Landratsamt Berchtesgadener Land

What Landratsamt Berchtesgadener Land does

Landratsamt Berchtesgadener Land is the district administrative office (Kreisverwaltung) for the Berchtesgadener Land district in Upper Bavaria, Germany, operating under the administrative authority of the Free State of Bavaria. It serves approximately 106,000 residents across 15 municipalities, including Bad Reichenhall, Freilassing, Laufen, Berchtesgaden, and others, providing statutory administrative services in vehicle registration, driver's licensing, social welfare, public health, nature conservation, construction permitting, and youth services. The office is headed by Landrat Michael Koller and is funded primarily through the district budget (Kreishaushalt) drawn from public taxation, supplemented by unit-priced administrative fees such as €15 for narcotics travel certificates, €20 for court-ordered hair analysis, and €45 for medical certification for rehabilitation approval.

The office operates a digital government services platform that includes online appointment booking for Kfz-Zulassung and Führerscheinstelle, the Bavaria-wide Bürgerservice-Portal for vehicle registration and EU driver's license exchange, a digital building permit application (Digitaler Bauantrag), the BGL-Abfall-App for waste management, and the WatzMobil on-demand public mobility service covering 1,000+ stops across three service areas. It coordinates with regional partners including AELF Traunstein for agricultural and forestry matters, Biosphärenregion Berchtesgadener Land for environmental protection, Kliniken Südostbayern for healthcare coordination, and Caritas for addiction counseling referrals. The Vertragsnaturschutzprogramm engages nearly 350 farms managing over 10 km² of ecologically valuable land, and 20 designated landscape protection areas fall under its jurisdiction.

The business model is non-commercial: revenue derives from the district budget funded by taxation, with administrative fees applied to specific transactional services. Customer segments are defined by geography and use case rather than commercial targeting, including district residents, agricultural operations, local businesses, and vulnerable populations. Distribution occurs through in-person appointments at the Bad Reichenhall headquarters, online self-serve portals, and mobile applications. The firmographic headcount of 24 employees appears to reflect a partial contact roster rather than total staff; the office coordinates multiple specialized departments including health, nature conservation, transport, vehicle registration, and youth services.

Name

Landratsamt Berchtesgadener Land

Legal name

Landratsamt Berchtesgadener Land

Website

https://lra-bgl.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Landratsamt Berchtesgadener Land is the district administrative office for the Berchtesgadener Land district in Upper Bavaria, Germany, providing statutory administrative services — vehicle registration, social welfare, health, environmental protection, and public mobility — to roughly 106,000 residents across 15 municipalities under the Free State of Bavaria.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Administrative Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512)

SIC

Non-Operating Establishments (9995)

akta.pro primary industry

Land Administration & Cadastral Services (Public Land Records, Parcel Management) (BPAIANAH)

Keywords

• Public administration services
• District government services
• Vehicle registration services
• Citizen administrative services
• Social welfare administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Bad Reichenhall

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Landratsamt Berchtesgadener Land is the district administrative authority (Landkreisverwaltung) for the Berchtesgadener Land district in Bavaria, Germany. It delivers public administration services to district residents and businesses, including vehicle registration, driver's license issuance, building permits, social welfare administration, waste management coordination, and other statutory governmental functions. Services are delivered through in-person counters and increasingly through digital online portals and mobile applications.

Product overview

Landratsamt Berchtesgadener Land operates a digital government services platform providing citizen-facing administrative services. The core offerings include online appointment booking for Kfz-Zulassung (vehicle registration) and Führerscheinstelle (driver's license), digital building permit applications, and access to the Bavaria-wide BürgerService-Portal. The district also maintains environmental initiatives through its Solaratlas, Klimaschutzkonzept, and Vertragsnaturschutzprogramm. The BGL-Abfall-App provides mobile access to waste management services, while the WatzMobil service offers on-demand public mobility solutions. These services are built on citizen-facing portals and applications rather than a unified SaaS platform architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vehicle Registration Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 350 farms manage ecological valuable land through VNP conservation program
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Amt für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten Traunstein (AELF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordination on agricultural and forestry matters including Vertragsnaturschutzprogramm applications, forest road construction approvals, and reforestation/clearing permits. The AELF processes applications submitted through the lower nature conservation authority.
• Kliniken SüdostbayernminorOthersHealthcare facility partnership for regional medical services. The district office coordinates health-related administrative matters with the regional hospital system.
• Caritas Fachambulanz für Suchterkrankungen im Berchtesgadener LandminorOthersReferral partnership for abstinence verification services. The Caritas specialized addiction counseling center performs hair analysis for alcohol and drug abstinence testing as referred by the health office for driver's license or MPU purposes.
• Kreisjugendring Berchtesgadener LandminorOthersYouth welfare organization operating under district office supervision for youth services and recreational programs including Kinderkino BGL.
• Bayerisches Rotes Kreuz (BRK) und Technisches Hilfswerk (THW)minorOthersEmergency service organizations receiving recognition from the district for volunteer service contributions to public safety in Berchtesgadener Land.
• Zweckverband Bergerlebnis BerchtesgadenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation on WatzMobil mobility service launch. The district collaborates with the municipal association on regional transportation initiatives.
• Biosphärenregion Berchtesgadener LandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for biosphere region coordination and environmental protection initiatives within the district's special conservation areas.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Landratsamt München: Larger Upper Bavarian district with the same statutory portfolio but materially greater scale (serves a substantially bigger population around Munich). Comparable in mandate, divergent in resources and digital maturity, useful as a scale benchmark.
• Bezirk Oberbayern: Higher-level regional authority overseeing multiple Upper Bavarian Landkreise including Berchtesgadener Land. Handles supra-district functions (e.g., specialist social/administrative advisory) that complement rather than compete with the Landratsamt's mandate.

Direct peers

• Landratsamt Rosenheim: Upper Bavarian district administration with the same statutory mandate (vehicle registration, building permits, environmental protection, social welfare). Comparable scale and service breadth, serving a similar mix of urban centers (Rosenheim) and rural Alpine municipalities.
• Landratsamt Altötting: Southeast Bavarian district with the same statutory functions (Kfz-Zulassung, Bauamt, Naturschutz, Jugendamt, Sozialamt). Comparable scale and administrative structure under Bavarian Kreisbehörde law.
• Landratsamt Traunstein: Neighboring Bavarian district office in Upper Bavaria with a comparable portfolio of Kfz-Zulassung, Bauamt, Naturschutz, and social services. Most directly comparable as it shares the same Bavarian Kreisbehörde legal framework and even partners with Berchtesgadener Land via AELF Traunstein on agriculture/forestry matters.
• Landratsamt Miesbach: Adjacent Upper Bavarian Alpine district with comparable demographic profile (aging population, tourism economy) and an identical set of district-level administrative responsibilities under Bavarian law.
• Landratsamt Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen: Neighboring Upper Bavarian district with a similar mix of conservation mandates (Landschaftsschutzgebiete), vehicle registration, and social services. Directly comparable as a Kreisbehörde serving an Alpine-adjacent population.

Others

• Stadt Bad Reichenhall: Municipal administration seated at the same headquarters location (Bad Reichenhall). Operates complementary local-government functions (Meldewesen, Standesamt, city-level permits) that interface with — but do not compete against — the district-level Landratsamt.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@lra-bgl
• Facebookfacebook.com/LandratsamtBGL
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/landratsamt-berchtesgadener-land

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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