Gemeente De Wolden

What Gemeente De Wolden does

Gemeente De Wolden is a Dutch municipal government entity serving the residents and businesses within its jurisdiction in the Drenthe province of the Netherlands, with its administrative center in Zuidwolde. The municipality delivers statutory public services including civil registration, identity document issuance (passports, ID cards, driver's licenses), marriage registration, permits, social welfare administration, housing support, infrastructure maintenance, waste management, environmental services, and recreational programming. It serves a broad resident base and is also actively engaged with local entrepreneurs, farmers, low-income residents, and Ukrainian refugees through targeted support programs. The current coalition agreement, "Eigen-wijs De Wolden, sterke dorpen, sterke toekomst" (2022-2026), sets the political and operational agenda.

The municipality's technology infrastructure centers on a digital citizen services platform anchored at dewolden.nl, which provides online appointment booking, form submissions, an openforms portal (openformulieren.dewolden.nl), and an ArcGIS-based mapping system for visualizing infrastructure management such as road maintenance and grit spreading routes. Service delivery operates through a hybrid model: a physical municipal office at Raadhuisstraat 2 in Zuidwolde (by appointment), the online self-service portal, a general phone line (14 0528), postal correspondence, and active social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, RSS). Back-office functions are pooled with neighboring municipality Hoogeveen through the Samenwerkingsorganisatie De Wolden Hoogeveen (SWO) joint administrative organization, enabling shared staffing, ICT, and service delivery across both municipalities.

Unlike a commercial enterprise, Gemeente De Wolden's revenue model is public-sector by design: it is funded primarily through local taxes (notably the WOZ property tax and OZB), national government allocations from the Dutch central government, and modest regulated service fees (e.g., adult ID card €80.10, foreigner's passport €67.05, disabled parking card application €53.80). Governance is provided by an elected municipal council (Gemeenteraad) and an executive College van Burgemeester en Wethouders. Strategic priorities over the current political cycle include a housing ambition of 1,000+ new homes, energy transition initiatives, community engagement programs such as Initiatiefrijk De Wolden and the Naoberschapsfonds, and a multi-year road management outsourcing agreement with Schagen Infra B.V. effective August 1, 2026.

Name

Gemeente De Wolden

Legal name

Gemeente De Wolden

Website

https://dewolden.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Gemeente De Wolden is a Dutch municipal government in Drenthe province delivering statutory public services — civil registration, permits, social welfare, housing, and infrastructure — to local residents and businesses, funded by taxes and national allocations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Economic Development & Business Licensing (Local) (BPAIACAN)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Civil registration services
• Identity document issuance
• Public administration
• Local permit processing

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Gemeente De Wolden is a Dutch municipality that provides statutory public services to residents and businesses within its jurisdiction. Core services include civil registration (birth, marriage, death), issuance of identity documents (passports, ID cards, driver's licenses), processing of permits and licenses, local taxation (WOZ/OZB), social welfare and low-income support, waste management, infrastructure maintenance, housing development, subsidies and loans, and business support for local entrepreneurs. Service delivery occurs through a digital portal, in-person appointments at the municipal office, phone, and mail.

Product overview

Gemeente De Wolden is a municipal government providing citizen services through its website. The services are organized by category including taxes (belastingen), relocation (verhuizen), identity documents (paspoort, ID-kaart, rijbewijs), marriage services (trouwen), notifications and complaints (meldingen), assistance and care (hulp en zorg), construction and renovation (bouwen en verbouwen), low income support (laag inkomen), parking and transport (parkeren, verkeer en vervoer), vacancies (vacatures), subsidies and loans (subsidies en leningen), permits (vergunningen), extracts and certificates (uittreksels en verklaringen), information and Woo requests (informatie en Woo-verzoeken), complaints and appeals (klacht en bezwaar), waste management (afval), birth and death (geboorte en overlijden), sports and leisure (sport en vrije tijd), business support (ondernemen), youth and education (jeugd en onderwijs), and elections (verkiezingen). The municipality also provides digital appointment scheduling for in-person services at the town hall.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ID Card Issuance (Adult and Child)
• Foreigner's Passport
• Refugee Passport
• Disabled Parking Card Application and Renewal
• Handicap Parking Place Application
• Civil Registration Services
• Driver's License Issuance and Renewal
• Permits and Licenses
• Social Welfare and Low-Income Support
• Waste Management Services
• Subsidies and Loans Program
• Business Support Services
• Refugee Reception and Integration Support
• Local Tax Administration (Belastingen)
• Construction and Renovation Permits
• Relocation Reporting Service
• Notifications, Complaints, and Objections
• Youth, Education, and Care Services
• Sport, Recreation, and Cultural Facilities

Quantifiable outcome

• 69 play facilities maintained across the municipality (from 2020 evaluation)
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Gemeente Noordenveld: Drenthe municipality of similar size and rural composition, offering directly comparable municipal services including welfare, housing, and infrastructure in a small-village setting.
• Gemeente Midden-Drenthe: Another Drenthe municipality of similar scale and rural character, facing comparable challenges around housing development, welfare services, and infrastructure maintenance — a structural benchmark for De Wolden.
• Gemeente Hoogeveen: Neighboring Drenthe municipality that operates as the SWO (Samenwerkingsorganisatie De Wolden Hoogeveen) partner of De Wolden, sharing back-office, IT, and HR functions. Direct functional and structural peer.
• Gemeente Westerveld: Adjacent Drenthe rural municipality of comparable size and demographic profile (small population, village-based communities), offering the same suite of municipal services under the same Dutch municipal framework.

Regional players

• Gemeente Tynaarlo: Drenthe municipality of similar small scale with active housing development programs and village-focused policies; structurally comparable in ambition and demographic profile.
• Gemeente Hardenberg: Overijssel municipality bordering Drenthe with similar rural-village character and comparable service portfolio; useful cross-border comparison for digital service delivery models and SWO-style cooperation.
• Gemeente Meppel: Nearby Drenthe municipality with a larger urban core but overlapping rural hinterland; offers comparison points for how small municipalities evolve their digital services and housing ambitions as they scale.
• Gemeente Coevorden: Larger Drenthe municipality in the same province, providing the same statutory municipal services but with greater scale and a more industrial economic base — useful as a regional comparison for service delivery efficiency.

Broad incumbents

• Gemeente Assen: Provincial capital of Drenthe and the largest municipality in the province; operates a much broader portfolio with greater resources, serving as a strategic benchmark for what De Wolden's SWO model could scale toward.
• Gemeente Emmen: Largest Drenthe municipality by population, demonstrating how a Drenthe municipality manages urban planning, welfare, and infrastructure at scale — comparable on function though not on size.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/GemDeWolden
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gemeente-de-wolden
• Instagraminstagram.com/gemeentedewolden

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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