Stadt Radevormwald

What Stadt Radevormwald does

Stadt Radevormwald is a municipal government entity (Kommune) located in the Oberbergischer Kreis district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, serving approximately 22,700 residents. The city was first documented in 1316 as 'Rodung vor dem Walde' and received its town charter between 1309 and 1316 from Count Adolf VI from Berg. The current mayor (Der Bürgermeister) is Dejan Vujinovic. Its operational scope spans the full range of municipal responsibilities: administration and citizen services, education (kindergartens, Sekundarschule, Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium), healthcare and senior care, sports and cultural facilities, urban planning, public safety, emergency preparedness, and environmental initiatives.

The city's technology stack is standard municipal IT infrastructure rather than proprietary platforms. Core digital products include the Serviceportal (radevormwald.regioit.de), an Online-Terminvergabe appointment booking system, the Virtuelle Poststelle (VPS) for legally binding electronic communications with S/MIME encryption and qualified electronic signatures, the Ratsinformationssystem for council transparency, and the Online-Baumkataster cataloging 5,000+ public trees. Infrastructure projects include the Glasfaserausbau (fiber optic expansion) and Kommunale Wärmeplanung (municipal heat planning). The city maintains DSGVO compliance and BITV accessibility certification. Distribution is multi-channel: a physical Rathaus at Hohenfuhrstr. 13 combined with digital portals, social media presence (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify), and specialized sites for economic development and tourism.

As a public administration, revenue derives from local taxes (Grundsteuer, Gewerbesteuer), state and federal government funding, and administrative fees. The city achieved a €1.6 million budget surplus in 2023 without raising taxes and received a €1,490,359 state grant for the 'Radevormwald Innenstadt 2.0' urban development project in 2022. Twin-city partnerships with Châteaubriant, France (since 1981) and Nowy Targ, Poland (since 2005) support cultural exchange and humanitarian coordination, including Ukraine refugee support. The entity is not commercially listed and operates under democratic governance.

Name

Stadt Radevormwald

Legal name

Stadt Radevormwald

Website

https://radevormwald.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stadt Radevormwald is a German municipal government entity in North Rhine-Westphalia serving approximately 22,700 residents with administrative, educational, social, and infrastructure services through a physical Rathaus and digital service portals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIACAI

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

SECONDARYBPAIACAJ

Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public administration
• Citizen services
• Urban planning
• Local government

Headquarters

HQ city

Radevormwald

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Revenue: Radevormwald operates as a municipal government funded primarily through local taxes including property taxes (Grundsteuer), trade tax (Gewerbesteuer), and other municipal levies. The city also receives funding from state and federal government programs.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Stadt Radevormwald is a municipal government entity (Kommune) providing public administration and citizen services to approximately 22,700 residents of Radevormwald in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Its core offerings include administrative services (registration, permits, official documents), education (schools, kindergartens, music school), social services (youth office, senior care), urban planning and infrastructure (fiber optic expansion, municipal heat planning, building supervision), public safety (fire brigade, civil protection), cultural and recreational facilities (museums, library, sports, public pool), and digital citizen services (online service portal, appointment booking, virtual post office). The city is also engaged in economic development and tourism promotion.

Product overview

Stadt Radevormwald operates a digital municipal service platform comprising multiple interconnected online services. The core offering includes an appointment booking system (Online-Terminvergabe) for citizen administrative visits, a comprehensive service portal (Serviceportal) organized by life situations, secure electronic communication via Virtuelle Poststelle with S/MIME encryption, council information system (Ratsinformationssystem) for democratic transparency, and infrastructure services such as fiber optic expansion (Glasfaserausbau) and municipal heat planning (Kommunale Wärmeplanung). Additional public services include emergency preparedness (Notfallvorsorge) and an online tree cadastre (Online-Baumkataster). The architecture is a multi-channel platform providing access to 24/7 digital services alongside traditional in-person counter services at the town hall.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Service-Portal (Online Service Portal) Comprehensive digital service portal providing access to municipal services categorized by life situations and administrative topics. Citizens can access administrative services, make complaints, and search for information online.
• Online-Terminvergabe (Online Appointment Booking) Digital appointment scheduling system allowing citizens to book appointments with the municipal administration online. Users select their desired authority, service, and available time slot through an online calendar interface, reducing wait times and avoiding in-person queues.
• Virtuelle Poststelle (VPS) / Electronic Communication Secure electronic communication system allowing citizens to send legally binding messages to the city administration with qualified electronic signatures (QES), supporting S/MIME encryption for confidentiality.
• Ratsinformationssystem (Council Information System) Digital platform providing access to council meeting agendas, protocols, and decision-making information for transparent municipal governance.
• Notfallvorsorge (Emergency Preparedness) Emergency preparedness information and coordination system including emergency info points, civil protection planning, and citizen guidance for crisis situations.
• Online-Baumkataster (Online Tree Cadastre) Digital tree management system cataloging over 5,000 trees and 134 tree groups in public spaces, tracking species, dimensions, and vitality for urban planning and environmental management purposes.
• Glasfaserausbau (Fiber Optic Expansion) Municipal fiber optic network expansion project enabling high-speed internet connectivity throughout the city as part of the city's digital infrastructure development.
• Kommunale Wärmeplanung (Municipal Heat Planning) Municipal heating infrastructure planning system for sustainable energy transition and district heating network development as part of the city's climate protection efforts.
• Rathaus (City Hall) Walk-in Services Physical city hall at Hohenfuhrstr. 13 in Radevormwald providing in-person walk-in services, comprehensive information about city services, and a service bureau for administrative procedures, civil registration, and citizen inquiries.
• Wirtschaftsförderung und Tourismus (Economic Development and Tourism Portal) Digital platform presenting economic development goals, city marketing, and all offerings in culture, leisure, and tourism for the city. Includes an event calendar, blog for business information, and an overview of local gastronomy and accommodation options.
• Wirtschaftsförderung (Economic Development Services) Economic development services supporting local businesses, securing existing jobs, creating new employment, and intensively marketing the Radevormwald location. Includes coordination of economic development goals and business location promotion.
• Städtische Kindertagesstätte Wupper (Municipal Kindergarten Wupper) Municipal kindergarten providing early childhood education and care as part of the city's child daycare network. Open to children of Radevormwald residents as part of the city's public education and childcare infrastructure.
• Sekundarschule Radevormwald Public secondary school (Sekundarschule) established starting school year 2016/2017 as part of the city's school landscape restructuring, offering secondary education to local students.
• Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium Public gymnasium providing college-preparatory secondary education to students in Radevormwald, completing the city's public secondary education offering alongside the Sekundarschule.
• Radevormwalder Musikschule (Music School) Municipal music school offering music education and instruction to residents of Radevormwald as part of the city's cultural and educational offerings.
• Seniorenwohnzentrum Radevormwald (Senior Living Center) Senior living facility providing residential and care services for elderly residents of Radevormwald as part of the city's social services and senior care infrastructure.
• Freizeitbad (Public Swimming Pool) Public swimming pool and recreational facility operated by the city as part of its sports and leisure offerings for residents and visitors.
• Stadtbücherei (Public Library) Public library operated by the city providing access to books, media, and educational resources for residents of Radevormwald.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered major.

• Nowy Targ (Poland)majorOthers · 20 September 2005Twin town partnership with Nowy Targ, Poland (approximately 35,000 inhabitants), formally established on September 20, 2005. The partnership builds on decades of contacts between the Catholic church, associations, and citizens. Nowy Targ is located near Zakopane at the foot of the Gorce mountains. The city supports refugees from Ukraine in partnership with Nowy Targ and maintains ongoing humanitarian aid relationships.
• Châteaubriant (France)majorOthers · 1 January 1981Twin town partnership with Châteaubriant, a city in Brittany, France with approximately 13,000 inhabitants, established in 1981. The partnership is maintained by the Châteaubriant Partnership Committee and involves regular exchanges including adult exchanges, sports club exchanges, choir visits, and participation in the annual Foire de Béré fair. The partnership focuses on cultural exchange and European friendship rather than official municipal services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stadt Hennef (Sieg): Mid-sized NRW municipality (~48,000 residents) with comparable municipal-service breadth and an active digitalization agenda — provides a scaling reference point one tier above Radevormwald.
• Stadt Monheim am Rhein: German small city widely recognized as a national benchmark for digital municipal services and e-government. A useful 'aspirational' peer for evaluating the ceiling of what a comparable-sized municipality can deliver digitally and economically.

Direct peers

• Stadt Halver: Same-district (Oberbergischer Kreis) municipality of similar scale (~16,000 residents) operating under the same state regulatory and funding framework, with overlapping service portfolios (administrative digital services, urban development, schools).
• Gemeinde Lindlar: Another Oberbergischer Kreis municipality of comparable size (~21,500 residents) with the same set of municipal service obligations, regional digital-service delivery model, and exposure to NRW state funding programs.
• Hansestadt Wipperfürth: Adjacent Oberbergischer Kreis municipality of comparable size (~23,000 residents). Shares the same regional digital-service backbone and participates in cross-municipal Bergisches Land projects, making it the closest structural and demographic peer to Radevormwald.
• Gemeinde Marienheide: Direct neighbor in Oberbergischer Kreis, small population (~13,500), same regional digital infrastructure (RegioIT) and joint participation in Bergische Land economic-development initiatives — a high-fidelity operational peer.
• Stadt Hückeswagen: Neighboring municipality in the same Oberbergischer Kreis district, similar population scale (~15,000 residents), and co-participant in the 'Regionale 2025 / BergischeRheinLand' Wupperorte urban-renewal initiative. Operates the same regional service-portal infrastructure (RegioIT) and faces near-identical administrative and demographic conditions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCid5P6fmQ-34kmqN7f3QgNQ/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/stadtradevormwald
• Instagraminstagram.com/stadtradevormwald
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stadt-radevormwald

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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