What Stadtgemeinde Murau does

Stadtgemeinde Murau is a public-law municipality (Gemeinde) and district capital serving the Murau district in Styria, Austria. Governed by Mayor Thomas Kalcher and an elected municipal council, it functions as the local and district-level administrative authority (Bezirksverwaltungsbehörde) for approximately 12,000 residents across the districts of Murau, St. Egidi, Steirisch-Laßnitz, Stolzalpe, and Triebendorf. The entity does not operate on commercial revenue; funding flows from municipal taxes, federal/state allocations, and service fees.

The municipality operates a vertically integrated portfolio of public services rather than commercial products. Core operational units include: Murauer Stadtwerke (hydropower-based electricity generation producing nearly 100% of local electricity needs), Klär-anlage (wastewater treatment and hazardous waste collection), Städtischer Bauhof (public works), Stadtbücherei (public library), Musikschule (music school), Kinderkrippe und Kindergarten (childcare), Elternhaus Murau (senior care and nursing home), WM-Halle (multi-purpose hall with ~2,300-person capacity), and Citybus Murau (public transit). Cultural and tourism infrastructure centers on the 800+ year brewing heritage under the 'Bierstadt' designation, with Brauerei Murau as an anchor partner.

The technology layer is built on a standard Austrian municipal e-government platform: the Gemeinde24 CMS powering www.murau.gv.at, with OpenStreetMap integration for location services, Matomo/Piwik analytics, the Digitales Amtsservice for electronic administrative procedures, Amtssignatur compliant with E-GovG §19 for official electronic signatures, and Kinderportal integration with the Styria state system for childcare registration. Pricing across services is fee-based and cost-recovery oriented — utility tariffs, transit fares (€3.10 hourly to €64.70 monthly), senior care cost contributions (€11.22 per meals-on-wheels meal), and youth subsidies (€40/quarter taxi vouchers, €100/semester travel subsidies). Marketing is conducted through the municipal website, Gemeindezeitung (municipal newspaper), the 'Unsere App' mobile application, and via Tourismusverband Region Murau partnership.

Name

Stadtgemeinde Murau

Legal name

Stadtgemeinde Murau

Website

https://murau.gv.at

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stadtgemeinde Murau is an Austrian public-law municipality and district capital in Styria, serving approximately 12,000 residents across five districts with administrative services, utilities, childcare, senior care, public transport, and cultural facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined (92114), Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Sewage Treatment Facilities (221320), Waste Collection (56211), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (924110), Executive Offices (92111)

SIC

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Water Supply (4941), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Works Departments (Streets, Bridges, Stormwater, Fleet, Maintenance) (BPAIALAD), Municipal Electric Utilities (Munis) (EUADABAB), Municipal Wastewater Collection (Sewer Networks) (BPALAMAA), Solid Waste & Recycling Services Administration (BPAIACAH)

Keywords

• Municipal administration
• Public utilities
• E-government services
• Childcare services
• Public transportation

Headquarters

HQ city

Murau

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Stadtgemeinde Murau is a municipal government that delivers local public administration and a portfolio of municipal services to the residents of Murau and surrounding districts. Offerings include administrative services via the Rathaus and Digitales Amtsservice e-government portal, public utilities (hydropower-based electricity, wastewater treatment), public transportation (Citybus Murau, Murtalbahn heritage railway), community facilities (library, music school, kindergarten/childcare, senior care home, multi-purpose hall), and waste management services.

Product overview

Stadtgemeinde Murau operates a comprehensive portfolio of municipal products and services organized across community facilities, utility services, transportation, and e-government platforms. The core offerings include public infrastructure (city utilities generating hydropower, wastewater treatment, municipal construction yard), community facilities (city library, music school, children's nursery and kindergarten, elderly care home, and the WM-Halle multi-purpose hall), and public transportation via City Bus Murau. Additionally, digital administrative services enable citizens to access government services electronically. These services collectively serve the approximately 12,000 residents across the districts of Murau, St. Egidi, Steirisch-Laßnitz, Stolzalpe, and Triebendorf.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stadtbücherei Murau (City Library) Public lending library at Schillerplatz 7 serving Murau residents with book lending services; open on Tuesday, Friday, and Thursday.
• Musikschule Murau (Music School) Music education for children, youth, and adults with a pedagogical approach fostering motivation through success and joy in collective music-making.
• Kinderkrippe und Kindergarten Murau (Nursery and Kindergarten)

Quantifiable outcome

• Near 100% of Murau's electricity needs met through hydropower via Murauer Stadtwerke
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Klimabündnis (Climate Alliance)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2004Murau is a Klimabündnis municipality since 2004. The Climate Alliance is Europe's largest municipal climate protection network with over 1,600 member municipalities across 20 European countries. Members are partnered with indigenous organizations in the Amazon to protect rainforest and reduce climate-damaging emissions. Murau's membership demonstrates commitment to environmental sustainability.
• Fairtrade AustriaminorOthersMurau participates in the Fairtrade towns initiative, supporting fair trade principles and ethical sourcing.
• HolzWelt MurauminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional wood industry cluster partnership promoting sustainable forestry and wood products from the Murau region.
• Tourismusverband Region MuraucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional tourism association (Liechtensteinstraße 3-5, 03532/2720) responsible for promoting Murau as a tourism destination. Manages tourism marketing, visitor services, and coordinates with regional attractions including hiking, biking, skiing, and cultural sites.
• Steiermarkbahn und Bus GmbHcoreOthersRegional rail and bus operator providing public transportation services including Murtalbahn historic steam train, Citybus Murau, and regional connections. Located at Bahnhofviertel 5, Murau.
• Brauerei Murau eGencoreOthersThe Murau brewery is a major local business and cultural icon, earning the 'Bierstadt' designation. First EMAS-certified brewery in Austria and Klimabündnis Betrieb. The brewery contributes significantly to regional identity and tourism (Brauerei der Sinne visitor experience).
• Gemeinde24coreTechnology or IntegrationWebsite platform provider for Austrian municipalities (www.gemeinde24.at). Provides the content management system and technical infrastructure for www.murau.gv.at.
• KD - Kommunale Datenschutz GmbH SteiermarkminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMunicipal data protection company providing data protection officer services. Contact: Mag. Philipp Feichtgraber, Ivica-Osim-Platz 2, 8041 Graz.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Stadtgemeinde Knittelfeld: Small Styrian statutory city with a similarly diversified municipal operating model (Stadtwerke, Bauhof, cultural venues), directly comparable in service breadth and demographic profile.
• Stadtgemeinde Gmunden: Tourism-oriented Austrian statutory city combining municipal utilities with cultural and tourism infrastructure (similar to Murau's Bierstadt/brewery identity) — comparable on tourism-revenue model and historic-town capex burden.
• Stadtgemeinde Bad Ischl: Upper Austrian statutory city pairing municipal service delivery with strong tourism branding — relevant for comparing how small Austrian municipalities monetize cultural/heritage positioning.
• Stadtgemeinde Judenburg: Styrian municipality of comparable population tier running its own utility, waste, and cultural facilities, making it a close functional peer for benchmarking service portfolio and budget structure.
• Stadtgemeinde Mürzzuschlag: Austrian statutory city operating municipal utilities, public transport and childcare services within the same legal and financial framework — relevant peer for e-government and climate-protection comparisons.
• Stadtgemeinde Leoben: Another Styrian statutory city (Stadtgemeinde) of similar scale operating the same portfolio of municipal services — utilities, public transport, waste, childcare — and reporting under the same Austrian municipal law framework.

Others

• Gemeinde24 (KDZ — Kommunale Datenschutz GmbH): Provider of the CMS and digital services infrastructure that powers www.murau.gv.at — relevant ecosystem peer for understanding the technology stack underpinning Murau's e-government offering.
• Stadtwerke Klagenfurt: Municipal utility company providing electricity, heat and services — directly comparable to Murauer Stadtwerke's hydropower-heavy model and useful for benchmarking energy-mix economics.

Broad incumbents

• Stadt Graz: Styrian state capital operating a much larger but structurally identical municipal service stack (Stadtwerke, Holding, public transport, waste). Useful as the upper-bound benchmark for what Murau's services could scale toward.

Regional players

• Marktgemeinde Bezau: Small Vorarlberg municipality with a comparable population base and Klimabündnis involvement — useful peer for benchmarking sustainability programs and small-municipality e-government rollouts in a different Austrian state.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stadtgemeinde-murau

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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