What Gemeinde Leopoldshöhe does

Gemeinde Leopoldshöhe is a municipal government entity (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) in Kreis Lippe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, serving approximately 16,000–17,000 residents across eight districts (Asemissen, Bechterdissen, Bexterhagen, Greste, Krentrup, Leopoldshöhe, Nienhagen, and Schuckenbaum). It provides statutory local services — civil registry, building permits, waste management, local taxation, childcare (Kita), senior services, community facilities, and council administration — funded primarily through municipal taxes (Grundsteuer, Gewerbesteuer), state and federal transfers, and user fees for facility rentals and administrative services. Leadership is headed by Bürgermeister Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Hoffmann, with operations distributed across a headquarters Rathaus at Kirchweg 1, a municipal works yard (Bauhof) at Schuckenteichweg 7, and neighborhood-level sites such as the Begegnungszentrum B-vier community center.

The municipality operates an integrated multi-channel digital ecosystem anchored by the leopoldshoehe.de website, a separate Serviceportal with Servicekonto NRW single sign-on and encrypted messaging, and the newly launched Leopoldshöhe-App (June 2025) for iOS and Android. This stack is supplemented by third-party integrations including Terminland for Bürgerbüro appointment booking, pretix for event ticketing, Hallenzeiten.de for sports hall reservations, the regional Veranstaltungen Lippe event calendar, the self-hosted Piwik analytics platform, and a Virtuelle Poststelle supporting eIDAS-compliant qualified electronic signatures. The council transparency layer is delivered through a Ratsinformationssystem for public access to council sessions and committee documents, while a Mängelmelder enables citizen defect reporting that routes to the Bauhof. Volunteer engagement runs through an Ehrenamtsbüro and the FaBELeo intergenerational network, with ~460,000 hours of voluntary work contributed annually according to a 2019/2020 study.

Strategically, Gemeinde Leopoldshöhe is positioning for incremental growth via the 5.8-hectare Lebendiges Quartier Brunsheide residential development, ongoing digital modernization of citizen touchpoints, and active district-level community management through dedicated Quartiersmanagerin staff. The municipality partners with Kreis Lippe for shared regional services and operates sub-brands including FaBELeo and the CityMobil community van rental program for volunteer organizations.

Name

Gemeinde Leopoldshöhe

Legal name

Gemeinde Leopoldshöhe

Website

https://leopoldshoehe.de

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gemeinde Leopoldshöhe is a municipal government in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, serving ~16,000–17,000 residents across eight districts with statutory local services (civil registry, permits, waste, childcare, senior care), delivered through a multi-channel digital ecosystem including a 2025-launched mobile app and Serviceportal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Administration

NAICS

Other General Government Support (92119), Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined (92114)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Works Departments (Streets, Bridges, Stormwater, Fleet, Maintenance) (BPAIALAD)

Keywords

• Municipal administration
• Public sector services
• Civil registry services
• Building permit services
• Community engagement

Headquarters

HQ city

Leopoldshöhe

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Revenue: Funded through local taxes including property tax (Grundsteuer) and trade tax (Gewerbesteuer), supplemented by state and federal government transfers.
2. Citizen Fees and Charges: Various administrative fees and charges for services such as building permits, civil registry services, childcare fees, and facility rentals.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gemeinde Leopoldshöhe delivers municipal administration services to residents of Leopoldshöhe across eight districts, including civil registry services, building permits, waste management, council information, and citizen engagement programs. The municipality also operates family and senior social services, childcare (Kita), community facilities, volunteer coordination, and a digital service ecosystem comprising a website, Serviceportal, and mobile app for online administrative requests and information.

Product overview

Gemeinde Leopoldshöhe operates a multi-channel digital service ecosystem comprising a primary municipal website, a dedicated citizen service portal, and a mobile application. The main website (leopoldshoehe.de) serves as the central information hub with integrated modules for council information (Ratsinformationssystem), appointment booking (Terminland), and defect reporting (Mängelmelder/Schadensmeldung). The separate Serviceportal provides authenticated access to online administrative services with encrypted communication. The Leopoldshöhe-App extends these services to mobile users with features including event calendars and waste collection schedules. Additional integrated tools include event ticketing (pretix), sports facility booking (Belegungszeiten), and a virtual post office (Virtuelle Poststelle) for secure electronic communication with digital signature support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FaBELeo - das Netzwerk der Generationen: A community network focused on quality of life and future viability for all generations through joint commitment to family, education, upbringing, and lifelong learning in Leopoldshöhe.

Products and services

• Hauptwebsite leopoldshoehe.de The main municipal website serving as the primary digital portal for Gemeinde Leopoldshöhe, providing access to administrative services, news, event calendars, council information, and citizen engagement tools.
• Serviceportal Online citizen service portal offering digital administrative services including certificate applications, appointment booking, and secure encrypted communication with the municipal administration via Servicekonto NRW authentication.
• Leopoldshöhe-App Mobile application for iOS and Android providing on-the-go access to community news, event calendar, digital waste collection calendar, and a Mängelmelder (defect reporter) for citizen reporting of issues to the municipal administration.
• Terminland Online-Terminreservierung Appointment booking system integrated into the website for scheduling appointments at the Bürgerbüro (citizen office) and other municipal departments, eliminating waiting times through pre-booked time slots.
• Ratsinformationssystem Council information system providing public access to municipal council sessions, meeting agendas, minutes, committee documents, and political representative information.
• Schadensmeldung (Mängelmelder) Citizen defect and damage reporting system allowing residents to submit reports of infrastructure issues such as potholes, broken streetlights, or other municipal problems for resolution by the Bauhof (municipal works department).
• pretix Ticketshop Event ticketing platform for purchasing tickets to municipal and community events, integrated as an external service.
• Hallenbelegung / Belegungszeiten Sports hall and community room booking system enabling residents to view availability and reserve gymnasiums and meeting spaces for sporting and community activities.
• Virtuelle Poststelle Secure electronic communication channel for legally binding document exchange with the municipal administration, supporting qualified electronic signatures per eIDAS Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 and encrypted message delivery.
• CityMobil Community van rental service available for volunteer organizations and civic engagement activities at a rate of €30/day including the first 100 km, bookable through the FamilienServiceBüro.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Kreis Lippe (Lippe District)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with the district administration for regional services including the Ehrenamtsbüro (volunteer office), schools, and shared public services. Kreis Lippe provides county-level administrative services while the municipality provides local services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gemeinde Oerlinghausen: Small Kreis Lippe municipality (~17,000 residents) of very similar scale and demographic profile to Leopoldshöhe, also a member of the regional cooperation framework; directly comparable as a like-sized NRW Gemeinde.
• Stadt Lage: Adjacent municipality in Kreis Lippe of similar size (~35,000 residents) operating the same dual-track model of in-person Rathaus services and online Serviceportal through Servicekonto NRW; directly comparable in NRW municipal governance, tax structure, and Kreis Lippe partnership.
• Stadt Bad Salzuflen: Larger neighbor in Kreis Lippe (~54,000 residents) operating parallel digital service channels including a Bad Salzuflen-App and online Bürgerservice portal; directly comparable as a Lippe-district municipality pursuing citizen-facing digital transformation.

Others

• AKDB (Anstalt für Kommunale Datenverarbeitung in Bayern): Bavarian municipal IT provider offering the OK.EWO, OK.VISA, and Serviceportal modules used by hundreds of German Kommunen; comparable as the type of backend infrastructure provider underpinning Leopoldshöhe's online services.
• Materna Group: German IT services group headquartered in Dortmund (NRW) with a dedicated Public Sector business delivering eGovernment, Serviceportal, and digital identity solutions to federal/state/municipal clients; comparable as an enabling GovTech partner in the same geography.
• ITEBO GmbH: Lower-Saxony/NRW municipal IT cooperative providing eGovernment platforms, Serviceportal infrastructure, and Krankenhaus/Verwaltungssoftware to small and mid-sized Kommunen; relevant as an enabling vendor in the same digital municipal stack Leopoldshöhe has assembled.
• pretix (pretix.eu): Open-source event ticketing platform already integrated by Leopoldshöhe for community-event ticket sales and used by municipalities, universities, and event organizers across Germany; comparable as the ticketing infrastructure underpinning Leopoldshöhe's event services.
• Terminland: Online appointment-booking SaaS already integrated by Leopoldshöhe for Bürgerbüro scheduling and used by hundreds of German municipalities; relevant as the appointment-booking layer of the same digital stack Leopoldshöhe relies on.
• Kommunale Datenverarbeitung Oldenburg (KDO): Municipal IT service provider supplying the kind of Serviceportal, eGovernment, and digital identity infrastructure that Leopoldshöhe uses through Servicekonto NRW; relevant as an infrastructure/enabler rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Kreis Lippe: The county-level (Landkreis) authority that partners with Leopoldshöhe on the Ehrenamtsbüro, schools, and shared public services; not a competitor but a directly comparable public administration entity operating at one tier above with overlapping digital service mandates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• Instagraminstagram.com/gemeinde_leopoldshoehe
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gemeinde-leopoldsh%C3%B6he

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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