde Dettenheim

What Gemeinde Dettenheim does

Gemeinde Dettenheim is a municipal government entity in the district of Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, formed through the 1974–1976 merger of the previously independent municipalities of Liedolsheim and Rußheim. It serves approximately 6,500 residents across three districts (Dettenheim, Liedolsheim, and Rußheim) and delivers core local government services including civil registry, local tax collection, building permits, waste management, education, social services, senior services, and community facilities such as a swimming pool, sports halls, cultural venues, and the Dettenheimer Anzeiger publication. Operations are supported by three physical administrative offices — Rathaus Dettenheim, Bürgerbüro Liedolsheim, and Verwaltungsstelle Rußheim — with the current 50-Jahre Zusammenschluss anniversary marking the historical consolidation of the two predecessor municipalities.

The municipality's digital platform is built on TYPO3 CMS and integrates a suite of citizen-facing products: the Bürgerserviceportal (service.dettenheim.de) for online forms, service accounts, and complaint reporting; an online appointment booking system (Oneticketing); a council information system (Ratsinformationssystem) for transparency into political processes; the Baupilot construction platform; an energy monitoring dashboard (Energiemonitor); the ZEO Carsharing municipal mobility initiative; a community event calendar (Veranstaltungskalender); and a digital town map (Digitaler Ortsplan). External integrations include YouTube (video content), Netze BW's NETZMonitor (energy data delivered as a sandboxed web component), and PowerMail (online form processing). The platform supports accessibility through sign language (Gebärdensprache) and easy-language (Leichte Sprache) options, with GDPR-compliant cookie consent management under Art. 6 Abs. 1 DSGVO.

As a public entity, Gemeinde Dettenheim has no commercial revenue model. It is funded through local taxes (Grundsteuer, Gewerbesteuer), fees for administrative services, and government transfers under the supervision of Landkreis Karlsruhe and the state of Baden-Württemberg; financial information is managed through the Haushaltsplanung (budget planning) section and is not publicly disclosed. Governance is exercised by an elected municipal council (Gemeinderat) led by a mayor (Bürgermeister). Sub-brands include the Dettenheim Shop, Dettenheimer Gutschein gift vouchers, and ZEO Carsharing. Core administrative partners include Landratsamt Karlsruhe (regional coordination and civil defense) and the Abfallwirtschaftsbetrieb des Landkreises Karlsruhe (county waste management).

Name

Gemeinde Dettenheim

Legal name

Gemeinde Dettenheim

Website

https://dettenheim.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gemeinde Dettenheim is a German municipality in Baden-Württemberg serving approximately 6,500 residents across three districts. It delivers local government services via a TYPO3-based digital citizen portal, three physical offices, and municipal facilities, funded through taxes and transfers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dettenheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gemeinde Dettenheim is a municipal government entity providing comprehensive local administrative services to approximately 6,500 residents across three districts (Liedolsheim, Rußheim, Dettenheim). Core services include civil registry, tax collection, building permits, waste management, childcare, education, senior services, and community facilities, delivered through three physical offices and an integrated digital citizen service portal built on TYPO3 CMS.

Product overview

Gemeinde Dettenheim operates a comprehensive digital citizen service platform built on TYPO3 CMS, offering residents access to administrative services through multiple integrated channels. The core offering consists of a citizen service portal (Bürgerserviceportal) integrated with an online appointment booking system (Oneticketing), a council information system (Ratsinformationssystem), and a construction/building platform (Baupilot). The municipality also provides specialized digital services including an energy monitoring system (Energiemonitor), carsharing (ZEO Carsharing), and a community event calendar (Veranstaltungskalender). Educational services encompass childcare registration, after-school care, music school, adult education, and library services. The platform also supports accessibility features including sign language and easy language options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dettenheim Shop: A local gift voucher shop for the municipality
• Dettenheimer Gutschein
• ZEO Carsharing

Products and services

• Bürgerserviceportal Online citizen service portal providing residents with access to administrative services, forms, complaint reporting, and service accounts.
• Online-Terminbuchung Online appointment booking system enabling citizens to schedule appointments with municipal administration staff.
• Digitaler Ortsplan Digital map of the municipality displaying local points of interest, facilities, and navigation aids for residents and visitors.
• Dettenheimer Shop / Dettenheimer Gutschein Local gift voucher program providing Dettenheim vouchers for use at participating local businesses, supporting the local economy.
• Ratsinformationssystem Council information system providing public access to council meeting agendas, minutes, and political documents for transparency.
• Baupilot Dettenheim Online platform providing building plots information and construction-related applications and resources.
• Kindertagesbetreuung Child daycare services with central registration for all kindergartens in the municipality.
• Schulkindbetreuung After-school care services for school-age children in the municipality.
• Energiemonitor Energy monitoring system tracking energy consumption and supporting climate protection measures in the municipality.
• ZEO Carsharing Municipal carsharing initiative promoting sustainable mobility and climate protection for residents.
• Veranstaltungskalender Community event calendar listing local events, activities, and cultural happenings in the municipality.
• Mängelmeldung Online defect reporting system allowing citizens to report infrastructure issues for municipal attention.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Netze BW GmbHminorOthersNetze BW GmbH provides energy data and disruption information for citizens. The NETZMonitor web component is embedded in the municipal website to display energy-related information for the community.
• Google Ireland Limited (YouTube)minorOthersYouTube service embedded in the municipal website for displaying video content including municipal announcements, event videos, and community content.
• Landratsamt KarlsruhecoreOthersDistrict administrative office that coordinates regional services, civil defense notifications (Bundeswehr exercises), and inter-municipal cooperation.
• Abfallwirtschaftsbetrieb des Landkreises KarlsruhecoreOthersCounty waste management authority that coordinates the 'Korken für Kork' recycling initiative and other waste-related programs across the municipality.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Zweckverband Kommunale Informationsverarbeitung Baden-Franken (KIVBF): Inter-municipal IT services provider serving many Baden-Württemberg municipalities including the kind of services Dettenheim uses (CMS, e-government, citizen portals). The institutional incumbent supplying comparable platforms to peer municipalities.
• Kommunale Informationsdienste Baden-Württemberg (KID): State-affiliated municipal IT service provider for Baden-Württemberg, supplying shared digital services and e-government infrastructure that competes with or complements Dettenheim's in-house TYPO3 platform.

Direct peers

• Gemeinde Graben-Neudorf: Neighboring Karlsruhe-district municipality of similar scale with comparable municipal service delivery model and regional cooperation with Landratsamt Karlsruhe.
• Gemeinde Stutensee: Neighboring municipality in the Karlsruhe district of similar population size (~24,000 residents, somewhat larger) with comparable service offerings and a similar digital citizen portal model. The closest administrative peer for size and service mix.
• Stadt Waghäusel: Larger neighboring municipality in the Karlsruhe region with comparable municipal service portfolio and similar regional inter-municipal cooperation patterns.
• Gemeinde Linkenheim-Hochstetten: Adjacent Karlsruhe-district municipality with comparable population scale and a similar profile of municipal digital services and infrastructure. Direct geographic and structural peer.
• Gemeinde Karlsdorf-Neuthard: Nearby Karlsruhe-district municipality with similar population scale and municipal service structure, useful as a direct comparison for service breadth and digital maturity.
• Stadt Philippsburg: Adjacent town in the Karlsruhe district operating a comparable municipal service model with regional waste, energy, and infrastructure cooperation patterns.

Others

• TYPO3 Association: The open-source CMS foundation behind Dettenheim's core website technology. As the enabling technology provider, it shapes the trajectory of every TYPO3-based municipal site including Dettenheim's.

Emerging players

• GovOS (Workday citizen engagement suite): International vendor of digital citizen-engagement and municipal-service platforms (business licenses, permits, payments) that competes in the same functional category as Dettenheim's in-house service portal, illustrating the broader commercial market for municipal digitization.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gemeinde-dettenheim

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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