What Stadt Herdecke does

Stadt Herdecke is the official municipal government (Stadt) of Herdecke, a city in the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, serving approximately 20,000+ residents. It operates under German municipal law and is led by Mayor Iris Stalzer, with primary offices at Kirchplatz 3 (Rathaus) and Nierfeldstraße 4 (Technisches Rathaus). The municipality exercises statutory authority over local administration including civil registry, urban planning, building permits, waste management, environmental protection, traffic management, and youth and family services. Its customer base is segmented into four primary constituencies: residents requiring municipal services, local businesses needing permits and commercial support, visitors and tourists engaging with the 'Stadt der Ruhrseen' (City of the Ruhr Lakes) brand, and children and youth participants in programs such as the Kinder- und Jugendparlament.

Name

Stadt Herdecke

Legal name

Stadt Herdecke

Website

https://herdecke.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stadt Herdecke is the municipal government of Herdecke, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, providing statutory administrative services, urban planning, and community programs to approximately 20,000+ residents and local businesses under the brand 'Stadt der Ruhrseen'.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Transportation (488)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Works Departments (Streets, Bridges, Stormwater, Fleet, Maintenance) (BPAIALAD), Public Works / In-House Municipal Collection Operations (EUAIAAAF)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Civil registry services
• Urban planning administration
• Waste management services
• Public event management

Headquarters

HQ city

Herdecke

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Stadt Herdecke is the municipal government of the city of Herdecke in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, providing public administrative services to residents, local businesses, and visitors. Core services include civil registry, urban planning and building permits, waste management, family and youth services, tax administration (e.g., dog tax), environmental protection, and cultural event promotion. The municipality operates digital citizen portals, council information systems, and sustainable mobility infrastructure including EV charging stations.

Product overview

Stadt Herdecke's digital presence consists of the city's official website as the primary citizen portal, complemented by the kommune.it Online-Service-Portal for administrative transactions. The digital ecosystem includes a defect reporter for infrastructure issues, an interactive waste collection calendar, an NOLIS-powered event calendar, a SessionNet-based council information system for political transparency, and an accessibility reporting tool. The website organizes services under three main sections: Rathaus (Town Hall) for administrative services, Leben (Living) for community and lifestyle services, and Standort (Location) for economic development and urban planning information.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Service Portal (kommunale.it) Online municipal service portal providing citizens with digital access to administrative procedures, online forms, and citizen service requests including the Mängelmelder (defect reporter) and other administrative transactions.
• Waste Collection Calendar (Abfuhrkalender) Interactive digital calendar service for residents providing scheduled waste collection dates and recycling information for the Ennepe-Ruhr district.
• Event Calendar (Veranstaltungskalender) Comprehensive event listing system managed via the NOLIS platform, displaying local events, community activities, and public sessions with search and filtering capabilities, and iCalendar export functionality.
• Council Information System (Ratsinformationssystem) Public council information system (SessionNet) providing citizens and elected representatives access to meeting schedules, agenda items, minutes, and political proceedings for transparency in municipal governance.
• Defect Reporter (Mängelmelder) Digital reporting tool allowing citizens to report infrastructure issues, damages, or deficiencies in public spaces and municipal facilities for municipal follow-up.
• Accessibility Reporter (Barriere Melden) Online form enabling citizens to report accessibility barriers or usability issues on the municipal website, supporting the city's accessibility compliance efforts.
• Public Announcements (Amtliche Bekanntmachungen) Official public notice service publishing municipal decisions, ordinances, and regulatory matters affecting citizens, including tax statutes, planning decisions, and council session notifications.
• Official City Website (herdecke.de) Primary digital portal of the City of Herdecke providing citizens with access to municipal services, current news, events, official announcements, and administrative information across three main sections: Rathaus (Town Hall), Leben (Living), and Standort (Location).

Quantifiable outcome

• The city maintains EV charging infrastructure with 13 public charging points across multiple locations
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Werbegemeinschaft Herdecke e.V.coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 24 July 2026Marketing association representing local retailers and businesses, co-organizing major events including the Street Food Festival with Maya&yo event agency, promoting local commerce and tourism.
• Maya&yo Event AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2026Event agency partnering with Werbegemeinschaft Herdecke e.V. to organize the annual Street Food Festival, bringing approximately 20 street food vendors and live entertainment to Herdecke's city center.
• Bürgerbus Verein HerdeckecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe citizen bus association operates volunteer-driven public transportation services in Herdecke, covering routes with approximately 1,000 km weekly. The service operates in 2-hour intervals Monday-Friday and on weekend afternoons, complementing existing public transit without competing with commercial operators.
• TÜV SÜD Akademie GmbHminorOthersExternal data protection officer service provider for the municipality, responsible for overseeing compliance with data protection regulations including DSGVO requirements.
• Filminitiative Herdecke e.V.coreGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal film initiative operating the Onikon cinema and theater venue, organizing film screenings and cultural events listed on the municipal event calendar.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stadt Wetter (Ruhr): Adjacent municipality in the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis with comparable population (~27,500), identical governance structure (Stadt under NRW municipal law), and overlapping service portfolio including public works, planning, and citizen services. Most directly comparable peer by geography, scale, and administrative function.
• Stadt Schwelm: Circular city of the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, Kreisstadt status with similar population (~28,500). Operates near-identical municipal functions including Bauen und Planen, Ordnungsamt, and citizen services, making it a strong functional peer for benchmarking administrative scale and digital service maturity.
• Stadt Ennepetal: Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis peer of similar size (~30,000 residents) sharing the same county waste-management arrangements, district-level funding flows, and NRW municipal law framework. Directly comparable for headcount, budget scale, and service-portfolio benchmarking.
• Stadt Hattingen: Adjacent NRW municipality in the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis with ~54,000 residents, operating the same municipal service portfolio and sharing district-level waste and transit arrangements. Directly comparable for building/planning workflows and public works department structure.
• Stadt Witten: Larger NRW neighbor in the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis (~96,000 residents) operating the same municipal functions at greater scale. Useful as a scaled-up benchmark for service breadth, headcount ratios, and digital-service maturity that Herdecke may approach over time.
• Stadt Sprockhövel: Neighboring NRW municipality in the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis with comparable population (~25,000), sharing the same municipal law and waste-management district. Comparable for citizen-service delivery models, EV charging rollout, and sustainable mobility initiatives.
• Stadt Gevelsberg: Fellow Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis municipality with similar population (~31,000), providing the same set of municipal services (Bürgerbüro, Bauen und Planen, waste coordination). Operates under identical state-level oversight and district-level coordination, making governance, funding, and service-delivery comparisons highly valid.

Broad incumbents

• Stadt Bochum: Major NRW city (~365,000 residents) in the Ruhrgebiet providing the full spectrum of municipal services including extensive digital portals, EV infrastructure, and tourism programming. Functions as a broader-incumbent peer showing the upper-bound scale of municipal service delivery and digital platform maturity.
• Stadt Hagen: Larger independent city in the same region (~188,000 residents) with a broader portfolio but overlapping municipal functions including Bauen und Planen, Ordnungsamt, mobility, and digital citizen services. Useful as a regional incumbent reference for how larger NRW cities scale services Herdecke is building.
• Stadt Dortmund: Regional center of the Ruhrgebiet (~588,000 residents) and major NRW city with comprehensive municipal services, advanced digital portals, and significant tourism/event programming. Relevant as a broad incumbent showing the ceiling for citizen-services digitization and event-program scale that Herdecke could aspire to.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stadt-herdecke

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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