Stadt Herborn

What Stadt Herborn does

Stadt Herborn is a German municipality (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) located in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis district of Hesse, first documented in 1161 and structured as a historic half-timbered town (Fachwerkstadt) at the foot of the Westerwald mountains. It serves residents across 11 districts (Amdorf, Burg, Guntersdorf, Herborn, Hirschberg, Hörbach, Merkenbach, Schönbach, Seelbach, Uckersdorf) plus the core town, providing the full scope of municipal administration: identity documents, registration, permits, building approvals, civil ceremonies, public safety, emergency services, childcare across four KiTas, senior services, cultural and recreational facilities (museum, library, Tierpark, Wildgehege, swimming pools), and community engagement. The city is governed by Mayor Lukas Winkler and First City Councilor Günther Reeh, with legal authority vested in the Magistrat der Stadt Herborn.

The municipality's digital infrastructure runs on TYPO3 CMS hosted externally by PSV NEO (Siegen), with CDN services from Cloudflare, jQuery, and jsDelivr. Citizen-facing digital services are predominantly delivered through the ekom21-KGRZ Hessen platform suite: Civento for online administrative services, tevis21 for appointment booking, epay21 for payments, webKITA for kindergarten registration, and Locaboo for facility rentals. Additional integrations include ArcGIS for maps, AWIDO for waste collection, Eye-Able for accessibility, and CCM19 for GDPR cookie consent. The proprietary digitaler Stadtplan mit Kostenunterdeckung, operational since 2020, visualizes cost coverage for public facilities — an early transparency initiative among smaller German municipalities.

Funding flows from multiple streams: municipal taxes (property tax, trade tax, income tax shares, VAT shares), administrative fees (permits, certificates, registrations), facility rentals (community centers, sports facilities, barbecue huts), daycare fees, dog tax, parking fees, cemetery fees, and club support fees. The disclosed average annual cost coverage for public facilities and services is 18.9 million EUR (14.1M EUR for mandatory tasks, 4.8M EUR for voluntary services). City tours are priced at 6 EUR per person. The municipality maintains four twin town partnerships (Guntersdorf Austria, Iława Poland, Pertuis France, Schönbach Austria) and participates in the Lahn-Dill-Bergland Energiegenossenschaft renewable energy cooperative. Recent capital investments include a new 2026 rescue service center with DRK and a 7.67M EUR Freibad rehabilitation project begun November 2024.

Name

Stadt Herborn

Legal name

Magistrat der Stadt Herborn

Website

https://herborn.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stadt Herborn is a German municipality in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis district of Hesse, serving residents across 11 districts with statutory public administration, childcare, emergency services, cultural facilities, and digital citizen services. It is governed by Mayor Lukas Winkler and funded primarily through municipal taxes and administrative fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Public Administration

NAICS

Landscaping Services (561730), Zoos and Botanical Gardens (712130), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Parks, Recreation & Protected Areas Administration (BPAIAMAH), Urban & Regional Planning (Land Use, Zoning, Master Planning) (BPAIANAD)

Keywords

• Public administration services
• Municipal childcare services
• Cultural recreation facilities
• Waste management services
• Civil registry services

Headquarters

HQ city

Herborn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Taxes: Property tax (Grundsteuer), trade tax (Gewerbesteuer), income tax shares, value-added tax shares. The average annual cost coverage for public facilities and services amounts to approximately 18.9 million EUR, funded through general tax revenues.
2. Administrative Fees: Fees for administrative services including permits, certificates, registrations, building fees, and various municipal services listed in 'Was kostet was?' (What costs what?)
3. Facility Rentals: Rental income from Bürgerhäuser (community centers), sports facilities, Grillhütten (barbecue huts), and other municipal properties
4. Daycare and Childcare Fees: Fees for KiTa (kindergarten) childcare services
5. Dog Tax (Hundesteuer): Annual dog ownership tax as per municipal ordinance
6. Parking Fees: Parking permits and parking-related revenues
7. Burial and Cemetery Fees: Fees for cemeteries, burials, grave sites, and related funeral services
8. Verein Support (Club Fees): Fees for sports facility atlas registration and club support applications

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Stadt Herborn is a German municipality that delivers statutory public administration services and operates community infrastructure for its residents. Its offerings span civil registry and permit processing, childcare (Kindertagesstätten and Haus der Jugend), cultural and recreational facilities (Museum Herborn, Stadtbücherei, Tierpark, Wildgehege, Herborner Bäder), rental of citizen halls and sports grounds, waste management, fire and rescue services, urban forestry, and tourism services (Stadtführungen).

Product overview

Stadt Herborn is a German municipal government providing public administration services, community facilities, and digital citizen services. The city's offerings include administrative services (online appointment booking, citizen services, defect reporting), educational facilities (4 municipal kindergartens, youth center, children's university), recreational facilities (swimming pools, animal park, wildlife preserve, forest, museum, public library), and environmental services (climate protection, energy management, waste management). Digital infrastructure includes online portals for kindergarten registration, facility booking, appointment scheduling, and waste collection calendars. The city utilizes external platforms like tvis21 for appointments, webKITA for childcare, Locaboo for facility rentals, and Civento/epay21 for administrative processes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Terminvereinbarung (tevis21)

Quantifiable outcome

• Annual cost coverage of 18.9 million EUR for public facilities and services
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Guntersdorf (Niederösterreich, Austria)minorOthers · 1 January 1972Twin town partnership established in 1972. Regular exchange visits including official delegations, cultural events, and community celebrations between Herborn-Guntersdorf and Guntersdorf in Austrian Weinviertel.
• Iława (Poland)minorOthersEuropean twin town partnership with Iława in Poland for cultural exchange and international understanding.
• Pertuis (France)minorOthersFrench twin town partnership with Pertuis for cultural and community exchange programs.
• Schönbach (Niederösterreich, Austria)minorOthersTwin town partnership with Schönbach in Austria, strengthening cross-border relations in the Weinviertel region.
• ekom21 - KGRZ HessencoreTechnology or IntegrationIT service provider and public data center supplying municipal software platforms including Civento (online services), tvis21 (appointment booking), epay21 (online payments), and various administrative systems.
• PSV NEO (Siegen)coreTechnology or IntegrationExternal hosting provider for the municipal website infrastructure.
• Lahn-Dill-Bergland Energiegenossenschaft eGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal energy cooperative established 10+ years ago with over 300 members. Stadt Herborn is a member and participant in renewable energy projects including wind power, hydroelectric, and solar energy investments.
• DRK Rettungsdienst Mittelhessen gGmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman Red Cross emergency medical services operating from new rescue service center in Herborn, providing 24/7 emergency response with NEF, rescue vehicles, and emergency transport.
• Engagierte Stadt Herborn NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCivic engagement network with approximately 30 civil society members including associations, churches, initiatives, and organizations working together on community projects like 'Tag der offenen Gesellschaft'.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Stadt Limburg a.d. Lahn: Mid-sized Hessian town with a comparable mix of historic old-town tourism, municipal Kitas, and digitized citizen services; similar demographic and fiscal profile to Herborn.
• Stadt Wetzlar: Larger Hessian municipality in the same Mittelhessen region with a comparable mix of administration, tourism (historic old town), and digital municipal services portfolio; serves as a benchmark for service level ambition.

Regional players

• Stadt Haiger: Adjacent Lahn-Dill-Kreis municipality of similar small-town character in Hesse with an overlapping service mandate (administration, schools, recreation), facing the same regional 'Kommunen am Limit' financial pressures.
• Stadt Dillenburg: Direct neighboring municipality within the Lahn-Dill-Kreis district of Hesse, comparable size and demographic profile, providing the same municipal government service portfolio (administration, Kita, public facilities) — the most natural functional peer.

Broad incumbents

• Stadt Siegen: Larger regional center just across the Hessian border in NRW with comparable mid-sized municipal government operations including rescue services, Kitas, climate programs, and e-government services.
• Stadt Gießen: University-influenced Hessian city delivering a full municipal service portfolio including waste management (Stadtreiniger), digital portals, and tourism — relevant for benchmarking service breadth.
• Stadt Bad Homburg vor der Höhe: Wealthier Hessian municipality operating comparable digital municipal services, Kitas, cultural programs, and tourism infrastructure; a useful upper-bound comparator on revenue per capita.
• Stadt Marburg: Mid-sized Hessian university municipality with a broader portfolio but overlapping municipal government functions including digital citizen services, Klimaschutz programs, and historic tourism assets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/stadtherborn
• Instagraminstagram.com/stadt_herborn
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stadt-herborn

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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