Stadt Hochheim am Main

What Stadt Hochheim am Main does

Stadt Hochheim am Main is a German municipal government (Kommune) located in the Main-Taunus-Kreis district of the state of Hessen, Germany, operating since 1890 under elected leadership, currently headed by Bürgermeister Dirk Westedt (elected March 2021). The entity delivers essential public services to its residents and local businesses through a structured organization of six administrative departments (Ämter): Hauptamt (Amt 1), Finanzen (Amt 2), Ordnungsamt (Amt 3), Jugend, Senioren und Soziales (Amt 4), Stadtmarketing, Kultur und Vereine (Amt 5), and Bauen und Stadtentwicklung (Amt 6). Service delivery is supplemented by wholly-owned subsidiaries Stadtwerke Hochheim am Main (water supply, wastewater, infrastructure) and Hochheimer Wohnungsbau GmbH (social housing), as well as four municipal kindergartens, a youth center, a library, and cultural facilities including the Hochheimer Kunstsammlung. Citizen segments served include residents, local businesses, tourists (wine tourism), and families/youth/seniors, with twin-city partnerships in France, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Germany.

The organization's core technology stack is a standard municipal website build on TYPO3 CMS with Matomo open-source web analytics, augmented by third-party integrations: YouTube (Google Ireland Limited) for video content, and the mein.toubiz #elements widget from land in sicht AG for event and database content. A digital service portal (Rathaus Online) at serviceportal.hochheim.de provides 24/7 self-service access to administrative procedures, while the physical Bürgerbüro, Rathaus, Stadtwerke service center, kindergartens, and youth center provide in-person channels. The entity holds no AI/ML capabilities, no patents, and operates no commercial products. Brand and sustainability credentials include Fairtrade-Stadt certification (2020), Klima-Bündnis membership, Klimakommunen Hessen, SolarLokal, and Stadtradeln participation.

The business model is non-commercial: revenue is generated through municipal taxation (Gewerbesteuer, Grundsteuer), administrative service fees (civil registry, permits), and fees from municipally-operated utilities (Stadtwerke) and housing (Hochheimer Wohnungsbau GmbH). Distribution is a hybrid direct-to-citizen model combining physical offices, community facilities, and the online service portal. Pricing is not commercially disclosed and applies only to specific administrative services. There are no funding rounds, private investors, or M&A events; the entity is publicly owned and governed under German municipal law.

Name

Stadt Hochheim am Main

Legal name

Stadt Hochheim am Main

Website

https://hochheim.de

Company type

Public

Founded year

1890

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stadt Hochheim am Main is a German municipal government (Kommune) in Hessen that delivers public administration, social services, utilities, childcare, and cultural programs to residents, local businesses, and visitors through six departments, two wholly-owned subsidiaries, and a digital service portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government / Public Administration

NAICS

Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined (921140), Executive Offices (921110), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (924110)

SIC

Non-Operating Establishments (9995), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public administration
• Civil registry services
• Municipal utilities
• Social housing

Headquarters

HQ city

Hochheim am Main

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tax Revenue: Municipal tax collection including Gewerbesteuer (trade tax) and Grundsteuer (property tax) as primary revenue sources for city operations.
2. Service Fees: Administrative fees for various municipal services including civil registry, construction permits, and other citizen services.
3. Stadtwerke (Utility Operations): Municipal utilities providing water supply, wastewater treatment, and other infrastructure services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Stadt Hochheim am Main is a municipal government (Kommune) that delivers essential public administration and citizen services to residents of Hochheim am Main in Hesse, Germany. Its core offerings span civil registration, resident services, construction permitting, tax administration, social services, childcare, youth and senior programs, cultural and sports facilities, municipal utilities (water supply, wastewater treatment) through Stadtwerke Hochheim, and municipal housing through Hochheimer Wohnungsbau GmbH.

Product overview

Stadt Hochheim am Main operates as a municipal government offering a unified e-government service portal (Rathaus Online) that provides digital administrative services to citizens. The city's digital infrastructure includes multiple interconnected services: the main service portal, citizen service center (Bürgerbüro), various departmental teams handling administrative functions, and subsidiary organizations including Stadtwerke Hochheim (municipal utilities) and Hochheimer Wohnungsbau GmbH (municipal housing company). Additional services include kindergartens, libraries, cemeteries, youth facilities, and cultural offerings such as the Kunstsammlung (art collection). The service ecosystem is built on a TYPO3 CMS with integrated third-party components for events, forms, and analytics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rathaus Online Service Portal The city's primary e-government portal providing citizens with online access to administrative services, forms, appointment booking, and municipal information. Available 24/7 through serviceportal.hochheim.de.
• Bürgerbüro Hochheim (Citizen Service Office) Central citizen service office handling walk-in inquiries, document services, and administrative procedures, with appointment booking and extended hours including first Saturday of month by appointment.
• Stadtwerke Hochheim Municipal Utilities Municipal utility company providing water supply, wastewater treatment, and related infrastructure services to the city. Operations center located at Dr.-Ruben-Rausing-Straße 2 C.
• Hochheimer Wohnungsbau GmbH (Municipal Housing) Municipal housing company managing residential properties, rental housing, and organizing events and markets within Hochheim am Main.
• Hochheimer Kunstsammlung (Municipal Art Collection) Municipal art collection featuring paintings, drawings, graphic prints, and sculptures from the 20th and 21st centuries, presented through regular exhibitions and guided tours.
• Municipal Childcare Services (Kindergartens) Four municipal kindergartens (Kita Pusteblume, Kita Schatzinsel, Kita Farbenzauber, and Kita Storchennest) providing childcare services across Hochheim am Main.
• Stadtbücherei Hochheim (Municipal Library) Municipal library providing lending, reading, and cultural programming services to residents of Hochheim am Main.
• Jugendtreff Haus E1NS (Youth Center) Youth center located at Am Weiher 1 providing youth programming and engagement activities for the municipality.

Named customers2 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

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Stadt Le Pontet (France)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwin city partnership (Städtepartnerschaft) with Le Pontet, France. Active municipal exchange and cultural cooperation between the two cities. Located in the Provence region, Le Pontet maintains ongoing relationship with Hochheim am Main.
• Stadt Bonyhád (Hungary)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwin city partnership (Städtepartnerschaft) with Bonyhád, Hungary. European municipal cooperation and cultural exchange program between the two cities.
• Stadt Mikulov (Czech Republic)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwin city partnership (Städtepartnerschaft) with Mikulov, Czech Republic. Cross-border European city partnership fostering cultural and municipal cooperation.
• Stadt Kölleda (Germany)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity friendship (Städtefreundschaft) with Kölleda, Germany. More informal partnership relationship compared to full twin city arrangements.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stadt Frankfurt am Main: Major metropolitan center in the Frankfurt Rhine-Main region; provides a broad-incumbent reference point for municipal service delivery at scale, though operating in a very different category from Hochheim.
• Stadt Wiesbaden: State capital of Hessen and much larger municipal entity; serves as the broad incumbent in the region, offering overlapping capabilities but at substantially greater scale and scope than Hochheim.
• Stadt Mainz: State capital of neighboring Rhineland-Palatinate with wine-region heritage; provides a comparable incumbent reference for a mid-sized German city with parallel municipal service offerings.

Direct peers

• Stadt Bad Vilbel: Hessen municipality in the Frankfurt Rhine-Main metropolitan region of similar population size; operates parallel municipal functions including utilities, housing, and cultural services.
• Stadt Eltville am Rhein: Neighboring Rheingau wine-region municipality of comparable population size in Hessen; offers similar municipal services, wine tourism, and local governance structure, making it a directly comparable German Kommune.
• Stadt Oestrich-Winkel: Adjacent Rheingau wine municipality with similar size and citizen services portfolio; directly comparable in terms of municipal functions, tourism orientation, and administrative scale.
• Stadt Flörsheim am Main: Neighboring Main-Taunus-Kreis municipality of similar size and structure; directly comparable as a nearby Hessen Kommune with parallel municipal service delivery and administrative organization.
• Stadt Rüdesheim am Rhein: Rheingau wine-tourism municipality with comparable population; operates similar municipal services including utilities and tourism, providing a relevant benchmark for Hochheim's operations.
• Stadt Hattersheim am Main: Main-Taunus-Kreis municipality with comparable citizen population and administrative scope; directly comparable municipal government offering similar service portfolio in the same district.

Regional players

• Main-Taunus-Kreis: District-level government administering Hochheim am Main and other municipalities; comparable as a public-sector administrative body but operates at a higher administrative tier above individual municipalities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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