Gemeinde Reilingen

What Gemeinde Reilingen does

Gemeinde Reilingen is a municipal government entity (Gemeinde) located in Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, serving approximately 8,177 residents across a 1,635-hectare municipal area of which over 40% is forested. The municipality provides standard sovereign administrative services including civil registry, building permits, local taxation (Grundsteuer property tax and Gewerbesteuer trade tax), waste and water management, and public safety coordination (Freiwillige Feuerwehr, DRK). Its core technology platform consists of the official website reilingen.de with a Virtuelles Rathaus (Virtual Town Hall) portal offering online appointment booking, digital forms, a Digitaler Bauantrag (digital building application) system, online water meter submission, and an event calendar. The website is WCAG 2.1 Level A accessibility compliant and supports four languages (German, English, French, Italian) via ReadSpeaker text-to-speech integration. Revenue is generated through mandatory local taxes, administrative fees, and utility charges, with no commercial product or service sales. The municipality is part of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft with Hockenheim, Altlußheim, and Neulußheim (formed 1975), maintaining cultural twin-town partnerships with Jargeau, France (since 1989), Mezzago, Italy (since 2009), and Dornstetten, Germany. Reilingen markets itself as the 'Spargelgemeinde' (asparagus municipality), promoting the Badische Spargelstraße tourism route alongside heritage assets such as Burg Wersau ruins, the Heimatmuseum, and the Homo erectus reilingensis archaeological heritage. The current Bürgermeister (Mayor) is Stefan Weisbrod; Walter Klein served as mayor from 1997 prior. Governance is conducted through the elected Gemeinderat under Baden-Württemberg municipal law.

Name

Gemeinde Reilingen

Legal name

Gemeinde Reilingen

Website

https://reilingen.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gemeinde Reilingen is a municipal government entity in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, serving approximately 8,177 residents with statutory administrative services, a digital Virtuelles Rathaus portal, and tourism promotion as the 'Spargelgemeinde' (asparagus municipality).

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 (92512), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340), Real Estate (6500)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIANAE

Community Development & Neighborhood Revitalization (CDBG, Place-Based Initiatives)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Housing, Urban Planning & Community Development

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Citizen administrative services
• Public administration
• Local government services
• Community information services

Headquarters

HQ city

Reilingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Taxes (Gemeindesteuern): Revenue from local taxes including property tax (Grundsteuer) and trade tax (Gewerbesteuer)
2. Administrative Fees and Charges: Fees for administrative services, permits, civil registry services, and utility services

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Gemeinde Reilingen is a German municipal administration located in Baden-Württemberg that delivers local government services to approximately 8,177 residents and local businesses. Its core offerings include citizen services, civil registry administration, building permits, tax administration, tourism promotion (e.g., Badische Spargelstraße), and community event coordination. The municipality provides both in-person services at the Rathaus (Town Hall) and digital services via its Virtuelles Rathaus (Virtual Town Hall) online portal.

Product overview

Gemeinde Reilingen operates a municipal government website offering civic services, administrative functions, and tourism information. The site provides access to online services and forms, citizen information portals, event calendars, and local tourism content including asparagus-related offerings, historical sites, and recreational facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Virtuelles Rathaus (Virtual Town Hall) Digital citizen portal providing residents and businesses with online access to municipal administrative services, including forms, applications, and service requests.
• Onlinedienste & Formulare (Online Services & Forms) Collection of downloadable and submit-able online forms for various administrative requests such as residence registration, certificates, and permit applications.
• Terminvereinbarung (Appointment Scheduling) Online system enabling citizens to schedule appointments for in-person consultations and services at the Town Hall.
• Veranstaltungskalender (Events Calendar) Public-facing calendar displaying upcoming municipal events, cultural activities, and community gatherings in Reilingen.
• Digitaler Bauantrag (Digital Building Permit Application) Digital service allowing property owners and developers to submit building permit applications and related documentation online to the municipal building authority.
• Wasserzählerstand online (Online Water Meter Reading) Online service enabling residents to submit their water meter readings to the municipal utilities administration.
• Badische Spargelstraße Tourism Information Tourism information and promotion services related to the Badische Spargelstraße (Baden Asparagus Route), featuring local asparagus cultivation, gastronomy, and cultural attractions for visitors.
• Freizeitmöglichkeiten (Recreation Opportunities) Information service listing recreational facilities, sports clubs, parks, and leisure activities available within the municipality for residents and visitors.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MezzagocoreOthers · 3 October 2009Gemeindepartnerschaft (municipal twin town partnership) with Mezzago, an Italian municipality in the province of Monza e Brianza (Lombardy). Informal contacts began in 2000. Official partnership approved unanimously by Gemeinderat on December 8, 2008, and formalized with a visit by a 100-member Reilingen delegation to Mezzago on October 3, 2009. The friendship circle 'Amici Mezzago' was founded in autumn 2009 to foster citizen connections.
• JargeaucoreOthers · 1 May 1989Gemeindepartnerschaft (municipal twin town partnership) with Jargeau, located approximately 20 km east of Orléans on the Loire River in France. Partnership formalized in May 1989. The town of Jargeau (4,600 inhabitants) is known for its medieval heritage, the Andouille specialty sausage, and the annual Joan of Arc commemoration (June 12). Close cultural ties maintained through regular exchanges, youth exchanges during summer holidays, fire department collaborations, and annual Ascension Day trips.
• DornstettenminorOthersTwin town partnership with Dornstetten, a municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Neulußheim: Verwaltungsgemeinschaft partner since 1975. Comparable small Baden municipality participating in the same administrative community agreement.
• Altlußheim: Verwaltungsgemeinschaft partner since 1975. Small Baden municipality of similar size in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis sharing administrative functions with Reilingen.
• St. Leon-Rot: Neighboring Rhein-Neckar-Kreis municipality of comparable scale. Similar municipal governance model with comparable citizen services and rural-urban character.
• Hockenheim: Verwaltungsgemeinschaft partner since 1975, jointly sharing administrative services. Comparable German municipality in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis serving as the lead partner in the shared administrative arrangement.
• Schwetzingen: Neighboring municipality in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis. Comparable municipal governance structure serving a similar-sized population in the same regional context, with shared cultural and tourism assets (Schlossgarten).
• Kronau: Small neighboring municipality in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis with comparable population size and administrative structure to Reilingen.
• Bad Schönborn: Neighboring municipality in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis with comparable scale and similar municipal governance model, including spa and tourism components analogous to Reilingen's heritage tourism offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Walldorf: Larger neighboring municipality in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis known as the headquarters of SAP. While materially larger, it operates the same municipal governance model and shares regional infrastructure with Reilingen.
• Speyer: Larger independent city in the Rhein-Neckar region with a substantially broader municipal service portfolio. Operates a comparable governance model but at materially greater scale, providing a reference point for service breadth.

Regional players

• Waghäusel: Nearby larger city in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis operating a comparable municipal governance structure but serving a larger population, providing a regional reference point for service delivery scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Gemeinde-Reilingen-201629023202442
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gemeinde-reilingen

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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