Gemeinde Bad Bellingen

What Gemeinde Bad Bellingen does

Gemeinde Bad Bellingen is a municipal government entity (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) located in the Markgräflerland region of southern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, between the Rhine river, vineyards, and the Black Forest. It comprises four Ortsteile — Bad Bellingen, Rheinweiler, Bamlach, and Hertingen — and holds the official state-recognized designation of Heilbad (health spa), with the co-branded Balinea Therme thermal spa as its flagship tourism and wellness asset. The municipality provides standard civic services (registration, permits, certificates, social services, infrastructure maintenance) to its resident base and serves as the destination marketing organization for wellness tourists, wine-region visitors, golfers, cyclists, and cross-border day-trippers via the Bad Bellingen Tourismus brand and regional partnerships with Schwarzwald Tourismus GmbH and Weinsüden.

The municipality's service delivery is built on a web-centric citizen portal (Bürgerservice-Portal A-Z) covering over 100 administrative procedures, supported by ancillary digital modules including online defect reporting (Mängelmeldungen), an online lost-and-found office (Online-Fundbüro), a council information system (Ratsinformationssystem), an interactive Web-GIS map, a local weather station, and an electronic residence registration integration with the Baden-Württemberg state portal wohnsitzanmeldung.de. IT infrastructure, data protection officer services, and the Ratsinformationssystem are delivered through a core partnership with Komm.ONE AöR. Marketing and citizen communication are multi-channel, combining the municipal website, an official WhatsApp channel, Instagram (@gemeinde_bad_bellingen), Facebook, the Amtsblatt official gazette, and recurring community events (Lichterfest, Winterzauber, Sommer-Rheinauenlauf). GDPR compliance is maintained under the EU-DSGVO framework with cookie-consent management in place.

The entity generates inflows through a combination of municipal property and business taxes (Grundsteuer, Gewerbesteuer), administrative transaction fees set under German public-law fee schedules, thermal spa operations at Balinea Therme, and tourism-related fees (facility rentals, event venues, camping). Mayor Dr. Carsten Vogelpohl heads the administration, with Niklas Grießhammer serving as Hauptamtsleiter (Head of the Main Office); the town hall is currently operating from the Kurmittelhaus during an administrative relocation that has restricted walk-in hours to Wednesdays 16:00–18:00.

Name

Gemeinde Bad Bellingen

Legal name

Gemeinde Bad Bellingen

Website

https://gemeinde-bad-bellingen.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gemeinde Bad Bellingen is a German municipality in the Markgräflerland region of Baden-Württemberg, spanning four districts and operating under state-recognized Heilbad (health spa) status. It delivers civic services to residents and tourism/wellness services to visitors, anchored by the Balinea Therme thermal spa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bad Bellingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Taxes: Property taxes (Grundsteuer) and business taxes (Gewerbesteuer) form the primary municipal revenue streams. As a recognized spa town (Heilbad), the municipality may receive additional funding.
2. Administrative Fees: Fees for various administrative services including registrations, permits, certificates, and official documents such as birth certificates, marriage registrations, and business licenses.
3. Balinea Therme Operations: Revenue from the thermal spa facility operated in partnership with the municipality, providing wellness and therapeutic services to visitors.
4. Tourism Services: Revenue from tourism infrastructure including visitor services, event venues, camping facilities, and promotional partnerships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Gemeinde Bad Bellingen is a German municipality (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) providing public administration services to its residents across four districts (Bad Bellingen, Rheinweiler, Bamlach, Hertingen). It delivers citizen administrative services including registration, permits, certificates, and civil procedures through its online Bürgerservice-Portal and town hall, while also promoting tourism via the officially recognized Heilbad (health spa) designation and the associated Balinea Therme thermal spa operations. The municipality functions as a public-law entity rather than a commercial enterprise, funded primarily through taxes, administrative fees, and tourism-related revenues.

Product overview

Gemeinde Bad Bellingen's digital presence is centered on its municipal website as the primary service delivery channel, offering a citizen service portal with over 100 administrative services (Bürgerservice-Portal A-Z), an event calendar, and online forms. The offering functions as a unified citizen-facing platform rather than a modular software product—residents access services, information, and municipal processes through this integrated web presence. Key digital services include electronic residence registration, online defect reporting, a lost and found service, council information system, interactive mapping, and a WhatsApp news channel. The municipality's own IT infrastructure is operated in partnership with Komm.ONE AöR, a municipal IT service provider.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Balinea Therme: Thermal bath spa facility operated in connection with the municipality's Heilbad (health spa) designation

Products and services

• Bürgerservice-Portal (Citizen Service Portal) Online citizen service portal providing A-Z directory of administrative services, downloadable forms, and online processes for residents of Bad Bellingen. Includes registration, permits, certificates, and civil procedures.
• Veranstaltungskalender (Event Calendar) Public event calendar listing municipal events, community gatherings, council meetings, and local activities with date, time, location, and description details for residents and visitors.
• Mängelmeldungen (Defect Reporting Service) Online service allowing citizens to report infrastructure issues such as road damage, broken street signs, and other municipal maintenance needs to the administration.
• Online-Fundbüro (Online Lost and Found) Digital lost and found service enabling citizens to report found items or search for lost property registered with the municipal administration.
• Ratsinformationssystem (Council Information System) Council information system providing public access to council meeting schedules, resolutions, decisions, and council member information for transparency in municipal governance.
• Ortsplan und Web-GIS (Interactive Map and Web GIS) Interactive map and geographic information system providing spatial data, location information, and navigation within the municipality for residents and visitors.
• Elektronische Wohnsitzanmeldung (Electronic Residence Registration) Online service for registering primary residence, integrated with the Baden-Württemberg state portal (wohnsitzanmeldung.de) for electronic identity verification of new residents.
• Amtsblatt (Official Gazette) Digital official municipal gazette publishing public announcements, council decisions, and administrative notices for public transparency and legal compliance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Thermal spa operations through Balinea Therme
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ILE MarkgräflerlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment program (Integrierte Ländliche Entwicklung) for the Markgräflerland region, focusing on sustainable rural development, infrastructure improvements, and regional cooperation among municipalities.
• Schwarzwald Tourismus GmbHcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional tourism marketing partnership promoting Bad Bellingen as part of the Black Forest tourism destination, leveraging regional branding and marketing channels.
• Weinsüden WeinortminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWine region marketing partnership under Tourismus Baden-Württemberg, promoting the municipality's wine tourism offerings and vineyard experiences.
• Balinea ThermecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThermal spa facility operating in Bad Bellingen, providing wellness and therapeutic services. The municipality has a close operational relationship with this facility, visible through co-branding on the municipal website.
• Petit LandauminorOthersPartner municipality (Partnergemeinde) in France, representing cross-border municipal friendship and cooperation.
• ReigoldswilminorOthersPartner municipality (Partnergemeinde) in Switzerland, representing cross-border municipal friendship and cooperation.
• naturenergie netzeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal energy company sponsoring community events including the Lichterfest (Light Festival), demonstrating local business support for community activities.
• Komm.ONE AöRcoreTechnology or IntegrationMunicipal service provider for IT infrastructure and digital services, serving as the data protection officer (Datenschutzbeauftragter) for the municipality.
• Klima-BündnisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClimate alliance partnership focusing on sustainability initiatives, including participation in the Stadtradeln (city cycling) campaign.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Balinea Therme: Thermal bath operator co-located in Bad Bellingen with close operational/municipal linkage; comparable as the on-the-ground commercial operator monetizing the Heilbad thermal resource that underpins Bad Bellingen's wellness tourism economy.
• Stadt Baden-Baden: Germany's most prominent spa city in Baden-Württemberg, also holding Heilbad status with thermal baths (Caracalla Therme, Friedrichsbad) and a tourism-led municipal economy. Most directly comparable as a higher-scale German spa municipality with similar legal structure, value proposition, and revenue mix.
• Stadt Bad Herrenalb: Heilbad and Kurort in the northern Black Forest with thermal/wellness tourism and similar small-municipality governance structure. Comparable as a spa-status municipality balancing limited resident base with tourism reliance.
• Stadt Bad Wildbad: Black Forest spa town with Palais Thermal and Kurhaus tourism infrastructure, operating under comparable German municipal law with similar spa-tourism plus public-service dual mandate.
• Stadt Bad Säckingen: Thermal spa town in southern Baden-Württemberg (Hochrhein) with recognized Kur status and tourism-driven municipal revenues. Comparable in legal form, spa-tourism value proposition, and Black Forest/Rhine regional setting.
• Gemeinde Bad Krozingen: Neighboring spa municipality in the Markgräflerland/Breisgau region with thermal spa operations and a comparable mix of resident services and wellness tourism. Closest geographic and structural peer given shared regional context, scale, and Heilbad positioning.

Others

• Komm.ONE AöR: Baden-Württemberg municipal IT service provider that delivers the Bürger-Service portal, Ratsinformationssystem, and data protection officer services to Bad Bellingen. Comparable as the enabling platform on which the municipality's digital service offering runs.

Broad incumbents

• Schwarzwald Tourismus GmbH: Regional Destination Management Organization for the Black Forest, of which Bad Bellingen is a member. Comparable as a tourism-marketing counterpart that channels demand to member municipalities and shapes regional positioning Bad Bellingen benefits from.
• Tourismus Baden-Württemberg: State-level tourism marketing organization that includes Bad Bellingen via the Weinsüden Weinort sub-brand. Comparable as the higher-tier body shaping destination awareness and demand inflow to Bad Bellingen.

Regional players

• Hochschwarzwald Tourismus GmbH: DMO for the High Black Forest region operating the Hochschwarzwald Card. Comparable regional tourism intermediary that competes for the same wellness/leisure visitor flow relevant to Bad Bellingen's positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/gemeinde.badbellingen
• Instagraminstagram.com/gemeinde_bad_bellingen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gemeinde-bad-bellingen

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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