Gemeinde Rimbach

What Gemeinde Rimbach does

Gemeinde Rimbach is a public municipal government entity (Gemeinde) operating under German local government law in the Odenwald region of Hessen, within Kreis Bergstraße. It administers a defined geographic catchment comprising the main village of Rimbach and five Ortsteile (districts): Albersbach, Lauten-Weschnitz, Mitlechtern, Münschbach, and Zotzenbach. The municipality delivers the full spectrum of statutory local services — administrative (Rathaus functions, online services, Ordnungsamt, Feuerwehr), social and family services (KiTas, schools, senior care, Jugendmusikschule, Volkshochschule), infrastructure (water, wastewater via ZAKB, waste via AOW, energy, broadband), and public transportation coordination (bus, Weschnitztalbahn rail via VRN, Ruftaxi demand-responsive service at EUR 1.50/trip). It also supports tourism and cultural offerings (Trommturm, Rad- und Wanderwege, event calendar, Bücherei, Kelterei) and manages 441 hectares of municipal forest (Gemeindewald) plus 38 hectares of state forest under HessenForst oversight.

The underlying technology stack is a conventional German municipal e-government platform: a content-managed public website (rimbach-odw.de) integrated with the ekom21 tevis appointment-booking and online-service-request portal, plus organic social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube). There is no proprietary software product, no API offering, no mobile application, and no AI/ML component disclosed in the input data. Service delivery is hybrid: in-person at the Rathaus (Rathausstraße 1) plus self-serve digital channels, with distribution spread across the five village districts.

The revenue model is non-commercial and not publicly disclosed. As a German Gemeinde, funding flows primarily from municipal taxes (Gewerbesteuer, Grundsteuer, Einkommensteuer share), fees and charges, and allocations from Kreis Bergstraße, the Land Hessen, and the federal level — not from equity investment, product sales, or contracted customer relationships. The only itemized pricing signal is the Ruftaxi fare of EUR 1.50 per person per trip. There are no funding rounds, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no commercial M&A activity. The current mayor is Holger Schmitt, who also serves as First Chairman of the Wirtschafts- und Verkehrsverein Rimbach. The entity is not an investable commercial target under conventional PE/VC/M&A frameworks.

Name

Gemeinde Rimbach

Legal name

Gemeinde Rimbach

Website

https://rimbach-odw.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gemeinde Rimbach is a public municipal government entity in the Odenwald region of Hessen, Germany, delivering statutory local administrative, social, infrastructure, transit, and tourism services to residents across its five districts (Albersbach, Lauten-Weschnitz, Mitlechtern, Münschbach, Zotzenbach) plus the main village, funded by taxes and fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rimbach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Marketing or Sales

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gemeinde Rimbach is the local municipal government for the Rimbach community in the Odenwald region of Hessen, Germany. It delivers administrative and community services to residents through the Rathaus (town hall), an online service portal, and a network of facilities across its five districts. Core offerings include administrative services, family and social services (childcare, schools, senior care), public safety (fire department, ordnungspolizei), local infrastructure (water, wastewater, waste, energy), local public transport (Ruftaxi, buses, Weschnitztalbahn rail), tourism and cultural offerings (Trommturm, hiking and cycling trails), and forest management.

Product overview

Gemeinde Rimbach is a municipal government website that provides administrative services and community information for the municipality of Rimbach in the Odenwald region. The website offers online administrative services (Online-Leistungen), appointment booking (Bürgerservice Termine buchen), and various municipal service categories including public transport (Ruftaxi, Busse und Bahnen), energy services (e-mobility charging stations, renewable energy information), tourism (Trommturm, Rad- und Wanderwege, mountain bike trails), environmental services (forestry, agriculture), and community services (childcare, senior care, waste management). The municipality operates an e-government platform rather than a commercial technology product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rathaus Online Administrative Services (Online-Leistungen) Digital municipal administrative services delivered through the Gemeinde Rimbach website and the eKOM21 tevis portal, including online appointment booking, forms, and service requests for residents of Rimbach.
• Ruftaxi (Call Taxi) Local Transport On-demand taxi-like local transport service operated by Gemeinde Rimbach, available to residents and visitors for trips within the municipality, priced at EUR 1.50 per person per single trip.
• Wasserversorgung (Water Supply) Municipal drinking water supply service for households and businesses in Rimbach and its districts.
• Abwasserentsorgung (Wastewater Disposal) Municipal wastewater disposal service delivered in cooperation with the ZAKB (Zweckverband Abwasserbeseitigung Kreis Bergstraße) cooperative.
• Müllentsorgung (Waste Disposal) Municipal waste collection and disposal service coordinated with AOW (Abfallwirtschaft Odenwaldkreis) for Rimbach households.
• Feuerwehr Rimbach (Fire and Rescue Services) Local volunteer fire and emergency response service for the Rimbach municipality.
• Ordnungspolizei (Public Order Police) Local public order policing services delivered by Gemeinde Rimbach.
• Kinderbetreuung / KiTas (Childcare and Kindergartens) Municipal childcare and kindergarten services for families in Rimbach.
• Seniorenbetreuung und Pflege (Senior Care and Support) Municipal senior care, advisory, and support services for elderly residents including Gemeindeschwester (PauLa), senior advisory, and a menu/delivery service.
• Gemeindewald Rimbach (Municipal Forest Management) Management of 441 hectares of municipal forest (Gemeindewald) in Rimbach, administered through Forstamt Lampertheim (HessenForst) covering timber, recreation, and conservation functions.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ZAKB (Zweckverband Abwasserbeseitigung Kreis Bergstraße)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWastewater treatment association serving the Kreis Bergstraße district. The municipality participates in this regional cooperative for wastewater management infrastructure.
• Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-OdenwaldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNature park partnership for the Bergstraße-Odenwald region, supporting tourism, environmental protection, and regional development initiatives.
• TAG Vorderer Odenwald (Touristische Arbeitsgemeinschaft)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTourism association of ten Odenwald municipalities in Kreis Bergstraße, promoting regional tourism and cultural events.
• Kreis BergstraßecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe district government of Kreis Bergstraße, providing regional administrative coordination and services.
• VRN (Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic transportation association managing bus and rail connections in the Rhein-Neckar metropolitan region, including local bus services and the Weschnitztalbahn railway.
• AOW (Abfallwirtschaft Odenwaldkreis)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWaste management company for the Odenwald district, handling municipal waste collection and disposal services.
• Wirtschafts- und Verkehrsverein RimbachcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal economic and transport association promoting business development and tourism in Rimbach. First Chairman: Mayor Holger Schmitt.
• Wirtschaftsförderung Bergstraße GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEconomic development agency for Kreis Bergstraße supporting local businesses, attracting investment, advising on energy efficiency and renewable energies.
• Metropolregion Rhein-NeckarcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMetropolitan region partnership covering parts of Baden-Württemberg, Hessen, and Rhineland-Palatinate, one of Germany's most important economic locations.
• HessenForst Forstamt LampertheimminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState forest administration managing 441 hectares of municipal forest and 38 hectares of state forest in Rimbach.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stadt Heppenheim: Kreisstadt (district capital) of Kreis Bergstraße — a broader-incumbent peer operating a larger-scale version of the same municipal functions (Verwaltung, Bürgerbüro, Stadtwerke, Tourismus) that Rimbach performs at smaller scale.

Direct peers

• Gemeinde Reichelsheim (Odenwald): Odenwald Gemeinde in the neighbouring Odenwaldkreis with similar tourism (Reichelsheimer Märchenpfad), forestry, and small-rural municipal service profile.
• Gemeinde Grasellenbach: Odenwald tourism-focused Gemeinde (Siegfriedbrunnen, Nibelungensteig) that, like Rimbach, is part of TAG Vorderer Odenwald and the Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald.
• Gemeinde Wald-Michelbach: Larger Odenwald Gemeinde and fellow TAG Vorderer Odenwald / Naturpark member, operating the same municipal service mix (Rathaus, Schulen, KiTas, Busse, Ruftaxi, Wald) at slightly larger scale.
• Gemeinde Mörlenbach: Adjacent Odenwald municipality sharing the same Weschnitztalbahn rail corridor and HessenForst forestry administration (Revier Rimbach/Mörlenbach), with a comparable rural service portfolio.
• Gemeinde Fürth (Odenwald): Odenwald Gemeinde in the neighbouring Kreis with comparable tourism assets, VRN bus/rail integration and small-rural governance structure.
• Gemeinde Lautertal (Odenwald): Bergstraße Odenwald Gemeinde sharing the same Geo-Naturpark membership, Felsenmeer tourist attraction and inter-municipal utility (ZAKB) framework.
• Gemeinde Abtsteinach: Compact Odenwald municipality with overlapping Bergstraße district affiliation, identical municipal law framework (Hessische Gemeindeordnung), and similar tourism/forestry profile.
• Gemeinde Gorxheimertal: Small Odenwald Gemeinde in Kreis Bergstraße offering the same baseline municipal functions (administration, childcare, waste, fire, transport) to a comparable rural population.
• Gemeinde Birkenau: Neighbouring Bergstraße municipality of similar size in the Vorderer Odenwald, delivering the same standard set of German Gemeinde services (Rathaus, KiTa, waste, transport, Vereine) to its citizens.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UClQWoCtutfBhL9q7U-O9nHg
• Facebookfacebook.com/100071633103638
• Instagraminstagram.com/rimbachimodw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gemeinde-rimbach

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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