Kreis Recklinghausen

What Kreis Recklinghausen does

Kreis Recklinghausen is a public administrative district (Kreis) in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, established in its current form on July 1, 1976 through the Gebietsreform municipal reform. It serves the residents of ten member cities — Castrop-Rauxel, Datteln, Dorsten, Gladbeck, Haltern am See, Herten, Marl, Oer-Erkenschwick, Recklinghausen, and Waltrop — across a 760 km² area, and is led by Landrat Bodo Klimpel. As a state-owned government entity under the Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, it is not a commercial company and does not report revenue in the conventional sense; its operations are funded by federal/state transfers supplemented by small statutory administrative fees (e.g., €17.10 per vehicle deregistration, €52 per property market report, €4.40–€8.40 for license-plate sealing).

Its core offering is a portfolio of e-government digital services delivered alongside traditional in-person offices: the I-Kfz online vehicle registration portal (24/7 self-service via BundID or ELSTER), the ALKIS official land cadastre information system covering roughly 280,000 parcels and 206,000 land registry entries, the GeoAtlas interactive geoportal, the Geoshop e-commerce storefront for cadastral extracts, and the Corhelper first-responder mobile app that alerts trained volunteers to cardiac arrest victims. The Kreishaus headquarters at Kurt-Schumacher-Allee 1 in Recklinghausen, plus a vehicle registration office in Marl and relocated health/veterinary/education offices at Am Erlenkamp 16-18, form the physical service backbone. The district is also majority shareholder of Vestische Straßenbahnen GmbH, which operates 124 bus lines under a ten-year direct-award concession effective January 1, 2020 under EU Regulation 1370/2007.

The business model rests on two streams: administrative transaction fees for services such as vehicle registration, cadastral extracts, building permits, and identity certificates (now cashless-only via EC/credit card and contactless payment), and recurring public funding from federal and NRW state sources for mandated administrative, education-supervision, infrastructure, and public-safety functions. Go-to-market is direct-to-citizen across the 10-city geography, with digital self-service portals, mobile applications, online appointment booking, press communications, email newsletters, and social media channels as the primary engagement mechanisms. Marketing is effectively public information dissemination rather than competitive acquisition.

Name

Kreis Recklinghausen

Legal name

Kreis Recklinghausen

Website

https://kreis-re.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kreis Recklinghausen is a public administrative district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, serving residents of ten cities with mandated services including vehicle registration, land cadastre, education supervision, public transport commissioning, and emergency-response coordination through digital portals and physical offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration / E-Government Services

NAICS

Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit Systems (485113), Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370), Other General Government Support (921190)

SIC

Local & Suburban Transit & Interurban Hwy Passenger Trans (4100), Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Transportation, Parking & Mobility Administration (BPAIACAM)

Keywords

• Public administration services
• E-government portals
• Vehicle registration services
• Cadastral land registry
• Emergency response coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Recklinghausen

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, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Administrative Fees: Fees collected for government services including vehicle registration, cadastral extracts, property valuations, building permits, and other administrative transactions. Payment accepted via EC/credit card and contactless smartphone/wallet methods
2. Public Funding: Government funding from federal and state (NRW) sources for public services, infrastructure, education supervision, and administrative functions

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kreis Recklinghausen delivers mandated public administrative services to residents of its 10 member cities in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Its core offerings span vehicle registration and deregistration (including the digital I-Kfz portal), land cadastre and geoinformation services (ALKIS, GeoAtlas, Geoshop), citizen appointment booking, health and veterinary services, education supervision, public transport commissioning (124 bus lines via majority-owned Vestische Straßenbahnen GmbH), and emergency response support via the Corhelper first-responder mobile app.

Product overview

Kreis Recklinghausen is a German county administration offering a comprehensive portfolio of e-government digital services and citizen-facing administrative products. The core offering consists of online administrative service portals including the I-Kfz digital vehicle registration system, the GeoAtlas geoinformation mapping platform, the ALKIS cadastral information system, appointment booking systems, and the Corhelper first-responder mobile app. These products are delivered through the main Bürgerservice (citizen services) portal, which organizes services alphabetically from A-Z covering vehicle registration, building and land management, education, environment, health, and social services. The district also operates supporting platforms including a newsletter subscription service, an online shop for cadastral documents (Geoshop), and strategic mobility planning initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Corhelper: A mobile app that alerts trained first responders (Lebensretter) in the immediate vicinity when someone suffers cardiac arrest, complementing the emergency services response.

Products and services

• Corhelper First-Responder App Mobile application that alerts trained first responders (Lebensretter) located near a cardiac arrest patient so they can begin CPR in the critical minutes before emergency medical services arrive. Targeted at citizens of the 10-member-city district and registered volunteer responders.
• I-Kfz Online Vehicle Registration Service Online portal enabling citizens of Kreis Recklinghausen to register, transfer, and deregister vehicles 24/7 from home, with BundID or ELSTER certificate authentication, avoiding in-person visits to the Zulassungsstelle in Marl.
• GeoAtlas Mapping Portal Interactive web-based geoinformation portal providing cadastral maps and property boundary data for properties in the Kreis Recklinghausen district.
• ALKIS Land Cadastre Information System Official Land Cadastre Information System managing parcel boundaries, property rights, and survey records for the entire district — approximately 280,000 parcels, 206,000 land registry entries, 374,000 survey documents, and 400,000 boundary records.
• Geoshop Online Cadastral Shop Digital storefront where citizens and professionals can order official cadastral extracts, printed or digital property market reports, NAS/DXF vector data, property certificates, and cadastral maps for properties in the Kreis Recklinghausen district.
• Online Appointment Booking (Terminbuchung) Web-based appointment scheduling system for administrative services — most notably KfZ registration appointments at the Straßenverkehrsamt — allowing citizens to book in-person office visits in advance.
• Citizen Newsletter Subscription Service Email subscription service delivering district news (Aktuelles), job postings (Stellenausschreibungen), public notices (Öffentliche Bekanntmachungen), and the official gazette (Amtsblatt) to subscribers.
• District Public Transport Commissioning (Vestische Straßenbahnen GmbH) Commissioned public bus services for the district, operated across 124 lines via the majority-owned subsidiary Vestische Straßenbahnen GmbH, with routes spanning the member cities and selected connections to Gelsenkirchen and Bottrop.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,900 citizens participated in mobility survey for Masterplan Mobilität 2050 planning
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Westfälische Hochschule (Westphalian University of Applied Sciences)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 July 2026Kreis Recklinghausen and Westfälische Hochschule are expanding their cooperation, as announced in July 2026 press release. The partnership involves educational and research collaboration between the district and the university.
• Jordan-Mai-Schule and Caritas GladbeckminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 July 2026Pilot project 'Systemische Schulassistenz statt Einzelbegleitung' (Systemic School Assistance instead of Individual Support) launched with Jordan-Mai-Schule and Caritas in Gladbeck for educational support services.
• Vestische Straßenbahnen GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020The district serves as majority shareholder of Vestische Straßenbahnen GmbH, commissioning public transport services on 124 bus lines within the district and extending to Gelsenkirchen and Bottrop. Direct awarding agreement effective January 1, 2020 for ten years under EU Regulation 1370/2007.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kreis Unna: NRW Kreis operating the same ALKIS, I-Kfz, and Katasteramt model with overlapping population scale and Ruhrgebiet economic profile.
• Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis: Adjacent NRW Kreis with similar administrative structure, digital service channels, and public transit oversight responsibilities via municipal partners.
• Rhein-Erft-Kreis: Larger NRW Kreis with comparable citizen-services portfolio, public transport oversight, and education supervision mandate.
• Märkischer Kreis: NRW Kreis of similar size and industrial Ruhrgebiet character; operates the same I-Kfz, ALKIS, and Kreishausservice model with direct award transit contracts.
• Kreis Wesel: Neighboring NRW Kreis with comparable population scale, mandate (vehicle registration, cadastre, public transport coordination), and governance structure — the closest functional peer within the same Land.
• Landkreis München: Large Bavarian Landkreis with comparable administrative scope, e-government services, and public transit coordination — a cross-Land peer of similar operational scale.
• Kreis Steinfurt: NRW Kreis with comparable administrative footprint, e-government service portfolio (vehicle registration, cadastre), and citizen-service mandate.

Regional players

• Stadt Bottrop: Adjacent kreisfreie Stadt historically linked to Kreis Recklinghausen via the Gebietsreform Gladbeck litigation; comparable local-government service mandate.
• Stadt Gelsenkirchen: Adjacent kreisfreie Stadt receiving Vestische bus services from Kreis Recklinghausen; comparable German local-government administrative model but operating at city level rather than district level.

Others

• Vestische Straßenbahnen GmbH: Majority-owned transit subsidiary operating the Kreise's 124 bus lines; relevant as a captive operating partner and ecosystem participant rather than a competitive peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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