What Marktgemeinde Gröbming does

Marktgemeinde Gröbming is an Austrian municipal government entity (Marktgemeinde) located in the Styrian Ennstal valley, serving approximately 3,300 residents across 66.94 square kilometers at an elevation of 776 meters. The municipality delivers statutory public services including administrative permitting, construction oversight, water and waste management, social and healthcare coordination (senior center, rehabilitation center, mobile meals, Pflegedrehscheibe care hub), and education infrastructure (kindergarten, nursery, primary school, music school). It also operates cultural and leisure facilities: a museum, the Bücherei Gröbming library, the Panoramabad swimming pool, a cinema, and a network of nearly 200 km of trails. The entity is designated as a 'Heilklimatischer Kurort' (therapeutic climatic health resort) and promotes itself as the birthplace of the Ennstal Classic vintage car rally, with Stoderzinken (2,048m) as its principal natural attraction.

The municipality's technology footprint is built on a Weblication CMS website (groebming.at) integrated with OpenStreetMap, the CITIES citizen mobile app (Android/iOS) for forms, contacts, digital waste calendar, news, and events, and the Digitale Amtstafel public notice board. Library services extend to the DigiBib Steiermark platform, providing annual card holders access to over 24,500 eBooks, 3,500 eAudios, approximately 700 eVideos, and 26 ePapers. Distribution channels include the physical Gemeindeamt at Hauptstraße 200, specialized departments (Bauamt, Bauhof, Wasserabteilung), the regional Schladming-Dachstein tourism association, and the regionale-shops.at e-commerce platform promoting local businesses.

The revenue model is public-sector in nature: municipal taxes (Grundsteuer, waste collection fees, and other Gebühren und Abgaben), state allocations from Land Steiermark, EU/EFRE co-funding for capital projects, library subscription fees, and revenue from the inter-municipal Gewerbegebiet Gröbmingerland commercial/industrial area developed jointly with four neighboring municipalities. The entity is governed by Mayor Thomas Reingruber under oversight of the Amt der Steiermärkischen Landesregierung and has no private ownership, parent company, or venture funding relationships.

Name

Marktgemeinde Gröbming

Legal name

Marktgemeinde Gröbming

Website

https://groebming.at

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Marktgemeinde Gröbming is an Austrian municipal government entity in Styria serving approximately 3,300 residents with administrative, social, educational, tourism, and cultural services, funded by municipal taxes, state allocations, and EU/EFRE grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Gröbming

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Revenue: Municipal taxes and levies including property taxes (Grundsteuer), waste collection fees (Abfuhrplan), and other local charges (Gebühren und Abgaben)
2. Commercial Area (Gewerbegebiet) Revenue: Revenue from commercial/industrial area development attracting businesses and creating jobs
3. Library Services: Library membership fees (Jahreskarte) and lending fees for library services including digital media through DigiBib Steiermark

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Marktgemeinde Gröbming is a municipal government entity providing public administration services for approximately 3,300 residents in the Styrian Ennstal valley, Austria. It operates community facilities including a public library (Bücherei), museum, and Panoramabad swimming pool, delivers social and healthcare coordination services, manages local infrastructure (water, waste, roads), promotes regional tourism through the Schladming-Dachstein partnership, and develops an inter-municipal commercial area to attract businesses and create jobs.

Product overview

Marktgemeinde Gröbming is a municipal government offering public administrative services, community facilities, and tourism information through its website. The municipality operates a community app (CITIES), a public library (Bücherei) with online catalog access, and provides digital services such as a digital notice board (Digitale Amtstafel), event calendars, and various administrative forms. The website serves as a portal for local government services, community news, tourism information, and recreational facilities including a swimming pool (Panoramabad), hiking trails, and cultural venues.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bücherei Gröbming (Public Library)
• Panoramabad (Public Swimming Pool)
• Museum Gröbming
• Gewerbegebiet Gröbmingerland (Inter-Municipal Commercial Area)
• CITIES Municipality App

Quantifiable outcome

• Energy Globe Award received for inter-municipal CO2-free commercial area project

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CITIEScoreTechnology or IntegrationCITIES is the municipality's official digital citizen services platform, providing the mobile app infrastructure for contacts, forms, waste calendar, news, and events. The municipality is designated as a CITIES community.
• Tourismusverband Gröbminger Land / Schladming-DachsteincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional tourism association partnership for promoting Gröbming as a vacation destination, coordinating accommodations, activities, and regional marketing for the Schladming-Dachstein tourism region.
• Inter-municipal Partnership (Kleinregion Gröbming)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFive municipalities (Gröbming, Michaelerberg-Pruggern, Mitterberg-Sankt Martin, Öblarn, and Sölk) cooperate on the shared Gewerbegebiet Gröbmingerland commercial area project, planned to create 300 jobs.
• Raiffeisenbank Schladming-GröbmingminorOthersMunicipal banking partner. IBAN: AT46 3811 3000 0010 0610
• Land Steiermark (State of Styria)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState government provided funding for the Gewerbegebiet project from state budget and European Regional Development Fund (EFRE). Supervising authority: Bezirkshauptmannschaft Liezen.
• Österreichischer Bücherverband (Austrian Library Association)minorOthersBücherei Gröbming is a member of the Austrian Library Association, providing professional services and support.
• Amt der Steiermärkischen Landesregierung (Styrian State Government)coreOthersSupervisory authority (Aufsichtsbehörde) for the municipality. Address: Hofgasse 13, A-8010 Graz. Provides oversight and regulatory guidance for municipal operations.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Michaelerberg-Pruggern: Fifth partner municipality in the Kleinregion Gröbming, with a similar small-scale rural profile and direct cooperation on the joint commercial area development.
• Irdning-Donnersbachtal: Styrian Ennstal municipality with similar Alpine tourism and small-municipality service profile. Comparable in scale, demographics, and tourism dependency, including an educational anchor (Landwirtschaftsschule).
• Ramsau am Dachstein: Styrian tourism municipality on the Dachstein massif with a similar summer/winter dual-season tourism profile. Comparable in population and in depending on the regional tourism association for visitor distribution.
• Schladming: Neighboring Styrian municipality in the Ennstal valley and part of the same Schladming-Dachstein tourism region. Comparable in tourism dependency, municipal-service portfolio, and regional identity, and a natural benchmark for Gröbming's commercial and tourism positioning.
• Stainach-Pürgg: Municipality in the Ennstal with comparable population and economic profile and part of the same tourism region. Useful benchmark for inter-municipal cooperation models and small-municipality service delivery.
• Haus im Ennstal: Adjacent municipality in the Schladming-Dachstein tourism region with similar population scale and tourism-led economic model. Useful for benchmarking service delivery and digital adoption in small Alpine municipalities.
• Bad Mitterndorf: Health-spa designated Styrian municipality in the Ausseerland with a similar combination of tourism, spa/wellness, and small-scale municipal services. A natural peer on health-tourism positioning and Kurort identity.
• Öblarn: Partner municipality in the Kleinregion Gröbming with comparable population and rural-Alpine economic profile. Direct cooperator on the joint commercial development and service-sharing model.
• Sölk: Partner municipality in the Kleinregion Gröbming, collaborating directly on the Gewerbegebiet project. Closest direct comparability on the inter-municipal cooperation model and resource-sharing.

Broad incumbents

• Liezen: District capital (Bezirkshauptstadt Liezen) of the same administrative district. Larger and more diversified, but operates as the regional economic hub and supervisory authority context for Gröbming.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/buechereigroebming
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/marktgemeinde-gr%C3%B6bming

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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