Stadt Filderstadt

What Stadt Filderstadt does

Stadt Filderstadt is a public-law municipality (Stadt) in the district of Esslingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, formed in 1975 through the municipal reform merger of five previously independent communities: Bernhausen, Bonlanden, Harthausen, Plattenhardt, and Sielmingen. Located adjacent to Stuttgart Airport and within the Stuttgart metropolitan region, the city governs approximately 1,200 employees across technical, administrative, and social-service functions, delivering statutory public services to its resident population and operating three core wholly-owned subsidiaries: Filderstadtwerke (municipal utilities), FILharmonie (culture and congress center), and Fildorado (public swimming facility). Services span the full lifecycle from childcare, schools, and youth programs through adult education (VHS, Musikschule, Kunstschule) to senior care, healthcare coordination (including the anthroposophical Filderklinik partner), cultural amenities, environmental sustainability, and economic development.

The municipality's technology foundation is a Komm.ONE-hosted e-government platform supporting filderstadt.de, supplemented by the Online-Terminbuchung appointment system (termine-reservieren.de), the Rats- und Bürgerinformationssystem council information portal, Matomo web analytics, and OpenStreetMap integration. Citizen access is delivered through five district-level Bürgerämter plus digital self-service channels. The "Filderstadt auf Klimakurs" climate action program, Fairtrade Town certification, and active diversity integration (Vielfaltskonzept) represent the municipality's principal strategic programming beyond core administration.

Stadt Filderstadt's revenue model is structured around municipal taxes (Grundsteuer, local levies), administrative fees (Verwaltungsgebühren for registrations, permits, and certificates), and utility revenues from Filderstadtwerke, with additional income from cultural and recreational facility operations. It is not a commercial enterprise: there are no shareholders, no equity instruments, no funding rounds, and no M&A activity. Governance rests with an elected Gemeinderat (municipal council) and an Oberbürgermeister (mayor) as chief administrative officer. The customer base is structurally captive within its jurisdiction — residents, local businesses, youth, seniors, migrants, visitors, and prospective investors — with no commercial churn exposure.

Name

Stadt Filderstadt

Legal name

Stadt Filderstadt

Website

https://filderstadt.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Stadt Filderstadt is a German municipality in Baden-Württemberg, formed in 1975 from five merged communities, delivering statutory public services — administration, education, healthcare coordination, cultural facilities, utilities, and climate programming — to its residents across five districts via approximately 1,200 employees and three wholly-owned operating subsidiaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Community Housing Services (624229), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (62311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-Hospitals (8060)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK), Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF), Local Transportation, Parking & Mobility Administration (BPAIACAM), County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB), Community Paramedicine & Mobile Integrated Healthcare (MIH/CP) Programs (HLAFANAI)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public administration
• Civic services
• Urban governance
• Community services

Headquarters

HQ city

Filderstadt, Badenwürttemberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Taxes and Fees: The city generates revenue through various municipal taxes including property taxes (Grundsteuer) and other local levies. Administrative fees (Verwaltungsgebühren) are collected for various services such as residency registrations, permits, and certificates.
2. Utility Services Revenue: Revenue from Stadtwerke Filderstadt (municipal utilities) covering water supply, possibly energy services, and other municipal infrastructure operations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Stadt Filderstadt operates as the municipal government providing comprehensive public services to its residents across five districts (Bernhausen, Bonlanden, Harthausen, Plattenhardt, Sielmingen). Its core offerings include administrative services (residency registration, permits, certificates), social services (family support, senior care, integration), education (childcare, schools, VHS adult education, music and art schools), cultural facilities (FILharmonie, museums, library), healthcare coordination (Filderklinik, emergency services), municipal utilities (Stadtwerke), and community participation programs. Services are delivered through five physical citizen offices and a Komm.ONE-powered online portal.

Product overview

Stadt Filderstadt operates as a municipal government offering comprehensive public services through a combination of physical facilities and digital platforms. The city's digital portfolio includes online appointment booking (Termine Reservieren), an e-government portal (Bürgerservice Online), and a council information system. Physical services are delivered through a network of citizen offices (Bürgerämter), the city library with extensive online digital media services (OverDrive, Freegal Music, Filmfriend, Brockhaus, Munzinger), adult education (VHS), music school, art school, and cultural facilities including the FILharmonie concert hall and Fildorado swimming pool. Healthcare infrastructure includes the anthroposophic Filderklinik and coordinated medical emergency services. The city also operates a comprehensive climate action program (Filderstadt auf Klimakurs) with various sustainability initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Filderstadtwerke: Municipal utility company providing public services
• FILharmonie
• Fildorado
• FilderStadtMuseum
• Stadtbibliothek
• Serigrafie-Museum Filderstadt
• Volkshochschule Filderstadt
• Musikschule Filderstadt
• Kunstschule Filderstadt
• Filderklinik

Products and services

• Online-Terminbuchung (Online Appointment Booking) Digital appointment scheduling system allowing citizens to book slots at citizen offices (Bürgerämter) and municipal services across Filderstadt's five districts. The system facilitates access to face-to-face administrative services through online time slot reservation.
• Stadtbibliothek Filderstadt (City Library) Public library system offering both physical collections and digital media services including e-books and e-audiobooks (OverDrive), music streaming (Freegal Music), video streaming (Filmfriend), reference databases (Munzinger, Brockhaus), and interlibrary loan services for residents of Filderstadt.
• Volkshochschule (VHS) Filderstadt Municipal adult education center offering courses in languages, arts, professional development, and continuing education for Filderstadt residents and the broader community.
• Kunstschule Filderstadt (Art School) Municipal art school offering courses in painting, drawing, crafts, theater, and photography for participants of all ages in the Filderstadt community.
• FILharmonie Filderstadt Culture and congress center hosting concerts, events, and conferences for Filderstadt residents and visitors. The facility also serves as the city's heat protection shelter (Hitzeschutzraum) during extreme weather events.
• Fildorado Public swimming pool and leisure facility operated by the municipality, offering recreational swimming and aquatic activities for residents and visitors.
• Filderklinik Anthroposophically-oriented hospital located in the Bonlanden district of Filderstadt, providing general and specialized medical care based on anthroposophic medicine principles.
• Bürgerservice Online (E-Government Portal) Online portal providing digital access to administrative services including downloadable forms, procedure information, and municipal information for citizens of Filderstadt.
• Rats- und Bürgerinformationssystem (Council Information System) Digital platform providing public access to Filderstadt city council agendas, meeting minutes, and decision-making documentation to support government transparency and citizen participation.
• Filderstadt auf Klimakurs (Climate Action Program) Comprehensive municipal climate protection program covering renewable energy promotion, sustainable mobility, energy-efficient building initiatives, and municipal climate neutrality targets for Filderstadt.
• Musikschule Filderstadt (Music School) Municipal music school offering instrumental lessons, music theory instruction, and ensemble programs for residents of Filderstadt.
• Ärztlicher Notdienst (Medical Emergency Service Coordination) After-hours medical care coordination service providing information about emergency dental, pediatric, ophthalmology, and pharmacy services for Filderstadt residents, in coordination with the Landesapothekerkammer Baden-Württemberg pharmacy emergency service portal.
• Kinderbetreuung (Childcare Services) Municipal early childhood education and care services including kindergartens, Kita facilities, and school-age childcare (Schulkindbetreuung) for children of Filderstadt residents.
• FilderStadtMuseum and Serigrafie-Museum Municipal museums showcasing local Filderstadt history and a specialized serigraphy (screen printing) museum dedicated to the screen printing art form, operated as cultural amenities for residents and visitors.
• Bürgerämter (Citizen Offices) Five physical citizen offices located across Filderstadt's districts (Bernhausen, Plattenhardt, Bonlanden, Harthausen, Sielmingen) providing face-to-face administrative services including residency registrations, permits, certificates, and citizen inquiries.
• Stadtwerke Filderstadt (Municipal Utilities) Municipal utility company providing water supply, wastewater, and other infrastructure services directly to residents and businesses within Filderstadt.

Named customers4 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Komm.ONEcoreTechnology or IntegrationKomm.ONE is a municipal IT service provider that powers the official Filderstadt website and online services platform. This partnership enables digital service delivery to citizens.
• Landesapothekerkammer Baden-WürttembergminorOthersThe State Chamber of Pharmacists provides the pharmacy emergency service information portal used by Filderstadt to inform citizens about on-duty pharmacies.
• Klimaschutzagentur Landkreis Esslingen gGmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe climate protection agency of the district of Esslingen provides advisory services for energy efficiency and climate protection initiatives in Filderstadt.
• Verbraucherzentrale Baden-WürttembergminorOthersConsumer protection organization provides advisory services on energy and climate topics referenced in Filderstadt's climate protection programming.
• Partner Cities (Partnertstädte)minorOthersFilderstadt maintains sister city/twin town relationships with cities, documented in the city's historical and cultural programming.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Stadt Tübingen: Regional university city with comparable citizen-services footprint, sustainability programs, and integration/diversity programming — comparable in scope and policy profile.
• Stadt Ludwigsburg: Nearby Baden-Württemberg city with similar population scale, broad administrative mandate, and notable cultural/recreational assets that parallel Filderstadt's FILharmonie and Fildorado positioning.
• Stadt Reutlingen: Larger Baden-Württemberg city in the Stuttgart metropolitan region with comparable municipal service structure, including utilities, cultural facilities, and climate/ESG programming.
• Stadt Sindelfingen: Mid-sized city in the Stuttgart region with parallel offerings (citizen offices, cultural and sports facilities, business development), serving a comparable demographic and economic profile.
• Stadt Böblingen: Adjacent regional city with similar scale, governance setup, and service mix including VHS, music school, and municipal utilities — useful structural benchmark.

Direct peers

• Stadt Stuttgart: The state capital and largest city in Baden-Württemberg, immediately adjacent to Filderstadt and sharing the Filder plateau, airport region, and Messe Stuttgart economic catchment — the most direct institutional and geographic peer.
• Stadt Leinfelden-Echterdingen: Neighboring city in the Filder region and district of Esslingen, with comparable population size, governance model, and service portfolio including utility and cultural operations.

Broad incumbents

• Stadt Esslingen am Neckar: District capital of Esslingen (the same Landkreis as Filderstadt), a larger municipality with a comparable administrative, social-services, and cultural mandate across more districts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCM0eT9alF0jjySg7ZM28VPQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/filderstadt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stadt-filderstadt
• Instagraminstagram.com/stadt.filderstadt

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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