Landratsamt Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis

What Landratsamt Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis does

Landratsamt Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis is the district administrative office (Behörde) of the Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, a district in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, established in 1973 as part of the Baden-Württemberg administrative reform. The office delivers mandated public administrative services to district residents, local businesses, and organizations, including vehicle registration, driver's licenses, civil registry, permits, social services, health coordination, environmental protection, economic development, and public safety. It is headed by Landrat Dr. Achim Brötel and operates from its primary headquarters in Mosbach with a secondary office in Buchen. The office oversees affiliated entities including Neckar-Odenwald-Kliniken (district clinics), Kreismedienzentrum (district media center), and Ehrenamtszentrum (volunteer center).

The organization's core digital offerings include a comprehensive online services portal featuring Online-KFZ-Zulassung (vehicle registration), Wunschkennzeichen (custom license plate reservation), Gesundheitswegweiser (health guide), Führerscheinstelle digital (driver's license services), Online-Anträge der Ausländerbehörde (foreigners' authority applications), Archivrecherche Online, Energiesparcheck, and a Familienwegweiser. Its proprietary technology includes NOKmaps, a custom geographic information system (GIS) integrated with OpenStreetMap, providing interactive spatial data for district property, infrastructure, and geographic datasets without transmitting user IP addresses. The IT infrastructure is hosted on 1&1 IONOS SE under a GDPR Art. 28 data processing agreement, with Matomo deployed for open-source web analytics and Jaimo Solutions providing a privacy-compliant social media wall.

The Landratsamt operates as a public administrative body rather than a commercial enterprise. Its revenue is derived from district taxation (Kreisumlage), state transfers, and fees for specific administrative services as mandated by German administrative fee regulations (Gebühren). The office has won the Landesweiter Datenschutzwettbewerb (Statewide Data Protection Competition) in both 2022 and 2024, recognizing GDPR compliance excellence. It participates in Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar regional development cooperation, holds Fairtrade-Landkreis designation (with sub-brands NOKolade and GUTsele), and maintains a patronage partnership with the Panzerbataillon 363 in Hardheim. Customer interactions occur through both physical citizen service offices and the digital self-serve portal, serving five primary citizen segments: district residents, families with children, local businesses, the agriculture and forestry sector, and senior citizens and people with disabilities.

Name

Landratsamt Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis

Legal name

Landratsamt Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis

Website

https://neckar-odenwald-kreis.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Landratsamt Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis is the district administrative office of the Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, providing mandated public administrative services including vehicle registration, social services, permits, and digital government services to district residents, businesses, and organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Other General Government Support (92119)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Management Services (8741), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Public administration services
• District government services
• Vehicle registration services
• Civil registry services
• Administrative permit services

Headquarters

HQ city

Mosbach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Landratsamt Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis is a government district administrative office providing mandated public services to residents, businesses, and organizations within the Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Core offerings include vehicle registration, driver's license services, civil registry, foreigner's authority applications, social and youth services, environmental and agricultural permits, public health coordination, and economic development support, delivered through physical offices in Mosbach and Buchen and a comprehensive digital online services portal.

Product overview

Landratsamt Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis operates a comprehensive government services portal offering both physical administrative services and extensive digital online services. The digital offerings include online vehicle registration (Online-KFZ-Zulassung), custom license plate reservation (Wunschkennzeichen), health guide (Gesundheitswegweiser), geographic information system (NOKmaps/GIS), digital driver's license services (Führerscheinstelle digital), foreigners' authority online applications, archive research, energy savings check, defibrillator location finder (AED Initiative), family guide (Familienwegweiser), job postings portal, and public announcements system. The portal serves as the central access point for county administration services organized under administrative divisions including Finance and Service (Fachbereich 1), Environment and Public Order (Fachbereich 2), and Youth and Social Affairs (Fachbereich 3).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NOKolade: Fairtrade chocolate initiative of the Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis Fairtrade-Landkreis campaign.
• GUTsele

Segments5 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered supporting, core infrastructure, strategic, traditional and regional.

• Jaimo Solutions GmbHsupportingTechnology or IntegrationProvides privacy-compliant social media wall technology for the district's website, enabling display of social media content without direct data sharing with social platforms
• 1&1 IONOS SEcore infrastructureTechnology or IntegrationWebsite hosting provider for the official district website (neckar-odenwald-kreis.de). Data processing occurs under GDPR Art. 28 data processing agreement. Log data typically deleted after 7 days.
• Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Facebook)supportingTechnology or IntegrationSocial media integration for Facebook page linking. Data transfer occurs only upon user activation of social plugin links. District maintains separate data privacy policies for Facebook services.
• Fairtrade DeutschlandstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerDistrict designated as Fairtrade-Landkreis, demonstrating commitment to fair trade and regional sustainable procurement. Includes initiatives like NOKolade and GUTsele, with cooperation partners supporting fair trade throughout the region.
• Panzerbataillon 363traditionalOthersPatronage partnership with the armored battalion based in Hardheim. Includes joint events such as Brückenschoppen celebrations, representing civic-military relations within the district.
• Metropolregion Rhein-NeckarregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerDistrict participates in the metropolitan region Rhein-Neckar, a cross-border regional development cooperation involving economic development, infrastructure, and regional planning initiatives.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Landratsamt Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald: District administrative office in Baden-Württemberg with comparable mandate across vehicle registration, social services, environmental protection, and digital citizen services, including online portal and GIS offerings.
• Landratsamt Bodenseekreis: District administrative office in southern Baden-Württemberg with comparable services including online vehicle registration, social services, environmental permitting, and GIS-based citizen information.
• Landratsamt Ludwigsburg: District administrative office in Baden-Württemberg offering the same core administrative services (KFZ-Zulassung, Ausländerbehörde, social services) with similar digital channels and GIS-based citizen information.
• Landratsamt Rhein-Neckar-Kreis: Neighboring district administrative office in Baden-Württemberg with a directly comparable mandate (vehicle registration, social services, environmental permits, digital citizen services) and overlapping regional cooperation footprint.
• Landratsamt Main-Tauber-Kreis: Rural district administrative office in Baden-Württemberg with comparable scale, service mix (vehicle registration, social services, environment), and digital offerings. Similar demographic profile and governance structure.
• Landratsamt Schwäbisch Hall: Rural district administrative office in Baden-Württemberg providing analogous services across social affairs, environment, vehicle registration, and online citizen engagement, with comparable digital portal structure.
• Landratsamt Odenwaldkreis: Cross-border neighboring district in Hesse with similar rural character, geographic naming overlap, and matching administrative responsibilities for vehicle registration, social affairs, and environmental oversight.

Broad incumbents

• Landratsamt Karlsruhe: Larger district administrative office in Baden-Württemberg offering the same core services (KFZ-Zulassung, Ausländerbehörde, social services) at greater scale, including online portals for vehicle registration and GIS-based citizen information.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Neckar.Odenwald.Kreis
• Instagraminstagram.com/lra.neckar.odenwald.kreis
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/landratsamt-neckar-odenwald-kreis

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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