Landkreis

Name

Landkreis

Legal name

Landkreis Ludwigslust-Parchim

Website

https://kreis-lup.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration Services

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615), Administrative and Support Services (561)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Land Administration & Cadastral Services (Public Land Records, Parcel Management) (BPAIANAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Knowledge Management & Wikis (BPAMAMAH)

Keywords

• Public administration services
• Citizen services portal
• Vehicle registration services
• Civil registry services
• Regional economic development

Headquarters

HQ city

Parchim

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

Revenue model

1. Public Administration Funding: County government funded through municipal taxes, state allocations, and federal grants for public services including infrastructure, social services, education, and public safety

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Landkreis Ludwigslust-Parchim is a German county government that delivers public administrative services to residents and businesses of the Ludwigslust-Parchim district in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Core services include civil registry, vehicle registration, social services, public safety coordination, education oversight, and infrastructure maintenance, delivered through 12 citizen offices, an online services portal, and an appointment booking system. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary WiFöG, the county provides economic development support including site marketing, business location intermediation, startup services, and workforce development; it also operates the Solitär conference and event center in Parchim.

Product overview

Landkreis Ludwigslust-Parchim operates a portfolio of public administration services and civic infrastructure facilities. The core digital offering consists of a citizen services portal (BürgerService) providing online access to administrative procedures, vehicle registration, and appointment booking. The county also operates the Solitär conference and event center in Parchim, which serves as the venue for county council sessions and hosts concerts, cultural events, and conferences. Additionally, the county owns WiFöG (Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft Südwestmecklenburg mbH), a 100%-owned economic development subsidiary that supports business investment, workforce development, and startup ecosystem growth in the region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Solitär – Tagungs- und Konferenzzentrum A conference and meeting center operated by Landkreis Ludwigslust-Parchim, located in Parchim. The venue offers multiple rooms including a main hall (955 m²) configurable as plenary session, concert, banquet, or free-combination layouts, plus a smaller Solitär room (58 m²), conference room (124 m²), and clubroom (23 m²). The center hosts Kreistag sessions, concerts, cultural events, workshops, and private functions.
• Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft Südwestmecklenburg mbH (WiFöG) A 100% subsidiary of Landkreis Ludwigslust-Parchim responsible for economic development in the county. Services include site marketing, commercial real estate intermediation, support for startups including co-working space at DeveLUP, skilled workforce securing, and funding advice for businesses and investors.
• BürgerService (Citizen Services Portal) Online citizen service portal providing access to administrative services including Bürgerbüro (citizen offices) locations across the county, Kfz (vehicle) registration, service appointments, and various municipal services.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Metropolregion HamburgcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Landkreis Ludwigslust-Parchim has been a member of the Metropolregion Hamburg metropolitan region since 2012, providing strategic economic development benefits and cross-border cooperation opportunities with neighboring regions.
• WiFöG - Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft Südwestmecklenburg mbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor100% owned subsidiary of Landkreis Ludwigslust-Parchim responsible for economic development, business support, skilled workforce development, and regional marketing. Operates under invest-swm.de brand.
• Tourismusverband Mecklenburg-Schwerin e.V.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional tourism organization partnership for promoting events and tourism activities in the county area through their website and marketing channels.
• MV-Tourismus GmbHminorGTM or Marketing PartnerState tourism marketing company managing auf-nach-mv.de platform where county events are listed and promoted.
• Partner Counties (Taiwan/Yunlin, USA, Poland, Wesermarsch, Borken)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership relationships with county administrations in Taiwan, USA, Poland, and German partner counties Wesermarsch and Borken, represented at official events like Solitär opening.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Landkreis Göttingen: Lower Saxony Landkreis with mixed urban-rural character and similar service mandate. Comparable in operating citizen offices, economic development programs, and regional infrastructure at county scale.
• Landkreis Rostock: Neighboring Landkreis in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern offering the same portfolio of citizen services, vehicle registration, and economic development. Comparable in scale and demographic profile, operating under the same state-level statutory framework.
• Landkreis Emsland: Successful rural Landkreis in Lower Saxony known for strong economic development performance. Comparable in delivering county-level services to a predominantly rural population but with a stronger industrial and agricultural economic base.
• Landkreis Mecklenburgische Seenplatte: Largest Landkreis in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern by area, sharing the same rural eastern German context and statutory service mandate. Operates comparable citizen services, economic development activities, and regional infrastructure programs.
• Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark: Landkreis in Brandenburg surrounding Potsdam, sharing the eastern German rural context while benefiting from Berlin metropolitan proximity. Comparable in service portfolio, demographic profile, and economic development challenges.
• Landkreis Barnim: Brandenburg Landkreis east of Berlin with similar rural-urban mixed character and eastern German demographic profile. Operates directly comparable county-level administrative services and economic development programs.
• Landkreis Nordwestmecklenburg: Adjacent Landkreis in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern sharing similar geographic, demographic, and economic conditions. Provides directly comparable administrative services, citizen offices, and economic development programs in the same state regulatory environment.
• Landkreis Vorpommern-Rügen: Landkreis in the same state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern providing the same county-level public administration services. Comparable in service scope, regulatory environment, and demographic challenges as a fellow rural eastern German county.

Others

• KSM Kommunalservice Mecklenburg AöR: External hosting and IT infrastructure provider for the Landkreis Ludwigslust-Parchim website. Functions as a technology/operational partner in the county's digital service delivery rather than a direct administrative peer.

Regional players

• Landeshauptstadt Schwerin: State capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and kreisfreie Stadt, operating as a parallel government entity within the same state. Comparable in service mandate to citizens but operates as a city administration rather than a county, with different geographic scope and density.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/wifoeg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/landkreis
• Instagraminstagram.com/wifoeg

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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