Landeshauptstadt Potsdam

What Landeshauptstadt Potsdam does

Landeshauptstadt Potsdam is the state capital of Brandenburg, Germany, and operates as a Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts (public-law municipal corporation) with exclusive statutory authority for municipal Daseinsvorsorge within its boundaries. The entity serves the residents, businesses, and visitors of Potsdam through an integrated portfolio of administrative services, public safety, education, culture, and infrastructure. Core operating arms include the Stadtverwaltung (city administration) at Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 79/81, the Feuerwehr Potsdam fire and rescue service, the Stadt- und Landesbibliothek (which doubles as the state library for Brandenburg), and wholly owned subsidiaries ProPotsdam GmbH (social housing), Kommunaler Immobilien Service (KIS), and Stadtwerke Potsdam GmbH (municipal public transportation).

Service delivery combines physical and digital channels: in-person service at the Bürgerservicecenter, the 115 government phone line, the online Bürgerserviceportal, the mitgestalten.potsdam.de participation platform (handling >700 Bürgerhaushalt submissions), and the eBibliothek integrating nine digital content platforms (Onleihe, PressReader, filmfriend, Freegal Music+, Genios, Brockhaus, Munzinger). Technology infrastructure includes the Open Data Portal, Klima-Monitor Potsdam (eight climate-action data domains), the Urbane Datenplattform, the Smart City Potsdam initiative, and the Digitalwerkstatt (a makerspace with 3D printing, robotics, VR, and AI educational programming). Certification alignment covers BbgBITV, BITV 2.0, WCAG 2.1 AA, and PDF/UA, with self-declared partial compliance.

Revenue mechanics are tax-funded rather than commercial: streams include Gewerbesteuer (trade tax), Grundsteuer (property tax), statutory fees for administrative transactions (registration, identity documents, building permits), and inter-governmental transfers. Most services are free at point of use; fees apply to specific regulated transactions (library late fees, ID documents). The entity is led by Oberbürgermeisterin Noosha Aubel, who succeeded Mike Schubert and Jann Jakobs. Customer segments span residents, families (151-place Kita capacity), mobility-impaired library users, refugees (coordinated through the 121-member Bündnis Städte Sicherer Häfen), volunteer firefighters (450+ members), and Olympic athletes from local sports clubs (>20 Olympians celebrated). The city maintains ten partner-city relationships and holds UNESCO World Heritage status for its palaces and gardens.

Name

Landeshauptstadt Potsdam

Legal name

Landeshauptstadt Potsdam

Website

https://potsdam.de

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Landeshauptstadt Potsdam is the state capital of Brandenburg, Germany, operating as a public-law municipal corporation that delivers statutory administrative, public safety, library, social housing, and cultural services to its ~183,000 residents, businesses, and visitors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Executive Offices (921110), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (9211), Administration of Housing Programs (925110), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512)

SIC

Non-Operating Establishments (9995), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340), Real Estate Operators (No Developers) & Lessors (6510)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Government Digital Service & eGovernment (Service Delivery, IDs, Portals) (BPAIAAAE), Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ), Public Works Departments (Streets, Bridges, Stormwater, Fleet, Maintenance) (BPAIALAD), County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB)

Keywords

• Municipal administration
• Public services
• Smart city platforms
• Public library services
• Fire and rescue services

Headquarters

HQ city

Potsdam

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Kommunale Steuern und Abgaben: Die Landeshauptstadt Potsdam finanziert sich durch kommunale Steuern, insbesondere Gewerbesteuer und Grundsteuer, sowie durch Gebühren und Beiträge für kommunale Dienstleistungen.
2. Verwaltungshandeln: Die Stadt erhebt Gebühren für Verwaltungsleistungen wie Meldewesen, Bauanträge, Kitas und andere kommunale Services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Landeshauptstadt Potsdam is the municipal government of the city of Potsdam, the state capital of Brandenburg, Germany. It delivers public administration and citizen services (registrations, permits, IDs, appointments), runs the Stadt- und Landesbibliothek (city and state library) including the digital eBibliothek, operates the fire brigade and emergency medical services, manages Kitas (daycare) and senior services, administers public housing through ProPotsdam, coordinates urban planning and climate protection programs, and operates digital participation platforms such as mitgestalten.potsdam.de and the Klima-Monitor.

Product overview

Landeshauptstadt Potsdam operates a dual-mode digital service portfolio. On the city-administration side, it offers citizen-facing digital services including the Bürgerserviceportal for online administrative procedures, the mitgestalten.potsdam.de participation platform for citizen engagement (including the Bürgerhaushalt dialogue), the Klima-Monitor Potsdam and Open Data Portal for open government data, the Smart City Potsdam initiative for digital urban development, and the ALLRIS council information system and Interaktiver Haushalt interactive budget tool. The Stadt- und Landesbibliothek Potsdam, a department of the city, operates as both a public city library and the state library for Brandenburg. It provides physical library services through its main library and two branch libraries (Waldstadt and Am Stern, the latter under renovation), alongside a rich digital offering called the eBibliothek (integrating Onleihe, PressReader, filmfriend, Freegal Music+, RiffReporter, Genios, Brockhaus, and Munzinger), a Digitalwerkstatt for digital literacy (3D printing, robotics, VR, AI), a 360° virtual tour, regular event series, and a Mobile Library Service for mobility-impaired residents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Stadt- und Landesbibliothek Potsdam: The City and State Library of Potsdam serves as both the municipal public library and the state library for Brandenburg, located in the Bildungsforum Potsdam.
• Feuerwehr Potsdam
• Potsdam! bekennt Farbe
• Städte Sicherer Häfen

Products and services

• Bürgerserviceportal / Online-Dienste (Citizen Services Portal) Online portal for residents to access administrative services, book appointments, and obtain information about municipal procedures such as registration, ID documents, and permits.
• mitgestalten.potsdam.de (Citizen Participation Platform) Digital platform where residents can submit proposals, participate in citizen budget processes, and engage in municipal decision-making and policy consultations.
• Klima-Monitor Potsdam Interactive public dashboard presenting climate-relevant data and indicators across multiple action fields to support transparency on municipal climate action.
• Open Data Portal Potsdam Open government data portal providing public access to administrative and urban datasets for further processing and reuse.
• Ratsinformationssystem ALLRIS (Council Information System) Public information system providing transparency on the city council's work, including members, committee structures, meeting schedules, and resolutions.
• eBibliothek (Digital Library) Digital lending service of the Stadt- und Landesbibliothek Potsdam providing 24/7 access to eBooks, eAudios, ePapers, streaming films, music, press, and research databases via a library card.
• Digitalwerkstatt (Digital Workshop) Free digital literacy and hands-on workshop space offering sessions on 3D printing, robotics, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence for residents aged 12 and above.
• Mobiler Bibliotheksdienst (Mobile Library Service) Free home delivery service of library media for mobility-impaired residents, delivered by city couriers within the Potsdam area.
• Stadt- und Landesbibliothek Potsdam (Main Library) Main public library branch offering physical media lending, children's library, state library services, digital workshop access, and cultural programming.
• Zweigbibliothek Waldstadt (Waldstadt Branch Library) Branch library serving the Waldstadt residential area as a local educational, cultural, and communication center offering media lending, internet access, and community programming.
• Zweigbibliothek Am Stern (Am Stern Branch Library) Branch library in the Stern-Drewitz district currently undergoing two-year renovation and being converted to an Open Library model for unstaffed access.
• Bibliothek 360° (Virtual Tour) 360-degree virtual tour of the main library allowing visitors to explore the building and services online at their own pace, available 24/7.
• Kita-Portal (Daycare Portal) Online portal for parents to find, compare, and register for childcare services in municipal daycare centers across Potsdam.
• Interaktiver Haushalt (Interactive Budget) Interactive online tool allowing citizens to explore the municipal product budget across departments and financial planning periods.
• Feuerwehr und Rettungsdienst Potsdam (Fire and Emergency Services) Professional and volunteer fire brigade providing fire protection, technical assistance, and emergency medical rescue services across the city, including 450 volunteer members and youth fire brigades.
• Kommunale Kindertagesstätten (Municipal Daycare Services) Direct municipal daycare (Kita) services for children, including a four-story 1,600 m² facility with 1,800 m² of garden space serving 151 children, with expansion of municipal Kita capacity in Potsdam.
• Smart City Potsdam Initiative Municipal smart city program coordinating digital transformation projects, urban data platform development, and projects addressing demographic change across Potsdam's districts.

Quantifiable outcome

• Bürgerhaushalt mit über 700 eingereichten Vorschlägen zur Haushaltsplanung
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

AI capability3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bündnis Städte Sicherer HäfencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 June 2019Das Bündnis Städte Sicherer Häfen wurde am 14. Juni 2019 in Berlin gegründet und vereint Kommunen zur humanitären Aufnahme von Geflüchteten. Die Landeshauptstadt Potsdam koordiniert das bundesweite Bündnis mit 121 Mitgliedern. Auf der Konferenz 'From the Sea to the City' am 25./26. Juni 2021 in Palermo wurde die Internationale Allianz gegründet.
• Bündnis Potsdam! bekennt FarbecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000Das Bündnis Potsdam! bekennt Farbe engagiert sich seit 2000 für eine tolerante und weltoffene Stadtgesellschaft. Es vereint zivilgesellschaftliche und staatliche Organisationen sowie demokratische Parteien. Aktuell besteht das Bündnis aus 80 Mitgliedern.
• Opole (Polen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerstadt seit vielen Jahren; eine von zehn Partnerstädten der Landeshauptstadt Potsdam
• Bobigny (Frankreich)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerstadt; Städtepartnerschaft im Rahmen der europäischen Städtekooperation
• Jyväskylä (Finnland)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerstadt; nordeuropäische Städtepartnerschaft
• Bonn (Deutschland)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerstadt in Deutschland; Städtepartnerschaft seit vielen Jahren
• Perugia (Italien)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerstadt; südeuropäische Städtepartnerschaft
• Sioux Falls (USA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerstadt; internationale Städtepartnerschaft mit den USA
• Luzern (Schweiz)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerstadt; Städtepartnerschaft mit der Schweiz
• Versailles (Frankreich)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerstadt; UNESCO-Welterbe-Partnerschaft mit der französischen Königssstadt
• Sansibar (Tansania)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerstadt; entwicklungspolitische Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklungshilfeprojekt
• Iwano-Frankiwsk (Ukraine)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerstadt; Solidaritäts- und Unterstützungsmaßnahmen seit dem Krieg in der Ukraine
• Landesnetzwerk Bürgerschaftliches Engagement BrandenburgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDie Landeshauptstadt Potsdam ist Mitglied im Landesnetzwerk Bürgerschaftliches Engagement Brandenburg
• Wissenschaftsladen Potsdam e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGemeinschaftsprojekt Repair Café in der Stadt- und Landesbibliothek
• Akademie 2. Lebenshälfte e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKooperation für die Vortragsreihe Akademie in der Bibliothek
• Bildungsforum Potsdam (VHS, Wissenschaftsetage)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKooperation für Lunchpaket-Reihe mit Einrichtungen im Bildungsforum
• Chorwerk PotsdamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGemeinsames Feierabendsingen einmal im Quartal
• Katte e.V. und SV Concordia 06 e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKooperationspartner für das jährliche Potsdamer Fest für Toleranz
• TMB Tourismus-Marketing Brandenburg GmbHminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKooperation für den Veranstaltungskalender - Service in Kooperation mit der TMB

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Landeshauptstadt Hannover: State capital of Lower Saxony; comparable German Landeshauptstadt operating a Stadtbibliothek, citizen-services portal, climate program (hannoverImpuls), and major municipal housing subsidiary.
• Landeshauptstadt Schwerin: State capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern; another German Landeshauptstadt with comparable administrative breadth, civic-participation programs, and a UNESCO-associated heritage footprint.
• Landeshauptstadt Erfurt: State capital of Thuringia; comparable mid-size German state-capital municipality with similar administrative scope, citizen-services platform, and library/archives functions.
• Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden: State capital of Hesse; comparable German Landeshauptstadt with similar governance scale, citizen-services portal, and state-library function.
• Landeshauptstadt Dresden: State capital of Saxony and a peer German Stadtsstaat capital of comparable size and administrative complexity; directly comparable in municipal service portfolio, digital citizen services (eGovernment), and library system (Staats- und Landesbibliothek Dresden).
• Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf: State capital of North Rhine-Westphalia; comparable German state capital with mature digital citizen services (online services portal), major library system (Stadtbüchereien Düsseldorf), and large-scale municipal housing.
• Landeshauptstadt Mainz: State capital of Rhineland-Palatinate; mid-sized German state-capital municipality operating analogous administrative, library, and digital-services portfolio for a comparable population.

Broad incumbents

• Stadt Frankfurt am Main: Large German city-administration operating a broader and more digitized municipal services portfolio (Bürgeramt, Frankfurt UAS, Stadtbibliothek) than Potsdam; relevant broad incumbent for benchmarking eGovernment and library digitalization.
• Stadt München: Largest German municipal administration; broad incumbent with extensive eGovernment, library, and Smart-City initiatives (München Smart City), useful as a scale and digital-maturity benchmark for Potsdam.

Regional players

• Stadt Brandenburg an der Havel: Cities in the same federal state (Brandenburg) operating similar municipal-services portfolios, including library, fire and housing programs; relevant regional comparator rather than a direct state-capital peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@SLBPotsdam
• Facebookfacebook.com/slb.potsdam
• Instagraminstagram.com/slbpotsdam
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/landeshauptstadt-potsdam

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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