Stadt Eltville am Rhein

What Stadt Eltville am Rhein does

Stadt Eltville am Rhein is the municipal government (Gebietskörperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) of Eltville am Rhein, a small city in the Rheingau wine region of Hesse, Germany, founded around 1300 and led by Mayor Patrick Kunkel with a disclosed staff of 42. It administers statutory local services including civil registry (Standesamt), citizen services (Bürgerbüro), public safety and order, building and zoning, and tourism promotion for the so-called wine, sparkling wine, and rose city. Its commercial service lines include wedding venue rentals at the 14th-century Kurfürstliche Burg (Burgsaal, Kurfürstensaal, Grafensaal, Burgzwinger — €350–€600 plus civil registry fees) and a branch civil registry office at Kloster Eberbach monastery, generating modest fee-based revenue alongside the public budget. Distribution runs through in-person offices (Rathaus, Bürgerbüro, Standesamt, Tourist-Info), the Qmatic online appointment system, the feratel DESKLINE 3.0 booking platform operated via Rheingau-Taunus Kultur und Tourismus GmbH, a multi-channel newsletter stack on CleverReach, and broad social media presence.

The technology stack is standard municipal infrastructure: SSL-encrypted web, etracker analytics (ePrivacyseal certified, Germany-hosted), CleverReach newsletter software (TÜV Rheinland certified), feratel DESKLINE 3.0 for tourism bookings, Google Maps API and OpenStreetMap for mapping, YouTube embedding, and SUMM AI as a third-party NLP tool for translating website content into Leichte Sprache / Einfache Sprache for accessibility. The SUMM AI integration is the city's only AI deployment, used narrowly for disability and limited-language accessibility rather than operational differentiation. No public or partner-facing API is offered.

The business model is a public-sector one: the city is funded primarily by Hessian state allocations, local taxes, and fees set by Hessian state regulation (e.g., death certificates €12 first copy / €6 additional, foreign marriage registration €94, name-order changes €23.50). Capital projects are financed in part through external grants — most recently a ~€103,000 Hessian grant for barrier-free fire station conversion (July 2026), €50,000 Hessian monument protection funding for Burg east-wing roofing, and ~€34,000 KfW subsidy for a hybrid heat-pump heating system. Major ongoing initiatives include the multi-phase Kurfürstliche Burg renovation commenced April 2024, the German Sustainability Prize 2021 recognition, and Fairtrade Town status under Agenda 2030.

Name

Stadt Eltville am Rhein

Legal name

Stadt Eltville am Rhein

Website

https://eltville.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stadt Eltville am Rhein is the municipal government of Eltville, a wine and rose city in the Rheingau region of Hesse, Germany, administering citizen services, civil registry, public safety, and tourism for residents and visitors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Administration

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

SIC

Non-Operating Establishments (9995), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Government & Municipal Event Venues (THAHAAAE), Permitting, Reservations & Visitor Information Services (Passes, Booking, Visitor Centers) (THAAAGAD), Safety, Rescue & Emergency Services (SAR Support, Medical Stations, Risk Management) (THAAAGAH)

Keywords

• Municipal administration services
• Civil registry services
• Citizen service office
• Tourism information services
• Historic venue rentals

Headquarters

HQ city

Eltville am Rhein

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Stadt Eltville am Rhein is a German municipal government that delivers public administration services to residents and visitors, including civil registry functions (birth, marriage, death registrations and certificates), citizen office services (ID documents, registrations, permits), tourism information and booking, library services at the Mediathek, an outdoor swimming pool (Rosenbad), historic venue rentals for weddings at the Kurfürstliche Burg and Kloster Eberbach, and sustainability/community programs. Service fees are set per Hessian state regulations.

Product overview

Stadt Eltville am Rhein operates a comprehensive municipal government portal offering citizen services and administrative functions. The primary service offerings include the Bürgerbüro (Citizen Service Office) for general administrative services like ID documents and registrations, the Standesamt (Registry Office) for birth, marriage, and death certificates, and the Tourist-Info for visitor services. Additional digital services include an online appointment booking system (Qmatic), the Mediathek library, the Rosenbad outdoor swimming pool with events, and a multi-channel newsletter system. The Kurfürstliche Burg venue rental provides wedding ceremony spaces, while the sustainable economy program supports local businesses. This is a government services portfolio rather than a commercial product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Rosenstadt (Rose City): City branding initiative highlighting Eltville's famous rose cultivation and gardens
• Wein- und Sektstadt (Wine and Sekt City)

Products and services

• Standesamt (Civil Registry Office) Municipal registry office handling birth registrations, marriage registrations, death registrations, name changes, and issuing related certificates and documents for residents.
• Bürgerbüro (Citizen Service Office) Central citizen service office providing administrative services including ID documents, registration, certificates, and various municipal permits and services for residents.
• Standesamtliche Trauungen (Civil Wedding Ceremonies) Civil marriage ceremonies conducted at various venues including the Town Hall, Kurfürstliche Burg (Electoral Castle), and Kloster Eberbach monastery, with multiple ceremony rooms and capacities available for couples.
• Kurfürstliche Burg Venue Rental Rental of historic castle facilities (Burgsaal at €350, Kurfürstensaal at €420, Grafensaal at €400, Burgzwinger at €600) for civil ceremonies, free ceremonies, and champagne receptions for couples.
• Online Appointment Booking (Qmatic) Digital appointment booking system for citizen services at the Bürgerbüro, allowing residents to schedule visits for administrative matters online.
• Tourist-Info / Burgladen Municipal tourist information service providing visitor information, accommodation booking, event tickets, and guides for Eltville as a wine, sparkling wine, and rose city for tourists and visitors.
• Mediathek Eltville (Library & Media Center) Municipal library and media center offering physical and digital media collections, events, and services for residents and visitors.
• Freibad Rosenbad (Outdoor Swimming Pool) Municipal outdoor swimming pool (Rosenbad) open during summer months, offering swimming, events including Sound of Eltville concerts, and recreational activities for residents and visitors.
• Municipal Newsletter Service Municipal newsletter subscription service offering three newsletters: Stadt-News (city news), Tourismus & Freizeit (tourism), and Rosenstadt (rose city, quarterly) for residents and visitors.
• Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften (Sustainable Business Program) Municipal sustainable economic development program supporting local trade and commerce, network dialogues, and corporate social responsibility, including Fairtrade Town certification for local businesses.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kloster EberbachcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for civil registry wedding ceremonies at Kloster Eberbach monastery. The monastery houses a branch office of Eltville's civil registry for standesamtliche Trauungen. The partnership allows couples to marry in the historic Cistercian monastery setting. Additional facilities for wedding celebrations are available through Kloster Eberbach.
• Rheingau-Taunus Kultur und Tourismus GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional tourism organization that manages the feratel DESKLINE system for Eltville and the broader Rheingau-Taunus region. Responsible for tourism marketing and coordination in the area.

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stadt Oestrich-Winkel: Adjacent Rheingau municipality with shared wine-region identity, comparable small-city municipal service portfolio, and similar tourism dependencies on Rhine cruise traffic.
• Stadt Geisenheim: Rheingau municipality hosting the Hochschule Geisenheim University; comparable wine/education heritage positioning and municipal service scale.
• Stadt Rüdesheim am Rhein: Neighboring Rheingau wine tourism municipality on the Rhine; comparable UNESCO Rheingau positioning, similar Burg/monastery heritage assets, and overlapping tourist segment for wine cruises and day-trippers.

Others

• ekom21: Hessian municipal IT services provider that hosts Eltville's Mängelmelder (civic issue reporter) portal; an enabling ecosystem partner rather than a peer, but representative of the shared-services infrastructure Eltville depends on.
• Kloster Eberbach Stiftung: Foundation partner operating the UNESCO-recognized Cistercian monastery where Eltville maintains a civil-registry branch office; not a competitor but a structural ally whose venue economics directly shape Eltville's destination-wedding strategy.

Broad incumbents

• Stadt Wiesbaden: Regional capital of Hesse and the supervising Kreis-level center; operates a broader municipal service portfolio at much greater scale and sets the regulatory benchmarks that Eltville's Hessian-state fee schedules follow.
• Stadt Baden-Baden: Larger German spa/wine tourism municipality with broader premium tourism positioning; useful benchmark for upscale venue rental, congress, and destination-marketing strategies Eltville aspires to scale.
• Stadt Mainz: State capital of Rhineland-Palatinate directly across the Rhine; broader regional administration with overlapping Gutenberg heritage positioning and a larger civil-service operation that benchmarks small Rheingau municipalities.

Regional players

• Stadt Bernkastel-Kues: Mosel wine-region municipality with similar small-city wine-tourism positioning and medieval Burg-style heritage assets; comparable tourism-venue monetization model in a different German wine region.
• Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis: Administrative district that co-governs Eltville and hosts the Rheingau-Taunus Kultur und Tourismus GmbH which manages the DESKLINE booking system Eltville uses; peer at the Kreis (county) level rather than municipal level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Stadt_Eltville
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCCFMg_jndY8Hupn1Qi01lKA
• Facebookfacebook.com/stadteltville
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stadt-eltville-am-rhein
• Instagraminstagram.com/eltville_am_rhein_official

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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