What Gemeinde Linkenheim-Hochstetten does

Gemeinde Linkenheim-Hochstetten is a municipal government entity (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) serving approximately 12,000+ residents in the Karlsruhe district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It delivers statutory local government services through a Bürgerbüro (citizen service office) and Standesamt (registry office), complemented by digital channels including online appointment booking (Terminbuchung via termin-online-buchen.de), the Regio-App mobile application (iOS/Android), the Serviceportal Baden-Württemberg integration, the federal 115 authority hotline, and the TIVIO AI chatbot for citizen inquiries. The municipality also operates four recreational gravel lakes (Baggerseen), the Kongress- und Kulturzentrum Hardt event venue, water and wastewater utilities, fire and emergency services, cemeteries, and waste management, supported by a dense ecosystem of more than 100 local clubs and associations.

The underlying technology stack is built on a WordPress-based website (hosted by Hetzner Online GmbH) with Gravity Forms for service requests, Borlabs Cookie for GDPR-compliant cookie management, and YouTube for video content. The digital service surface extends to license plate scanning-based parking fee collection at Baggersee Streitköpfle (via Wemolo, DEKRA-certified for GDPR), electronic water meter reading submission (Digitale Zählerkarte), and the TIVIO chatbot powered by TIVIO GmbH. Technical implementation and ongoing maintenance is handled by DÜRRSCHNABEL Druck & Medien GmbH, located in Elchesheim-Illingen.

Revenue is generated through a hybrid of recurring and usage-based municipal streams: property tax (Grundsteuer), trade tax (Gewerbesteuer), and other municipal levies; water supply and wastewater charges; administrative fees (e.g., EUR 8 for in-person registration certificates); and seasonal parking fees at Baggersee Streitköpfle (EUR 40 resident / EUR 80 non-resident season tickets; EUR 3/2h, EUR 6/4h, EUR 8 daily cap). Distribution is direct-to-consumer via physical offices, the digital portal, and the mobile app; no third-party reseller or partner channel exists for core services. The municipality is governed by a Bürgermeister (currently Michael Möslang, departing July 2026) and a Gemeinderat, operating under oversight of the Karlsruhe district administration (Landratsamt Karlsruhe) and is not subject to traditional ownership, funding, or M&A dynamics.

Name

Gemeinde Linkenheim-Hochstetten

Legal name

Gemeinde Linkenheim-Hochstetten

Website

https://linkenheim-hochstetten.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gemeinde Linkenheim-Hochstetten is a municipal government in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, serving approximately 12,000+ residents with administrative services, digital citizen portals, water and wastewater utilities, fire protection, four recreational gravel lakes, and cultural venues, funded through local taxes, administrative fees, and usage-based charges.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Public Administration

NAICS

Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (92411), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local Transportation, Parking & Mobility Administration (BPAIACAM), Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF)

Keywords

• Municipal administration services
• Citizen services office
• Water and wastewater management
• Digital appointment booking
• Community recreation facilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Linkenheim-Hochstetten

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, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Municipal Taxes (Steuern und Abgaben): Revenue from property tax (Grundsteuer), trade tax (Gewerbesteuer), and other municipal levies collected from residents and businesses.
2. Administrative Fees (Verwaltungsgebühren): Fees collected for administrative services including registration certificates, building permits, and other municipal services. Citizens bureau issues registration certificates for 8 EUR when applying in person.
3. Parking Fees (Parkentgelte): Revenue from digital parking management at Baggersee Streitköpfle including hourly rates (3 EUR/2h, 6 EUR/4h), daily limit of 8 EUR, and seasonal tickets (40 EUR residents, 80 EUR non-residents).
4. Utility Charges (Wasser und Abwasser): Charges for water supply and wastewater management services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Gemeinde Linkenheim-Hochstetten is the local municipal government for approximately 12,000+ residents in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It delivers statutory public services including resident registration, civil registry (Standesamt), building permits, waste and water/wastewater management, fire protection, and emergency coordination. The municipality also operates community infrastructure: four recreational gravel lakes, the Kongress- und Kulturzentrum Hardt event venue, cemeteries, parking facilities, and a digital service stack comprising a municipal website, the Regio-App mobile application, an AI chatbot, online appointment booking, and digital water-meter reading. Revenue is generated through municipal taxes and recurring and usage-based service fees, including administrative charges, parking fees, and water/wastewater tariffs.

Product overview

Gemeinde Linkenheim-Hochstetten operates a comprehensive digital citizen services portfolio consisting of the official municipal website as the primary information hub, complemented by the Regio-App mobile application for on-the-go access to local news and events. The online appointment booking system (Terminbuchung) enables citizens to schedule Bürgerbüro and Standesamt appointments digitally. The digital water meter card system (Digitale Zählerkarte) allows property owners to submit meter readings electronically. Additional services include the Kongress- und Kulturzentrum Hardt venue booking. The municipality also provides a 115 authority hotline, online forms, and parking management at recreational sites.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Municipal Administration Services (Bürgerbüro and Standesamt) Core statutory services delivered through the Bürgerbüro (citizen services office) and Standesamt (registry office) including residence registration, ID/certificates (e.g., registration certificate, 8 EUR in person, free online via Serviceportal BW), civil registry matters (births, marriages, deaths), building permits, and general administrative support for residents.
• Regio-App Linkenheim-Hochstetten Official free mobile application of the municipality providing real-time local news, event information, and municipal announcements to residents on iOS and Android devices.
• Online Appointment Booking (Terminbuchung) Digital appointment scheduling system allowing citizens to book appointments at the Bürgerbüro and Standesamt online via integration with termin-online-buchen.de.
• Digital Water Meter Card (Digitale Zählerkarte) Digital water-meter reading system enabling property owners and property managers to submit water meter readings electronically via email, replacing the traditional paper-based annual meter reading card.
• Kongress- und Kulturzentrum Hardt Municipal congress and cultural center available for hire for events, conferences, and cultural activities, with technical equipment, catering options, and published usage prices.
• Digital Parking Management at Baggersee Streitköpfle Cashless digital parking-fee collection at the Streitköpfle gravel-lake parking lot using Wemolo license-plate-scanning technology with hourly rates (3 EUR/2h, 6 EUR/2-4h, 8 EUR daily limit) and seasonal tickets (40 EUR residents, 80 EUR non-residents).

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Deutsche GlasfasercoreTechnology or Integration · 24 July 2024Deutsche Glasfaser is conducting fiber optic (Glasfaser) expansion throughout Linkenheim-Hochstetten. The municipality has established a central complaint email address ([email protected]) to manage resident inquiries and coordinate with Deutsche Glasfaser on construction issues and service delivery.
• Land Baden-WürttembergcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe state of Baden-Württemberg is funding the 'Quartiersimpulse' program in which Linkenheim-Hochstetten participates with Rheinstetten on the 'Quartiere verbinden – Pflege in Gemeinschaft leben' project to establish local care networks connecting affected individuals, family members, volunteers, services, and administration.
• RheinstettencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner municipality in the state-funded 'Quartiere verbinden' care network project to develop local care networks in both municipalities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Gemeinde Rheinstetten: Direct peer and explicit partner municipality in the state-funded 'Quartiere verbinden' care network project. Similar size (~20,000 residents) and adjacent in the Karlsruhe district, with overlapping citizen service delivery and recreational infrastructure.
• Gemeinde Graben-Neudorf: Adjacent municipality in the Karlsruhe district with ~13,000 residents. Comparable in administrative scope\u2014school administration, building permits, parking, waste, and water\u2014and a natural peer for service-delivery benchmarking.
• Gemeinde Karlsdorf-Neuthard: Karlsruhe-district municipality with ~12,000 residents. Closely comparable in scale and service mix, including water/wastewater, building permits, and citizen services\u2014useful peer for digital service rollout ROI comparison.
• Gemeinde Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen: Karlruhe-district neighbor with ~17,000 residents. Operates similar municipal services including Wasser/Abwasser, Bauhof, registry office, and citizen services, sharing population scale and tax-base constraints with Linkenheim-Hochstetten.
• Stadt Stutensee: Neighboring municipality in the Karlsruhe district with ~12,000 residents. Runs a comparable portfolio of B\u00fcrgerb\u00fcro services, building permits, water/wastewater, and recreation assets, making it a same-size operational benchmark.
• Gemeinde Dettenheim: Smaller neighboring Gemeinde (~7,000 residents) in the Karlsruhe district. Provides a comparable rural-urban mixed municipal service offering, particularly for recreational lake management and administrative core services.

Broad incumbents

• Stadt Weinheim: Larger Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg municipality (~45,000 residents) where the departing B\u00fcrgermeister Michael M\u00f6slang was elected Oberb\u00fcrgermeister. Operates a broader portfolio at greater scale and serves as a comparator for upward service ambition.
• Stadt Bruchsal: Larger municipality (~46,000 residents) in the Karlsruhe district. Offers a comparable service breadth\u2014from B\u00fcrgerb\u00fcro to Kongresszentrum\u2014at scale, making it a useful upper-bound peer for service and event infrastructure economics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gemeinde-linkenheim-hochstetten

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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