Landratsamt Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen

What Landratsamt Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen does

Landratsamt Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen is the district administrative office (Landratsamt) for the Landkreis Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen in the Altmühlfranken region of Bavaria, Germany. It operates as a Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts under the Free State of Bavaria and serves as the statutory middle tier of administration between the Bavarian state government and the residents of 27 municipalities, including Weißenburg i. Bay., Gunzenhausen, Treuchtlingen, and Pappenheim. The office delivers mandated public services across building permits, vehicle and driver's license registration, waste management and recycling, social and youth services, public health, education oversight, environmental protection, and civil registry/immigration matters. Markus Gläser has served as Landrat (district administrator) since 1 May 2026, elected by citizens through a runoff election.

The core digital offering is the Bürger service Online portal, providing 24/7 access to administrative procedures, supplemented by the Digitaler Bauantrag (digital building application via BayernPortal, launched February 2023), Kfz-Zulassung Online, Online-Terminvereinbarung, Abfuhrkalender, and Sperrmüllanmeldung. Supporting mobile channels include the AbfallApp Altmühlfranken (iOS/Android) and the Integreat-App for newcomers. The technology stack is conventional: Matomo for privacy-conscious web analytics, BayernID for SSO, ELSTER for tax filing, Google Maps/YouTube embeds with two-click consent, and Linguatec text-to-speech for accessibility. Physical infrastructure spans eight headquarters buildings in Weißenburg, the Abfallwirtschaftszentrum in Gunzenhausen, plus ten additional waste collection points across the district.

The office is funded primarily through Bavarian state allocations and district taxes, with selected transactional user fees (e.g., €25 for first bulky waste pickup, €50 for each additional pickup per year). It holds a statutory monopoly on district-level administrative services within its jurisdiction, which makes the revenue base captive but limits commercial-style growth levers. No venture, private equity, or commercial ownership structures apply.

Name

Landratsamt Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen

Legal name

Landratsamt Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen

Website

https://landkreis-wug.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Landratsamt Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen is a Bavarian district administrative office that delivers mandated public services — building permits, vehicle registration, waste management, and social services — to residents and businesses across 27 municipalities in the Altmühlfranken region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924), Administrative and Support Services (561), Services to Buildings and Dwellings (5617)

SIC

Non-Operating Establishments (9995), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Works / In-House Municipal Collection Operations (EUAIAAAF), Land Administration & Cadastral Services (Public Land Records, Parcel Management) (BPAIANAH)

Keywords

• District administration
• Public administration
• Waste management
• Building permits
• Vehicle registration

Headquarters

HQ city

Weißenburg i. Bay.

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Tax Revenue: Funded through district taxes and state/federal government allocations as a public administrative body
2. Waste Management Fees: Bulky waste collection fees (€25 first collection, €50 subsequent collections per year); recycling center services; special waste disposal fees

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Landratsamt Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen is the district administrative office providing statutory governmental services to residents and businesses of Landkreis Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen across 27 municipalities in Bavaria. Its core offerings include waste management and recycling, building permits and housing regulation, vehicle registration and driver's licensing, social services for youth and seniors, health services coordination, education oversight, environmental protection, and public safety. Services are delivered through physical office locations and digital citizen portals enabling 24/7 access to administrative procedures.

Product overview

Landratsamt Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen operates as a German district administrative office (Landratsamt) offering a portfolio of digital and physical administrative services. The digital offering consists primarily of an online citizen services portal (Bürgerservice Online) providing 24/7 access to administrative procedures. Key digital products include: Digitaler Bauantrag for building permits, Kfz-Zulassung Online for vehicle registration, Online-Terminvereinbarung for appointments, Abfuhrkalender for waste collection scheduling, and Sperrmüllanmeldung Online for bulky waste registration. Supporting services include the AbfallApp Altmühlfranken mobile app, Integreat-App for immigrant integration, and the Gewerbeimmobilienportal for commercial real estate information. Traditional services cover waste management (Abfallwirtschaft), mobility services (Führerschein, Zulassung), social services (Jugend, Familie, Senioren), and health services. The administrative services are complemented by information platforms like Badegewässerqualität and the Kreistagsinfoportal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AbfallApp Altmühlfranken: Mobile application for waste collection schedules, disposal locations, and waste-related information for the Altmühlfranken region.
• Zukunftsinitiative altmühlfranken
• Bürgerservice Online

Products and services

• Bürgerservice Online

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Netways GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationExternal web hosting provider for the district office website infrastructure. Located at Deutschherrnstraße 15-19, 90429 Nürnberg.
• GKDS Gesellschaft für kommunalen Datenschutz mbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationExternal data protection officer service provider. Located at Hansastraße 12-16, 80686 München. Provides GDPR compliance and data protection officer services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Landratsamt Bamberg: Upper Franconian Landratsamt providing the same district-level administrative service mix; comparable in scale and digital-portal maturity within Bavaria's e-government framework.
• Landratsamt Kitzingen: Lower Franconian district office with comparable scope across building permits, waste management, mobility services, and social/youth services; another Bavarian peer operating on BayernPortal/BayernID.
• Landratsamt Haßberge: Lower Franconian district administrative office operating the same statutory service categories (waste, vehicle registration, building permits, social services) under the Bavarian Landratsamt framework.
• Landratsamt Ansbach: Neighboring Bavarian Landratsamt providing the same portfolio of district-level administrative services (Bauamt, Kfz-Zulassung, Abfallwirtschaft, Soziales) to its municipalities. Operates under identical Bavarian legal framework and uses BayernPortal/BayernID.
• Landratsamt Donau-Ries: Swabian/Bavarian district administrative office operating the same set of citizen services; similarly uses BayernPortal, ELSTER, and BayernID integrations for its digital administration.
• Landratsamt Roth: Bavarian district administrative office with comparable scope (vehicle registration, building permits, waste management, social services) and a similar mix of urban and rural municipalities in Middle Franconia.
• Landratsamt Nürnberger Land: Middle Franconian district administration delivering the comparable portfolio (Bauamt, Kfz-Zulassung, Abfallwirtschaft, Soziales & Senioren) and serves as a reference for digital service maturity in the region.
• Landratsamt Neuburg-Schrobenhausen: Upper Bavarian district office with similar rural-urban mix, providing building permits, vehicle registration, waste management, and social services under the same Bavarian legal regime.
• Landratsamt Eichstätt: Adjacent Upper Bavarian Landratsamt delivering the same Bavarian district-level service portfolio; comparable in population, geographic spread, and use of BayernPortal for digital administration.
• Landratsamt Erlangen-Höchstadt: Middle Franconian district office with comparable Bavarian service portfolio and a notably developed e-government program, including digital building applications similar to Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen's Digitaler Bauantrag.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/landratsamt-wei%C3%9Fenburg-gunzenhausen

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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