Bautzen - Der Landkreis

What Bautzen - Der Landkreis does

Landkreis Bautzen is a county-level public administrative authority (Kreis) under the Free State of Saxony, Germany, headquartered at Bahnhofstraße 9, 02625 Bautzen. It serves residents and businesses across multiple municipalities and communities in the Oberlausitz region through mandated government services including civil registry, vehicle registration, driver licensing, social benefits administration, building permits, waste management, health oversight, environmental protection, youth services, and education coordination. The entity is led by Landrat Udo Witschas and governed by the Kreistag (county council); it is a permanent public-law body without private ownership, equity investors, or commercial shareholders.

The Landratsamt operates a modular digital government-service platform rather than a single product. The core is the LISA digital citizen service portal for social services and citizen registrations, supplemented by the i-Kfz federal vehicle-registration integration, the GeoWeb (Cardomap) geographic information system for spatial data, an electronic official gazette (Elektronisches Amtsblatt) for public announcements, an online appointment booking system (Termin buchen), and a dedicated waste management portal (Abfallentsorgung). These digital channels run alongside the physical Bürgeramt counters, specialized department service points, and affiliated municipal partners. The technology stack is conventional government digital infrastructure; there is no disclosed AI/ML, proprietary model, or automation layer.

Funding is derived from public sources — municipal taxes, state allocations from Saxony, EU structural and Interreg funds, and fees for specific services such as waste disposal and building permits. Core administrative services are free at point of use. Strategic engagement includes partnerships with the European Union (vocational school modernization, Lausitz structural change), the Euroregion Neisse-Nisa-Nysa (cross-border cooperation with Poland and Czech Republic), the State of Saxony, and the International Organization for Migration under the European Returning Program. The entity has no funding rounds, subsidiaries, M&A activity, or commercial revenue streams.

Name

Bautzen - Der Landkreis

Legal name

Landkreis Bautzen

Website

https://landkreis-bautzen.de

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Landkreis Bautzen is a county-level public administrative authority in Saxony, Germany, providing mandated government services — civil registry, vehicle registration, social benefits, waste management, and building permits — to residents and municipalities across the Oberlausitz region through physical offices and a modular digital citizen portal (LISA, i-Kfz, GeoWeb).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration Services

NAICS

Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

SIC

Non-Operating Establishments (9995)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Property & Asset Management (Federal Buildings, Fleet, Land) (BPAIAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Public administration services
• Citizen services
• Vehicle registration
• Waste management
• Social services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bautzen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tax-funded public services: Government services funded through tax revenues from residents and businesses within the district. No direct fees for most core administrative services; some services like waste disposal have associated fees.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Landkreis Bautzen is a county-level public administrative authority in Saxony, Germany, delivering government services to district residents and municipalities. Its offering covers civil registry, vehicle registration and driver's licensing, social welfare, health oversight, environmental protection, waste disposal, building permits, and economic development support, with digital channels such as the LISA citizen service portal, Geoweb geographic information system, and an appointment booking system supplementing in-person service counters.

Product overview

Bautzen County District Administration operates a unified digital services platform offering multiple interconnected administrative modules. The core offering includes LISA (digital citizen service) as the central portal for social services, benefits, and citizen registrations, supplemented by specialized online services for vehicle and driver's license management, geographic information (Geoweb), electronic official bulletins, appointment booking, and waste disposal services. The portfolio represents a modular government service platform rather than a single commercial product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LISA – digitaler Bürgerservice: Digital citizen service platform offered by Landkreis Bautzen for online administrative services.

Products and services

• LISA – digitaler Bürgerservice

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• European UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU funding programs supporting district development including modernization of vocational schools (Berufliche Schulzentren), structural change initiatives in the Lausitz region, and cross-border cooperation projects. The district receives EU funding for infrastructure and economic development projects.
• Euroregion Neisse-Nisa-NysacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCross-border cooperation program between German, Polish, and Czech regions. Landkreis Bautzen participates in Interreg projects for regional development, emergency services cooperation (Rettungsdienst ohne Grenzen), and cultural exchange initiatives.
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)minorOthersEuropean Union Returning Program (EURP) cooperation for voluntary return counseling and support services for migrants under the European Returning Program.
• State of Saxony (Freistaat Sachsen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-level administrative coordination and funding programs including structural change funding (Kohlemillionen/LEADER), broadband expansion coordination, and various state-administered social services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Landkreis Meißen: Saxon Landkreis with the same Landratsamt structure and service portfolio — administering vehicle registration, building permits, social services, health oversight, and waste management for residents in the Meißen district.
• Landkreis Mittelsachsen: Large Saxon Landkreis providing identical Landratsamt administrative services — including building authority, environmental protection, social services, and education oversight — to a similarly structured district population.
• Vogtlandkreis: Saxon Landkreis operating the same county-level administrative authority (Landratsamt) with comparable responsibilities including vehicle registration, social services, youth welfare office, and digital citizen services.
• Landkreis Nordsachsen: Saxon Landkreis operating the same county-level public administration model with comparable services in vehicle registration, social welfare, waste management, and citizen-facing digital portals.
• Erzgebirgskreis: Large Saxon Landkreis operating an equivalent county administration (Landratsamt) with similar responsibilities across citizen services, environmental protection, social welfare, and education oversight in the Erzgebirge region.
• Landkreis Görlitz: Neighboring Saxon Landkreis sharing the Lausitz region and Euroregion Neisse-Nisa-Nysa membership with Landkreis Bautzen. Operates the same Kreistag/Landratsamt governance structure with comparable citizen service portfolios including vehicle registration, social services, and digital portals.
• Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge: Another Saxon Landkreis with the same Landratsamt administrative structure, providing identical categories of services (vehicle registration, building authority, social services, waste management) to a similarly-sized population in eastern Saxony.

Regional players

• Burgenlandkreis: County-level public administration in Saxony-Anhalt performing the same Landkreis administrative functions (Landratsamt) but operating under a different state jurisdiction and regulatory framework than the Saxon peers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/landkreisbautzen

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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