Samtgemeinde Elbtalaue

What Samtgemeinde Elbtalaue does

Samtgemeinde Elbtalaue is a public collective municipality (Samtgemeinde) under German municipal law, located in the Lüchow-Dannenberg district of Lower Saxony, Germany. It provides centralized administrative services for 11 member municipalities, including the towns of Dannenberg (Elbe) and Hitzacker (Elbe), plus nine additional rural municipalities (Damnatz, Göhrde, Gusborn, Jameln, Karwitz, Langendorf, Neu Darchau, Zernien). Service delivery spans citizen services (Bürgerservice, Online-Services portal), education (multiple primary schools), public libraries (Nicolas Born Bibliothek), environmental and climate protection (Umwelt- & Klimaschutz), fire and emergency services, public procurement (Vergabe von Aufträgen), and waste/tax administration. Its technology core is a municipal government website (elbtalaue.de) with an online service portal and the DAN-APP mobile application for citizen information; specialized AI/computer-vision capability exists only in a narrow drone-based precision agriculture project executed with partner entities.

The entity does not operate on a commercial revenue model. Funding comes from municipal taxes, administrative fees, intergovernmental transfers from the State of Lower Saxony (Land Niedersachsen), and EU programs including LEADER/ELER rural development funds (2023-2027 programming period). Strategic initiatives include the UNESCO Biosphärenreservat Niedersächsische Elbtalaue environmental designation, an AI-enabled drone weed-mapping pilot for regional agriculture (in collaboration with Heuerhof GbR, Universität Stuttgart, and Universität Rostock), tourism promotion via the Wendland.Elbe region, and ongoing regulatory efforts such as the Kneippkurort Hitzacker recognition review. The Samtgemeinde is governed by an elected council (Samtgemeinderat) led by Samtgemeindebürgermeister Jürgen Meyer, with current departmental leadership including Fachdienstleitung (Beate Demmer), staff leadership (Ursula Fallapp), and museum directorship of the Archäologisches Zentrum Hitzacker (Ulrike Braun).

Name

Samtgemeinde Elbtalaue

Legal name

Samtgemeinde Elbtalaue

Website

https://elbtalaue.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Samtgemeinde Elbtalaue is a public collective municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany, providing centralized administrative services (citizen services, online portal, mobile app, libraries, schools, environmental programs) to 11 member municipalities in the Lüchow-Dannenberg district, funded by taxes, fees, and state/EU transfers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Community Housing Services (62422), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ), Local Education Authorities & Municipal Education Offices (EDADABAD)

Keywords

• Municipal administration services
• Local government services
• Citizen services portal
• Rural development programs
• Public library services

Headquarters

HQ city

Dannenberg (Elbe)

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Samtgemeinde Elbtalaue is a collective municipality (Samtgemeinde) providing centralized administrative services to 11 member municipalities in the Lüchow-Dannenberg district of Lower Saxony, Germany. Its core offerings include citizen services (Bürgerservice), an online services portal, the DAN-APP mobile application, public library services (Nicolas Born Bibliothek), primary school coordination, environmental and climate protection programs, and management of the LEADER European rural development funding program.

Product overview

Samtgemeinde Elbtalaue is a municipal administration providing comprehensive local government services across multiple municipalities in Lower Saxony, Germany. The offering consists of core administrative services (citizen services, public safety, education, libraries), digital citizen engagement platforms (Online-Services portal, DAN-APP mobile application), and specialized programs including the LEADER European rural development funding initiative and environmental/climate protection services. The municipality operates as a unified administrative body serving 11 member municipalities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DAN-APP: Mobile application for citizen services and information delivery by Samtgemeinde Elbtalaue

Products and services

• Online-Services Digital administrative services portal allowing citizens to access municipal services online, including forms, applications, and information access.
• Bürgerservice (Citizen Services) Comprehensive citizen services including emergency contacts, lost and found, elections, taxes, meeting information, regulations, EU infopoints, waste disposal, and vehicle/transport services.
• DAN-APP Mobile application providing regional information, services, and access to municipal offerings in the Elbtalaue region for citizens and visitors.
• Nicolas Born Bibliothek Public library services offering books, media, catalogs, lending periods, and fees for residents of the Samtgemeinde.
• Schulen & Bildung (Schools & Education) Educational services including multiple primary schools (Grundschule) across the Samtgemeinde municipalities, such as Grundschule an der Göhrde, Grundschule Breselenz, Grundschule Dannenberg, Grundschule Gusborn, Grundschule Hitzacker, Grundschule Neu Darchau, and Grundschule Prisser.
• LEADER-Förderprogramm (LEADER Rural Development Program) European funding program (Liaison Entre Actions de Développement de l'Économie Rurale) for sustainable rural development, co-financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (ELER) and the State of Lower Saxony, supporting projects in the Elbtalaue region.
• Umwelt- & Klimaschutz (Environmental & Climate Protection) Environmental and climate protection services including energy reports and sustainability initiatives for the Samtgemeinde region.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LEADER Elbtalaue / EU Agricultural Fund for Rural DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU-funded rural development program (LEADER) for the Elbtalaue region, co-financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (ELER) and the State of Lower Saxony. Supports regional development projects across agriculture, tourism, environment, and community infrastructure.
• Biosphärenreservatsverwaltung Nds. Elbtalaue (Biosphere Reserve Administration)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the Biosphere Reserve Administration for the Lower Saxon Elbtalaue, working with Landkreise Lüneburg and Lüchow-Dannenberg on environmental and landscape management projects including Bibermanagement.
• Land Niedersachsen (State of Lower Saxony)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState government partnership for regional development, co-funding of LEADER projects, and administrative oversight of municipal activities.
• ALMA e.V. - Alle machen MarketingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional marketing association for the Elbtalaue region, supporting tourism promotion and economic development initiatives.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Samtgemeinde Scharnebeck: Another Lower Saxony Samtgemeinde with a similar collective-municipality structure. Comparable in size and rural character, providing the same suite of municipal services (Bürgerservice, Bauleitplanung, schools, fire brigades) across multiple member municipalities.
• Samtgemeinde Bardowick: Lower Saxony Samtgemeinde with comparable structure — multiple member municipalities consolidated under a shared administrative body. Operates in the Lüneburg district adjacent to Lüchow-Dannenberg, providing similar collective municipal services, online citizen portal, and LEADER/regional development coordination.
• Samtgemeinde Gronau (Leine): Lower Saxony Samtgemeinde operating structurally identical shared-service administration across multiple member municipalities. Comparable in LEADER program participation, digital citizen services, and education/fire-service coordination.

Regional players

• Stadt Dannenberg (Elbe): Member municipality (Stadt) within Samtgemeinde Elbtalaue. Provides overlapping local services but with city-level autonomy over specific areas. Internal relationship is governance/membership rather than direct competition.
• Stadt Hitzacker (Elbe): Member municipality (Stadt, Kneippkurort) within Samtgemeinde Elbtalaue. Operates a tourist-relevant local identity and participates in the Samtgemeinde administrative structure; comparable for tourism and biosphere-related municipal functions.

Others

• ITEBO GmbH: IT and data-protection service provider used by Samtgemeinde Elbtalaue (hosting the Data Protection Officer / Datenschutzbeauftragte). Provides e-government back-office services for many Lower Saxony municipalities, making it a direct IT operating partner and comparable administrative-outsource vendor.
• Biosphärenreservatsverwaltung Niedersächsische Elbtalaue: Core strategic partner managing the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve that defines the region's identity. Collaborates with Samtgemeinde Elbtalaue on environmental, biodiversity (Bibermanagement), and landscape management projects; functionally adjacent in land-use planning and sustainable regional development.

Broad incumbents

• Landkreis Lüchow-Dannenberg: The parent district (Landkreis) that encompasses Samtgemeinde Elbtalaue and provides the upper tier of regional administration including health, social, and planning services. Direct functional overlap in social services, health (Gesundheitsamt), waste, and planning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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