What Landkreis Kassel does

Landkreis Kassel is a district government (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) in the state of Hessen, Germany, serving as a statutory public administration authority for the municipalities within its jurisdiction. The district headquarters is located at Wilhelmshöher Allee 19-21, 34117 Kassel, with additional service offices in Hofgeismar and Wolfhagen, and is staffed by 122 employees. It is owned and funded by the State of Hessen through tax revenue and statutory allocations, with no commercial shareholders or private equity participation.

The district delivers a comprehensive portfolio of public services including citizen services (registration, permits), social welfare (youth services, senior care, immigration support), education oversight, environmental protection (climate, agriculture, veterinary services), public safety (fire protection, civil defense), infrastructure maintenance, waste management, and youth recreation. Service delivery is multi-channel: physical offices, a digital Online-Dienste portal, a Bürgertelefon hotline, and an AI-powered telephone assistant ('Charly') built by Zaitgeist Innovation Group GmbH. The district operates five wholly-owned municipal enterprises (Eigenbetriebe): Abfallentsorgung Kreis Kassel (waste), Jugend- und Freizeiteinrichtungen (youth facilities), Energie 2000 (energy advisory), Planungs- und Betriebs GmbH (planning and construction), and Volkshochschule Region Kassel (adult education).

The district's technology stack is built on German-hosted infrastructure (Sitepark on 1&1 Versatel Telehaus Münster servers), uses SSL encryption for data transmission, and employs Matomo analytics with opt-out capability. A whistleblower reporting system is operated via the Vispato platform in compliance with the HinSchG. Governance is provided by the Kreisausschuss (district committee) under Landrat Andreas Siebert, with statutory oversight from Regierungspräsidium Kassel. The district operates under German public law and is not a commercial enterprise.

Name

Landkreis Kassel

Legal name

Landkreis Kassel

Website

https://landkreiskassel.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Landkreis Kassel is a German district government in Hessen providing statutory public administration services — including citizen services, social welfare, education, waste management, and public safety — to residents across the Kassel district from offices in Kassel, Hofgeismar, and Wolfhagen.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration / Local Government Services

NAICS

Executive Offices (921110), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (924110)

SIC

Real Estate Operators (No Developers) & Lessors (6510), Refuse Systems (4953), Non-Operating Establishments (9995)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

Keywords

• Public administration
• Municipal services
• Waste management
• Adult education
• Citizen services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kassel

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, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Landkreis Kassel is a district government that delivers public administrative services to citizens and municipalities within its jurisdiction, including registration, permits, social welfare, education, environmental protection, fire safety, and infrastructure. Services are delivered through a digital online portal, three physical service offices (Kassel, Hofgeismar, Wolfhagen), a citizen hotline, and an AI-powered telephone assistant, supported by autonomous municipal enterprises for waste disposal, youth facilities, and adult education.

Product overview

Landkreis Kassel operates a multi-channel public administration platform offering citizen services through digital and physical channels. The core offering consists of online administrative services and applications (Online-Dienste und -Anträge) enabling citizens to request services digitally. Specialized service modules include waste disposal (Abfallentsorgung), youth leisure facilities (JUFKK), and adult education (vhs Region Kassel) operated as autonomous enterprises. The county has implemented an AI-powered telephone assistant (Charly) for automated inquiry handling, a whistleblower reporting system via the Vispato platform, and a citizen information portal for political transparency. The platform is hosted in Germany by Sitepark on 1&1 Versatel infrastructure and uses Matomo analytics with opt-out capability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online-Dienste und -Anträge (Online Services and Applications) Digital administrative services portal offering citizens online forms and applications to request county services such as registration, permits, and other administrative procedures.
• Abfallentsorgung Kreis Kassel (Waste Disposal) Autonomous municipal enterprise (Eigenbetrieb) of Landkreis Kassel providing household and commercial waste collection and recycling services for the district.
• Jugend- und Freizeiteinrichtungen (Youth and Leisure Facilities) Autonomous municipal enterprise (Eigenbetrieb) operating youth and leisure facilities, providing recreational and educational programs for young people in the district.
• vhs Region Kassel (Adult Education Center) Regional adult education center offering continuing education, language courses, health programs, and cultural activities for district residents.
• Charly – KI-Telefonassistenz (AI Phone Assistant) AI-powered telephone assistant for automated reception and processing of general citizen inquiries, developed by Zaitgeist Innovation Group GmbH and implemented under a GDPR-compliant data processing agreement; converts speech to anonymized transcripts and topic classifications.
• Hinweisgebermeldestelle (Whistleblower Reporting System) Internal reporting channel for whistleblowers to report misconduct and compliance violations, operated via the Vispato platform in compliance with the Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG).
• Bürgerinfoportal (Citizen Information Portal) Public portal providing access to committee meeting information, agendas, and minutes of the district's political bodies (Kreisausschuss and committees).
• Bürgertelefon (Citizen Hotline) Telephone hotline 0561/1003-1177 available Monday to Friday 8:00-17:00 for general administrative inquiries from citizens and residents.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Zaitgeist Innovation Group GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationZaitgeist Innovation Group GmbH (Berlin) developed and provides the AI phone assistant 'Charly' used by Landkreis Kassel for automated reception and processing of general citizen inquiries. An order processing agreement (Auftragsverarbeitungsvertrag) exists per Art. 28 DS-GVO. Audio processing occurs in Great Britain under an adequacy decision by the European Commission.
• SiteparkcoreTechnology or IntegrationSitepark provides web hosting services for www.landkreiskassel.de. The website is hosted on Sitepark's servers located at Telehaus Münster of 1&1 Versatel.
• 1&1 VersatelcoreTechnology or Integration1&1 Versatel provides server infrastructure at Telehaus Münster where the Landkreis Kassel website is hosted by Sitepark.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Werra-Meißner-Kreis: Neighboring Hessian Landkreis with similar administrative mandate, Eigenbetrieb structures for waste and education, and comparable citizen-services digital and physical delivery channels. Direct comparable in scale and operating model.
• Landkreis Hersfeld-Rotenburg: East-Hessian Landkreis providing analogous district government functions including waste disposal Eigenbetrieb, vocational schools, and citizen-facing administrative services. Direct peer in service breadth and statutory mandate.
• Schwalm-Eder-Kreis: Neighboring Hessian Landkreis providing the same district-government mandate including waste management Eigenbetrieb, VHS adult education, and youth facilities. Direct peer in geography, scale, and operational scope.
• Landkreis Fulda: Larger Hessian Landkreis with comparable administrative portfolio including Eigenbetrieb Abfallwirtschaft, VHS, and youth welfare services. Comparable in scope though at larger scale; useful for benchmarking service breadth and digital maturity.
• Landkreis Göttingen: Adjacent German Landkreis in Lower Saxony providing comparable district-level public administration, social services, waste disposal, and youth/education programs. Directly comparable as a peer district government of similar scale serving citizens across a similar service portfolio.
• Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg: North-Hessian Landkreis operating analogous district administration functions including Eigenbetriebe for waste, building services, and tourism. Comparable in rural geographic profile and service-delivery model.
• Landkreis Gießen: Mid-sized Hessian Landkreis with similar district government functions, multiple Eigenbetriebe, and citizen services portfolio including digital administration. Comparable as a regional peer for service design and digital benchmarking.
• Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf: Mid-sized Hessian Landkreis offering comparable statutory administrative services, Eigenbetriebe (waste, education, transport), and citizen-service delivery model. Directly comparable in regulatory mandate and service breadth.

Regional players

• Stadt Kassel: The independent city (kreisfreie Stadt) located geographically within Landkreis Kassel's territory, operating a separate municipal administration. Not a direct competitor but the most relevant comparable for urban-services benchmarking given shared regional identity and population overlap.
• Main-Kinzig-Kreis: Larger Hessian Landkreis providing comparable district administrative services and Eigenbetrieb structures. Adjacent regional peer useful for benchmarking digital service rollout, AI deployment, and citizen engagement models in a similar Hessian context.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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