Landkreis Cham

Name

Landkreis Cham

Legal name

Landkreis Cham

Website

https://landkreis-cham.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration

NAICS

Other General Government Support (921190), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (92411), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741), Sanitary Services (4950), Real Estate Operators (No Developers) & Lessors (6510)

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 portal
• Vehicle registration services
• Driver licensing services
• Social welfare programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Cham

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, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Tax Revenue: Landkreis Cham is funded primarily through local taxes (Kreisumlage) collected from municipalities within the district, as well as allocations from the State of Bavaria and federal government. Revenue supports all public administration functions, infrastructure, social services, and cultural programs.
2. Administrative Fees and Charges: The district collects statutory fees (Gebühren) for administrative services such as Kfz-Zulassung (vehicle registration), Führerscheinwesen (driver's licensing), and various permits and certificates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Landkreis Cham is the public administrative district government for the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria, delivering core government services including civil registry, vehicle registration (Kfz-Zulassung), driver's licensing (Führerscheinwesen), social welfare administration, healthcare coordination, environmental protection, cultural programs, sports promotion, and broadband/infrastructure development to residents and businesses across approximately 38 municipalities. Services are delivered through the Landratsamt (district office), an eGovernment online portal, the Kreiswerke Cham utility subsidiary, and partner networks including the Lokales Bündnis für Familie.

Product overview

Landkreis Cham operates as a district administration providing citizen-focused digital services through a unified eGovernment platform. The core offering consists of the BürgerService Portal integrated with Online-Terminbuchung for appointment scheduling, Formular-Management for administrative submissions, and eGovernment Services for digital procedure processing. Specialized service modules include GeoInformationen for spatial data, Kfz-Zulassung and Führerscheinwesen for vehicle and license services, and Breitbandausbau for infrastructure development. AI-powered capabilities include a Pflege-Chatbot for care guidance and a Digitaler Klimamonitor for citizen climate participation. The Kreiswerke Cham subsidiary manages utilities (water, waste, mobility), while the Lokales Bündnis für Familie coordinates family support through programs like the annual Vereinbarkeitstage series.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BürgerService Portal
• Online-Terminbuchung (Online Appointment Booking)
• Kfz-Zulassung (Vehicle Registration)
• Führerscheinwesen (Driver's Licensing)
• GeoInformationen (Geospatial Information Services)
• eGovernment Services
• Formular-Management (Forms Management)
• Kreiswerke Cham (District Utilities)
• Breitbandausbau (Broadband Infrastructure Development)
• Landkreismusikschule Cham (District Music School)
• Pflege-Chatbot (Care Chatbot)
• Digitaler Klimamonitor (Digital Climate Monitor)
• Natur.digital
• Vereinbarkeitstage (Compatibility Days)
• Koordinationsstelle Vormundschaft (Guardianship Coordination Office)

Quantifiable outcome

• Digital climate monitor launched with citizen participation for climate adaptation planning
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Agentur für Arbeit (Employment Agency) ChamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Employment Agency is a key partner in the Lokales Bündnis für Familie and in organizing the Vereinbarkeitstage (compatibility days) program, providing career counseling, job placement services, and work-life balance support for district residents. It participates in joint events with the district government and Jobcenter Cham.
• Jobcenter ChamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Jobcenter Cham, responsible for job integration of benefit recipients, is an active partner in the Bündnis für Familie and Vereinbarkeitstage events. It co-organizes events such as the 'Fit ohne Kick' energy drink prevention campaign and the 'Mehr Klarheit im Alltag' compatibility days with the district.
• Sparkasse Cham (Savings Bank)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerSparkasse Cham, the regional savings bank, is a founding member of the Lokales Bündnis für Familie and provides financial support for district events and initiatives. It hosted the founding ceremony of the Bündnis in its Sparkassensaal (bank auditorium) on December 9, 2009.
• Sana Kliniken des Landkreises Cham (Sana Hospitals of Landkreis Cham)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSana Kliniken operates the district's hospital facilities and is a critical partner in healthcare provision, particularly maternity care. Landrat Christian Schindler and Sana GF Dr. Thomas Koch jointly issued an open letter to federal and state authorities calling for sustainable financing of maternity services in rural areas. The two parties also partner on the Gesundheitscampus Roding (Health Campus Roding) under a four-pillar model.
• Tourismusverband Ostbayern (TVO) (Eastern Bavaria Tourism Association)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerTVO is a key marketing partner for Landkreis Cham's tourism promotion efforts at trade shows. The district coordinates with TVO and six local Werbegemeinschaften (promotional associations) — Furth im Wald-Hohenbogen-Winkel, Kötztinger Land, Lamer Winkel, Land der Regenbogen, Vorderer Bayerischer Wald, and Waldmünchner Urlaubsland — to jointly promote the Naturpark Oberer Bayerischer Wald.
• Caritasverband für den Landkreis Cham (Caritas Association)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCaritas is a founding member of the Lokales Bündnis für Familie and provides social services including counseling, support for the homeless (via Lukas Schmidtler of the general social counseling service), and elderly care. It participates in the PSAG (Psychosoziale Arbeitsgemeinschaft) and provides expert speakers for district events.
• Bayerisches Rotes Kreuz (Bavarian Red Cross), Kreisverband ChamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Bavarian Red Cross Kreisverband Cham is a founding partner of the Bündnis für Familie and a key emergency services provider in the district, operating first aid, rescue services, and blood donation drives.
• Aktionskreis Lebens- und Wirtschaftsraum Landkreis Cham e.V.majorGTM or Marketing PartnerA registered association (e.V.) focused on the economic and living environment of Landkreis Cham, serving as a platform for regional development, business networking, and quality of life initiatives.
• Regionalentwicklung – Aktionskreis e. V.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional development association operating under the district's economic development section, focused on sustainable regional economic planning and community development initiatives.
• Industrie- und Handelskammer (IHK) Regensburg / Geschäftsstelle ChammajorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Chamber of Industry and Commerce for Regensburg (with a Cham branch office) is a Bündnis für Familie partner, providing business development support, vocational training information, and networking between employers and the district government.
• Handwerkskammer (HWK) Niederbayern/OberpfalzmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Chamber of Crafts for Lower Bavaria and Upper Palatinate is a Bündnis für Familie partner, supporting artisan businesses and apprenticeships within Landkreis Cham.
• Bayerisches Landeskriminalamt / Polizeipräsidium OberpfalzminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe Bavarian State Criminal Police Office and Upper Palatinate Police Directorate collaborate with Landkreis Cham on public safety initiatives, including the Präventionskabarett 'Ned mit mir' scam prevention program co-organized with the district and police.
• Lokales Bündnis für Familie Partner Network (62 organizations)coreOthersThe Lokales Bündnis für Familie includes 62 partner organizations across government, economy, associations, churches, and civil society including: Amt für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten; Barmherzige Brüder Reichenbach; Bayerischer Hotel- und Gaststättenverband; Bayerischer Landessportverband; Behindertenwerkstätten; Berufliche Oberschule Cham; Bfz Cham; Dekanat Roding; DGB Region Regensburg; Donum vitae; Evang. Bayerwalddekanat; several Katholische organizations; Landkreismusikschule; numerous schools; Volkshochschule Cham; and many others.
• Six Werbegemeinschaften (Tourism Promotion Groups)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerSix local tourism promotion associations — Furth im Wald – Hohenbogen-Winkel, Kötztinger Land, Lamer Winkel, Land der Regenbogen, Vorderer Bayerischer Wald, and Waldmünchner Urlaubsland — partner with Landkreis Cham at trade shows and in joint marketing campaigns for the Naturpark Oberer Bayerischer Wald.
• Familienpakt Bayern (Family Pact Bavaria)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamilienpakt Bayern is a state-level initiative supporting family-friendly corporate policies. Landkreis Cham companies participate in the program as members, committing to family-friendly HR measures supported by district promotion.
• Bayerischer Landkreistag (Bavarian District Counties Association)coreOthersThe Bayerischer Landkreistag, of which Landrat Christian Schindler was President, is the professional association of Bavarian districts. It supported Landkreis Cham's advocacy for rural healthcare financing reform, issuing its own statement on structural risks to rural healthcare.
• Gemeindeschwester (Community Nurse) NetworkminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe district coordinates a network of Gemeindeschwestern (community nurses) providing mobile health consultation services in smaller municipalities across the district, including regular open consultation hours in communities such as Treffelstein, Tiefenbach, and Waldmünchen.
• Bayerische Spielbank Bad Kötzting (Bavarian Casino Bad Kötzting)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Bayerische Spielbank Bad Kötzting partners with Landkreis Cham for cultural events, hosting the 'Trio Trikolore' French chanson concert series as part of the district's cultural programming calendar.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Landkreis Freyung-Grafenau: Rural Lower Bavarian district bordering the Czech Republic with comparable tourism-nature park profile (Bavarian Forest) and small-town demographic structure. Performs the same spectrum of public administration, social services, and tourism coordination functions and competes for the same limited pool of skilled workers.
• Landkreis Schwandorf: Larger neighbouring Upper Palatinate district with similar rural-urban mix and economic structure. Provides the same eGovernment, social services, vehicle registration, and broadband coordination functions, and competes with Landkreis Cham for regional investment, Fachkräfte, and political attention at the Bavarian state level.
• Landkreis Regen: Adjacent Bavarian district in the same Lower Bavaria/Upper Palatinate border region with comparable rural profile, population size (~78k residents), and tourism-driven economic base anchored around the Bavarian Forest. Performs the same statutory district government functions and competes with Landkreis Cham for residents, businesses, and tourism visibility.
• Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab: Directly neighbouring Oberpfalz district with similar population scale and rural industrial heritage. Comparable in delivering statutory district services, broadband expansion programs, and family/youth welfare programs, making it a like-for-like comparison for service delivery efficiency and citizen engagement practices.
• Landkreis Oberallgäu: Rural Bavarian district in the Allgäu region with similar Alpine/nature park tourism base, comparable mid-sized population, and rural demographic pressures. Runs the same statutory service portfolio and serves as a benchmark for rural Bavarian district governance models, family-friendly positioning, and digital service deployment.

Broad incumbents

• Bezirk Oberpfalz: The broader regional administrative unit (Bezirk) that encompasses Landkreis Cham and coordinates supra-district functions such as social welfare, hospital planning, and cultural funding. Not a direct competitor — acts as an upstream funding and policy authority — but materially comparable as a regional public administration body serving overlapping constituencies.

Others

• Bayerischer Landkreistag: The professional association of Bavarian district governments, currently presided over by former Landrat Franz Löffler. Not a direct comparator for service delivery but a structural peer as the central advocacy and coordination body that Landkreis Cham is embedded within, shaping state-level policy and funding frameworks.
• Stadt Cham: The central municipality within Landkreis Cham that delivers overlapping but distinct municipal-level services (Kfz-Zulassung, building permits, local cultural programming). Operates as a complementary administrative layer rather than a competitor, providing direct insight into the municipal-district interface that Landkreis Cham must coordinate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/landratsamtcham

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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