Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg

What Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg does

Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg is the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, a municipal government entity (Gebietskörperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) headquartered at Alter Markt 6 in Magdeburg and led by Oberbürgermeisterin Simone Borris. It delivers statutory municipal services to roughly 240,000 residents across administration, public safety (fire, rescue, civil protection), urban planning, waste management, childcare, cultural institutions (Theater Magdeburg, Puppentheater, Konservatorium, Stadthalle und Hyparschale), cemeteries and gardens, social services, and economic development, supported by eight wholly-owned Eigenbetriebe.

Its digital services are centered on the Digitales Rathaus Magdeburg portal and a suite of connected modules: MagdeApp (iOS/Android) for news, waste schedules, and MD-Melder defect reporting; Terminreservierung for appointment booking; Offene Verwaltungsdaten open-data portal; MACH5 App and MagdeburgerAnspruchsCheck for social benefits eligibility; the "Mit Brief und Siegel" administrative podcast; Stadtrats-TV broadcasts of council sessions; and the Magdeburg Welcome Service for international residents. The technology stack includes the Matomo (PIWIK) open-source web analytics platform hosted on the city's own servers, the Conword.io translation layer powered by DeepL SE (covering German, English, French, Arabic, Turkish, and Ukrainian with GDPR-compliant encrypted transfer and no data retention), Juicer.io for social media aggregation, and OpenWeatherMap for weather data. Underlying infrastructure is operated by KID Magdeburg GmbH.

The business model is non-commercial: services are provided free of direct charge to citizens and funded through tax revenue, intergovernmental transfers, and Eigenbetriebe operating results. There is no publicly disclosed pricing, no commercial revenue line, and no equity funding; the entity has no private ownership and no parent company. Its "go-to-market" consists of physical BürgerService centers, tourist information offices at Breiten Weg and Hauptbahnhof, the website magdeburg.de, mobile applications, and citizen participation channels (Beteiligung portal, Einwohnerversammlungen). Marketing and outreach span the website, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, the administrative podcast, and the press office (Pressestelle).

Name

Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg

Legal name

Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg

Website

https://magdeburg.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg is the municipal government of Magdeburg, the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It delivers statutory public services to roughly 240,000 residents across administration, public safety, infrastructure, cultural, and social functions, supported by a Digitales Rathaus portal and mobile apps.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Public Administration (92), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Development & Neighborhood Revitalization (CDBG, Place-Based Initiatives) (BPAIANAE), Public Works / In-House Municipal Collection Operations (EUAIAAAF), City/Municipal Public Health Departments (HLAJAAAC)

Keywords

• Municipal administration
• Public services
• E-government platform
• Citizen engagement
• Urban planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg delivers comprehensive municipal administration services to residents, businesses, and visitors of Magdeburg, the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt. Its primary offerings include the Digitales Rathaus e-government portal, online appointment booking, citizen defect reporting, mobile municipal apps, open data, welcome/integration services for migrants, cultural programming through municipal theaters and conservatory, waste management, fire and emergency services, urban planning, and social benefits administration.

Product overview

Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg operates a comprehensive digital citizen services ecosystem centered on the Digitales Rathaus (Digital City Hall) portal. The core offering includes the main citizen portal connecting to various municipal services, supplemented by dedicated mobile applications (MagdeApp, MACH5 App), citizen reporting tools (MD-Melder), appointment booking systems (Terminreservierung), open data platforms (Offene Verwaltungsdaten), and multilingual welcome services for migrants. Additional digital engagement tools include the Verwaltungspodcast 'Mit Brief und Siegel', Stadtrats-TV broadcasts, and the MagdeburgerAnspruchsCheck benefits assessment tool. The architecture follows a portal-plus-modules model where the Digitales Rathaus serves as the central hub with specialized services operating as connected modules for specific citizen needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digitales Rathaus Magdeburg Central digital administration portal providing citizens with online access to municipal services, forms, information, and administrative processes.
• MagdeApp City app providing citizens with current news, waste collection schedules (Abfallinfo), defect reporting (Mängelmelder), and municipal information on mobile devices.
• MD-Melder Digital defect and issue reporting system allowing citizens to report municipal problems such as potholes, broken streetlights, or waste issues via website and MagdeApp.
• Terminreservierung Online appointment booking system allowing residents to schedule visits to administrative offices and citizen service centers.
• Offene Verwaltungsdaten (Open Data) Open government data portal providing public access to municipal statistics, geodata, and administrative information for transparency and civic engagement.
• Magdeburg Welcome Service Integration and welcome service for migrants and immigrants, providing guidance on arrival, residence permits, language learning, work, and life in Magdeburg.
• Verwaltungspodcast 'Mit Brief und Siegel' Administrative podcast providing insights into municipal topics, processes, and people of Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg for citizen education about local government.
• Stadtrats-TV Television broadcast service for city council sessions providing public access to municipal political proceedings and decision-making.
• MACH5 App Mobile application for social security benefits allowing citizens to check entitlements to social assistance programs.
• MagdeburgerAnspruchsCheck Online tool helping citizens identify social benefits and entitlements they may be eligible for based on their personal situation.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• KID Magdeburg GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationIT service provider handling website infrastructure and cookie-related data processing. Responsible for technical operation of magdeburg.de and associated digital services.
• Conword.iocoreTechnology or IntegrationDSGVO-compliant translation service provider enabling real-time website translation. All translations generated by DeepL SE with encrypted transmission and no data retention.
• DeepL SEcoreTechnology or IntegrationAI translation technology provider powering the Conword.io translation service. Text passages are encrypted during transfer and not stored by DeepL for training purposes.
• Städtische Werke Magdeburg GmbH & Co. KGminorOthersMunicipal utility company partner with advertising presence on city website. Provides local energy and infrastructure services.
• WOBAU - Wohnen in MagdeburgminorOthersMunicipal housing company partner. Advertises housing services on city website platform.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Landeshauptstadt Kiel: State capital of Schleswig-Holstein and a mid-sized northern German Landeshauptstadt with directly comparable municipal service portfolio and e-government delivery model.
• Landeshauptstadt Saarbrücken: State capital of Saarland — a smaller German Landeshauptstadt with similar state-capital mandate, demographic challenges, and reliance on intergovernmental transfers.
• Landeshauptstadt Mainz: State capital of Rhineland-Palatinate, operating the same statutory municipal functions and Eigenbetriebe-style service units, useful as a comparable benchmark for capital-city administration.
• Landeshauptstadt Erfurt: State capital of Thuringia with similar mid-sized eastern German capital profile. Operates an analogous municipal service portfolio including Eigenbetriebe, digital citizen services, and cultural institutions.
• Landeshauptstadt Potsdam: State capital of Brandenburg with comparable population size, eastern German demographic profile, and mix of administrative, cultural, and digital services for citizens and businesses.
• Stadt Leipzig: Largest city in Saxony and a major eastern German municipal peer. Comparable in delivering a full municipal service stack with significant digital citizen services and Eigenbetriebe portfolio, though larger in scale.
• Landeshauptstadt Schwerin: State capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern — a smaller eastern German Landeshauptstadt facing similar demographic and fiscal conditions while delivering the same statutory municipal functions.
• Landeshauptstadt Hannover: State capital of Lower Saxony and a comparable mid-large German Landeshauptstadt operating the same scope of municipal administration, Eigenbetriebe, and e-government services.
• Landeshauptstadt Dresden: State capital of Saxony and the largest eastern German Landeshauptstadt. Directly comparable as a state capital providing the same municipal service portfolio — citizen services, urban planning, waste management, and digital e-government initiatives.
• Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden: State capital of Hesse — a comparable German Landeshauptstadt with similar administrative scope, digital citizen services offerings, and state-capital funding dynamics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/magdeburgde
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCxfOqLWWVb5NQg
• Facebookfacebook.com/magdeburg.de
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/landeshauptstadt-magdeburg
• Instagraminstagram.com/magdeburg.de

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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