Landkreis Gießen

What Landkreis Gießen does

Landkreis Gießen is a district-level government entity (Kreis) in the state of Hesse, Germany, headquartered in Gießen at Riversplatz 1-9. The district encompasses 10 cities and 8 municipalities containing 110 city and district parts. Its legal entity is Landkreis Gießen — Der Kreisausschuss, led by Landrätin Anita Schneider, and it operates as a public administrative body under the authority of the Hessian state government rather than a private or commercial enterprise.

The district's most visible digital product is the GießenenerLand tourism portal at giessener-land.de, operated by the Stabsstelle Wirtschaftsförderung, Tourismus und Klimaschutz (Division for Economic Development, Tourism, and Climate Protection). The portal is a WordPress CMS-based regional information hub that aggregates content across six categories: Aktiv & Natur (cycling, hiking, water activities), Essen & Trinken (restaurants, bars, beer gardens, cafés), Sehenswertes & Kulturelles (castles, museums, UNESCO World Heritage Limes sites), Städte & Gemeinden (municipality directory), Unterkünfte & Übernachtungen (more than 180 accommodation establishments), and a Vereine (clubs and associations) database. Supporting technology consists of off-the-shelf components: All-Inkl web hosting, Google Tag Manager, WP Statistics for on-server analytics, Borlabs cookie consent management, ManageWP for site management and backups, and Google reCAPTCHA for bot protection.

The business model is non-commercial. The portal is a free public information service with no pricing model, no paid products, and no disclosed revenue stream. It is funded as part of the district's general administrative budget derived from local taxation. End users are tourists, day visitors, local residents, and business travelers or relocators seeking verified information about the Gießen region. The portal's distribution is single-channel (direct website access within Germany), supported by partnerships with three adjacent regional tourism organizations — Giessener Lahntaeler, GleibergerLand, and Westlicher Vogelsberg — for cross-promotion. There is no private ownership, no venture funding, and no parent company relationship.

Name

Landkreis Gießen

Legal name

Landkreis Gießen - Der Kreisausschuss

Website

https://giessener-land.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Landkreis Gießen is a German district government (Kreis) in Hesse that operates the GießenenerLand free public tourism portal at giessener-land.de, serving tourists, residents, and visitors with curated information on 18 municipalities, 180+ accommodations, dining, sights, and clubs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Tourism Information Services

NAICS

Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Permitting, Reservations & Visitor Information Services (Passes, Booking, Visitor Centers) (THAAAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Recreation & Activity Services (Hiking, Boating, Climbing, Fishing—Guided/Authorized) (THAAAGAF), Historic Sites, Heritage Landmarks & Archaeological Sites (THAJACAC), Transportation & Access Services (Shuttles, Ferry Access, Scenic Drives Permits) (THAAAGAC)

Keywords

• Regional tourism portal
• Destination information
• Government tourism services
• Cultural heritage tourism
• Local visitor information

Headquarters

HQ city

Gießen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Landkreis Gießen operates the GießenLand tourism portal (giessener-land.de), a free public information website providing comprehensive regional tourism content covering activities and nature, dining, cultural sights, municipalities, accommodations (180+ establishments), and a clubs/associations database across 18 municipalities in the district. The portal is maintained by the Stabsstelle Wirtschaftsförderung, Tourismus und Klimaschutz (Economic Development, Tourism and Climate Protection Unit) of the district government.

Product overview

The GießenerLand tourism portal is a single unified website (not a modular platform) that serves as the official regional tourism information hub for Landkreis Gießen in Hesse, Germany. The portal aggregates and showcases the region's offerings across six core areas: Aktiv & Natur (cycling and hiking tours, water activities), Essen & Trinken (gastronomy listings), Sehenswertes & Kulturelles (castles, museums, UNESCO World Heritage Limes), Städte & Gemeinden (10 cities and 8 municipalities with 110 districts), Unterkünfte & Übernachtungen (over 180 accommodation establishments), and a Vereine database (clubs and associations). The website is built on WordPress and is managed by the Stabsstelle Wirtschaftsförderung, Tourismus und Klimaschutz (Economic Development, Tourism, and Climate Protection Department) of Landkreis Gießen.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GießenLand Tourism Portal Official regional tourism information website for Landkreis Gießen, providing comprehensive details on activities and nature (cycling, hiking, water activities), dining (bars, beer gardens, cafés, restaurants), cultural sights (castles, museums, UNESCO World Heritage Limes), 18 municipalities (10 cities, 8 municipalities, 110 city/district parts), 180+ accommodation establishments (hotels, guesthouses, holiday apartments, camping), events, and a clubs/associations database. It is a free public service for tourists, day visitors, and local residents.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Landkreis Gießen (LKGI)coreOthersThe official district administration of Gießen, represented by District Administrator Anita Schneider. The tourism portal is operated by the Stabsstelle Wirtschaftsförderung, Tourismus und Klimaschutz (Division for Economic Development, Tourism, and Climate Protection).
• Giessener LahntaelercoreGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional tourism organization for the Lahn Valley area within the Gießen district. Cooperates on cross-promotion of tourism offerings.
• GleibergerLand TourismcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal tourism partnership for the Gleiberg region, co-promoting attractions and accommodations in the area.
• Westlicher Vogelsberg TourismminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional tourism organization covering the western Vogelsberg area, adjacent to the Gießen district.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Tourismus Hessen GmbH: State-level tourism marketing organization for Hesse, the same German state in which Landkreis Gießen operates. Comparable as an official, publicly-backed tourism information and promotion portal covering accommodations, attractions, and events across a defined region.

Broad incumbents

• Bayern Tourismus Marketing GmbH: State tourism marketing company for Bavaria. Comparable as an official German state-level tourism portal covering accommodations, nature, culture, and events across a much larger geography.
• Schwarzwald Tourismus GmbH: Regional tourism marketing organization for the Black Forest, one of Germany's most prominent regional tourism brands. Comparable in mission (regional nature/culture tourism portal) and content structure (categories for outdoor activities, gastronomy, and accommodation), but at significantly greater scale.
• Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus (DZT): National tourism board for Germany. Operates the official international inbound tourism portal for the country; comparable as a publicly-backed tourism information hub but at national scale rather than district scale.
• Tourismus NRW: State-level tourism marketing portal for North Rhine-Westphalia. Comparable as a higher-tier official German state tourism portal operating at much greater scale but with the same public-backing, content-directory model, and accommodation/event aggregation approach.

Regional players

• Rhön Tourismus / Tourismusagentur Rhön: Regional tourism portal for the Rhön biosphere reserve region bordering the Gießen district. Comparable as a publicly-supported regional portal focused on nature, hiking, and rural cultural tourism in central Germany.
• Vogelsberg Tourismus: Regional tourism organization covering the Vogelsberg area immediately adjacent to Landkreis Gießen. Already a listed GießenerLand partner; comparable as a regional tourism portal with shared outdoor/nature focus and overlapping Hessian visitor flows.
• Lahn-Dill-Bergland Tourismus: Tourism marketing and information portal for the adjacent Lahn valley region in Hesse. Directly comparable in mission (regional tourism information hub), geography (neighboring districts in central Hesse), and delivery model (official, publicly-supported website).
• Westerwald Touristik-Service: Tourism portal for the Westerwald region adjacent to Hesse. Comparable in structure (regional tourism information hub covering accommodations, activities, and cultural sites) and in operating model (regional cooperative).
• Taunus-Touristik: Tourism portal for the Taunus region in Hesse. Comparable as a regional tourism information portal covering outdoor activities, cultural sights, and accommodation listings in a defined sub-region of Hesse.

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

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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