Stadt Friedberg

What Stadt Friedberg does

Stadt Friedberg is a municipal government entity (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) located in the Landkreis Aichach-Friedberg in the Bavarian administrative district of Schwaben, Germany. It serves approximately 30,000+ residents across 16 districts (Ortsteile), including the main town of Friedberg, Bachern, Derching, Haberskirch, Harthausen, Hügelshart, Ottmaring, Paar, Rederzhausen, Rinnenthal, Rohrbach, Stätzling, Wiffertshausen, and Wulfertshausen. The municipality provides comprehensive public administration services through its central Rathaus at Marienplatz 5, the integrated Bürgerbüro (citizen's office), Standesamt (registry office), and digital channels including the friedberg.de portal and the Friedberg mobile app. Core services encompass identity documents, registration, civil registry functions, building permits, waste management, and civic participation mechanisms.

The municipality generates revenue through a non-commercial municipal budget funded by property tax (Grundsteuer), trade tax (Gewerbesteuer), administrative fees for certificates and permits, utility charges from its wholly-owned subsidiary Stadtwerke Friedberg (water, wastewater, parking garages, district heating, cemeteries), and rental income from municipal housing. In November 2025, management of 349 municipal housing units was transferred to a local Baugenossenschaft (housing cooperative). Technology infrastructure relies on the IONAS CMS operated by Chamaeleon AG, with integrations for Google Maps, YouTube, and Matomo analytics; no proprietary technology stack or AI capabilities are evidenced.

The municipality is governed by Erster Bürgermeister Roland Eichmann and is pursuing elevation to Große Kreisstadt (major district town) status following the population crossing the 30,000 threshold in 2025. It operates three wholly-owned entities: Stadtwerke Friedberg (utilities), Stiftung Gehörlosenzentrum (deaf care foundation), and Bürgerstiftung Sozialstation Friedberg (social services). Customer segments are primarily local residents, local businesses, and tourists drawn by the Wittelsbacher Schloss and proximity to the Romantic Road. Distribution combines in-person Rathaus service, online self-service, the mobile app, and decentralized district offices (Ortssprecher) for the 16 districts.

Name

Stadt Friedberg

Legal name

Stadt Friedberg

Website

https://friedberg.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stadt Friedberg is a Bavarian municipal government entity serving 30,000+ residents across 16 districts, providing administrative services, municipal utilities (water, wastewater, parking, district heating), childcare, cultural facilities, and civic engagement, funded by taxes, fees, and utility charges.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local public administration

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (9211), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Municipal administration services
• Civil registry services
• Public utility services
• Citizen services portal
• Local government services

Headquarters

HQ city

Friedberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Revenue: Revenue from local taxes including property tax (Grundsteuer) and trade tax (Gewerbesteuer), which form the primary basis for municipal operations and service delivery.
2. Administrative Fees and Charges: Fees collected for administrative services including resident registration, passports, identity documents, marriage certificates, burial permits, parking permits, building permits, and various certifications. Charges also include waste disposal fees, water supply fees, and sewage fees.
3. Utility Services Revenue: Revenue from Stadtwerke (municipal utilities) including water supply, wastewater treatment, and parking garages operated as municipal operations.
4. Housing Management: Revenue from approximately 349 municipal housing units managed in cooperation with the Baugenossenschaft (housing cooperative), providing rental income to the municipality.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Stadt Friedberg operates the local municipal government of Friedberg in Bavaria, providing citizen administration (identity documents, residence and business registration, certificates), civil registry services (births, marriages, deaths), municipal utilities (water supply, wastewater, parking garages, district heating), public facilities including the Stadtbad swimming pool and Wittelsbacher Schloss museum, childcare, waste management, building permits, and event coordination across 16 districts. Services are delivered through the Rathaus, the Bürgerbüro, an online portal, and the Friedberg mobile app.

Product overview

Stadt Friedberg operates a comprehensive municipal government portal offering citizen services, public utilities, cultural facilities, and community services. The offering consists of multiple interconnected services: the core citizen services portal (Bürgerservice) handles administrative matters like identity documents and registrations; the Standesamt manages civil registry functions; Stadtwerke Friedberg provides municipal utilities (water, wastewater, parking); public facilities include the Stadtbad swimming pool and Wittelsbacher Schloss museum; childcare services manage kindergartens and after-school care; an event calendar facilitates cultural programming; online forms enable digital administrative submissions; and appointment booking enables citizen access to services. Recent initiatives include district heating networks for sustainability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bürgerservice (Citizen Services Portal) Comprehensive citizen-facing services including identity documents (Personalausweis, Reisepass), residence registration (Anmeldung/Abmeldung), business registration (Gewerbeanmeldung), and certificates (Meldebescheinigung, Führungszeugnisse). Targeted at the residents of Friedberg and its 16 districts.
• Standesamt (Registry Office Services) Civil registry services covering birth registration, marriage (Eheschließung), name declarations, paternity and custody records, church resignation (Kirchenaustritt), death registration, and issuance of civil status certificates (Personenstandsurkunden). Targeted at residents requiring vital records.
• Stadtwerke Friedberg (Municipal Utilities) Municipal utility operations including water supply (Wasserversorgung), wastewater treatment (Abwasserentsorgung), cemeteries (Friedhöfe), parking garages (Tiefgaragen), and district heating. Targeted at residents and businesses within the municipality.
• Stadtbad (Municipal Swimming Pool) Public swimming pool with sauna, lane availability information, and entry pricing, operated in cooperation with EGYM for fitness integration. Targeted at residents and visitors seeking recreational swimming and wellness.
• Veranstaltungskalender (Event Calendar) Calendar of cultural events, concerts, markets, and public gatherings in Friedberg, with the ability for organizers to submit events. Targeted at residents and visitors planning cultural participation.
• Kinderbetreuung (Childcare Services) Municipal childcare services including kindergartens (Kindergärten), day nurseries (Kinderkrippen), and after-school care (Kinderhorte). Targeted at families with young children in Friedberg.
• Online-Formulare (Online Forms) Digital administrative forms for tax declarations, building applications, event registrations, permit requests, and other municipal procedures. Targeted at residents and businesses submitting applications online.
• Terminvereinbarung Bürgerbüro (Online Appointment Booking) Online appointment booking system for the Bürgerbüro (citizen's office) for in-person service requests, powered by etermin.net. Targeted at residents seeking in-person appointments at the Rathaus.
• Wittelsbacher Schloss (Wittelsbacher Castle and Museum) Historic castle offering museum exhibitions, cultural programming, and events, operated by the city as a major tourism attraction. Targeted at visitors to Friedberg and the Romantic Road region.
• Nahwärmenetz Rinnenthal (District Heating Network) Wood-chip-fired district heating network for the Rinnenthal district, developed in cooperation with the Energie Rinnenthal eG citizen energy cooperative (founded April 9, 2025) using Enerpipe as the technology partner. Targeted at residents and buildings in Rinnenthal seeking low-carbon heat supply.
• Klimaschutz & Nachhaltigkeit (Climate Protection and Sustainability) Sustainability programs including the Fairtrade-Town certification program, Friedberg-Becher reusable cup deposit system, and energy consulting campaigns. Targeted at residents and businesses in Friedberg.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Energie Rinnenthal eG (Energy Cooperative)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 April 2025A citizen energy cooperative founded on April 9, 2025, in Rinnenthal (a district of Friedberg), to develop and operate a district heating network powered by wood chips. The city supports this initiative as part of its energy and climate protection strategy. The cooperative had 94 members as of late 2025. Mayor Roland Eichmann serves on the supervisory board. The cooperative works with technology partner Enerpipe for planning and construction.
• Bressuire (Twin Town)minorOthersPartnership with the French city of Bressuire, one of Friedberg's six twin towns. Active exchange includes news updates and designated contact persons on the municipal website, with cultural and civic cooperation initiatives.
• Chippenham (Twin Town)minorOthersPartnership with Chippenham in the United Kingdom. The website features press reviews and memorial content, indicating ongoing civic and cultural exchange activities between the two municipalities.
• Friedberg Steiermark (Twin Town)minorOthersPartnership with Friedberg in Styria, Austria, the municipality's namesake twin town. Includes news updates and contact persons for ongoing exchange.
• La Crosse (Twin Town)minorOthersPartnership with La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA. The website includes news, background information, and links for cross-Atlantic municipal exchange.
• Völs am Schlern (Twin Town)minorOthersPartnership with Völs am Schlern in South Tyrol, Italy, facilitating cultural and civic exchange between the Bavarian municipality and the Italian Alpine region.
• Chamaeleon AGcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnical hosting partner for Stadt Friedberg's website infrastructure. Chamaeleon AG (based in Montabaur) operates the web server and provides technical support for the IONAS Content Management System (CMS) deployed on the municipal website. The company also handles data processing for the municipal IT infrastructure.
• Bayerisch Schwaben (Regional Tourism Partner)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional tourism partnership with Bayerisch Schwaben (Bavarian Swabia) tourism association, promoting Friedberg as a destination within the greater regional tourism network. Visible through shared logo placement on the municipal website.
• Wittelsbacherland (Regional Partnership)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Wittelsbacherland regional initiative for tourism and cultural promotion, contributing to the cross-promotion of Friedberg within the Wittelsbach heritage region.
• Romantische Straße (Romantic Road)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFriedberg participates in the renowned Romantic Road (Romantische Straße) tourist route, one of Germany's most famous heritage trails, linking it to major destinations like Würzburg, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, and Füssen.
• Metropolregion München (Metropolitan Region Munich)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerMembership in the Metropolitan Region Munich network, linking Friedberg to the economic and cultural sphere of Bavaria's capital city, supporting regional development and business networking initiatives.
• Reservix (Event Ticketing Partner)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTicketing partnership with Reservix for events at the Wittelsbacher Schloss, enabling online ticket sales for cultural performances and museum events. The Reservix platform is linked from the municipal website for event bookings.
• Baugenossenschaft (Housing Cooperative)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with a local housing cooperative (Baugenossenschaft) for the management of approximately 349 municipal housing units. The agreement, signed by Mayor Roland Eichmann and cooperative board members Beate Kaul and Günther Riebel, consolidates housing management for improved efficiency and service to tenants.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stadt Bad Wörishofen: Bavarian town in nearby Unterallgäu with similar population scale and municipal service mix, including health tourism and cultural programming.
• Stadt Friedberg (Hesse): Name-sake municipality in Hesse (Wetteraukreis) — distinct, but provides a comparable German municipal-government benchmark with similar statutory responsibilities.
• Stadt Dachau: Larger Bavarian city near Munich with comparable administrative complexity, urban planning, and cultural heritage functions (Dachau Palace concentration camp memorial).
• Stadt Gersthofen: City in the Augsburg region of Swabia with similar population size and municipal service structure; directly comparable in regional economic and administrative context.
• Stadt Landsberg am Lech: Bavarian town in Upper Bavaria with similar administrative profile, comparable population scale, and overlapping tourist/cultural positioning along heritage routes.
• Stadt Fürstenfeldbruck: Bavarian city near Munich with comparable population (~37,000) and similar Große Kreisstadt-equivalent administrative responsibilities.
• Stadt Königsbrunn: Bavarian city near Augsburg with comparable population (~27,000) and similar municipal service portfolio, including utilities, citizen services, and cultural facilities.
• Stadt Mering: Neighboring market town (Markt) in the Aichach-Friedberg district with overlapping administrative and cultural relationships to Friedberg's Ortsteile.
• Stadt Aichach: District capital of the same Aichach-Friedberg district in Swabia, Bavaria. Most directly comparable peer — same governance structure, similar size, and shared regional context.
• Stadt Neusäß: Swabian city near Augsburg with similar population size and municipal structure; operates comparable citizen services, utilities, and infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

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