Samtgemeinde Sickte

What Samtgemeinde Sickte does

Samtgemeinde Sickte is a collective municipality (Samtgemeinde) and public-law corporation (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) under German municipal law, located in the district of Wolfenbüttel in Lower Saxony. It serves as the shared administrative layer for five member municipalities — Dettum, Erkerode, Evessen, Sickte, and Veltheim (Ohe) — and is led by Samtgemeindebürgermeister Marco Kelb, who took office on 29 March 2020 and also serves as Gemeindedirektor of Gemeinde Sickte. The organization employs over 100 staff across administrative, financial, construction, and order departments, delivering mandated local government services including civil registry (Standesamt), residents' registration, building permits, social services, fire protection, schools, family services, and electoral administration.

Its core service-delivery platform is the public website (sickte.de), hosted externally by Advantic GmbH (Lübeck) under a GDPR-compliant data processing agreement, supplemented by the ALLRIS council and citizen information system for democratic transparency, Eye-Able accessibility software from Web Inclusion GmbH for barrier-reduced access, and the Avacon Energiemonitor for regional energy consumption visualization. An online services portal linked through Landkreis Wolfenbüttel enables digital access to registration and certificate services. The Samtgemeinde is also a shareholder of Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft im Landkreis Wolfenbüttel GmbH and jointly developing, with Niedersächsische Landgesellschaft mbH, a 14-hectare commercial area ('Wilhelmshöhe-West') on the western edge of Sickte, with land sales expected from 2027 and development completion by 2029.

Funding is derived from municipal taxes (including Grundsteuer under the ongoing reform cycle), administrative fees, and transfers from the state of Lower Saxony via the kommunaler Finanzausgleich. The entity is governed by an elected Samtgemeinderat (council chaired by Dr. Manfred Bormann) and reports publicly through council minutes, official announcements (Bekanntmachungen), and dedicated financial-pressure communications such as the 'Rettet die Kommunen!' resolution sent to the Minister-President of Lower Saxony in June 2026. There are no external shareholders, no parent company, and no commercial revenue stream.

Name

Samtgemeinde Sickte

Legal name

Samtgemeinde Sickte

Website

https://sickte.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Public-law collective municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany, providing mandated administrative, civil-registry, social, fire-protection, and education services across five member municipalities (Dettum, Erkerode, Evessen, Sickte, Veltheim/Ohe) with over 100 staff, funded by local taxes, fees, and state transfers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Administration

NAICS

Services to Buildings and Dwellings (5617)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Municipal administration
• Local government services
• Civil registry services
• Resident registration
• Public administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Sickte

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Taxes and Fees: Municipal government revenue generated through various local taxes, fees, and charges including property taxes (Grundsteuer), business taxes, and service fees for administrative services.
2. State and Federal Government Funding: Municipal financial support from the state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen) through the kommunaler Finanzausgleich (municipal fiscal equalization). The resolution 'Rettet die Kommunen!' references federal and state funding for social expenses and infrastructure.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Samtgemeinde Sickte delivers statutory local government services on behalf of five member municipalities (Dettum, Erkerode, Evessen, Sickte, and Veltheim (Ohe)), including civil registry (Standesamt), resident registration (Einwohnermeldeamt), building permits, social services, fire protection, schools, family services, and democratic participation through the Samtgemeinderat. Services are accessed in person at the town hall in Sickte, online via the sickte.de portal, and through field services such as the volunteer fire departments. The municipality additionally markets commercial land at Gewerbegebiet Wilhelmsh\u00f6he-West to support regional economic development.

Product overview

Samtgemeinde Sickte operates as a municipal government providing public administrative services through a website-based platform. The offering consists of a unified citizen services portal with multiple integrated modules including the council information system (Rats- und Bürgerinfosystem) for democratic participation, online administrative services, civil registry services, and environmental monitoring tools. The platform also incorporates accessibility features through Eye-Able software and provides energy monitoring capabilities via Avacon's Energiemonitor for regional energy transparency.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Standesamt Services (Civil Registry) Statutory civil registry service for citizens of the member municipalities, including marriage registration, wedding ceremonies, and Saturday marriage ceremonies.
• Melderegister Services (Resident Registration) Statutory residents' registration services including simple registration certificates and simple population register inquiries, delivered in person at the town hall and through online channels.
• Rats- und B\u00fcrgerinfosystem (Council and Citizen Information System) Online ALLRIS-based platform providing access to committee compositions, session schedules, agendas with public consultation documents, and full-text search capabilities for council-related information for democratic participation by citizens.
• Online-Dienstleistungen (Online Administrative Services) Online administrative services portal allowing citizens to access various municipal services electronically, including registration-related services, integrated with the Landkreis Wolfenb\u00fcttel service infrastructure.
• Energiemonitor (Energy Monitor) Energy monitoring platform provided by Avacon that visualizes regional electricity consumption and feed-in data, with current and historical electricity generation and consumption statistics for the municipality; offered to all municipalities in Landkreis Wolfenb\u00fcttel as the first county in Germany to provide this service.
• Gewerbegebiet Wilhelmsh\u00f6he-West (Commercial Land) Commercial area on the western edge of Sickte offering approximately 14 hectares of net developable land for companies looking to grow or establish operations in the region; flexible plot sizes between 1,000 and 10,000 m\u00b2 at approximately \u20ac95/m\u00b2, with development completion expected 2029.

Quantifiable outcome

• The Samtgemeinde Sickte is developing 14 hectares of commercial land to attract businesses and create local jobs
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft im Landkreis Wolfenbüttel GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Samtgemeinde Sickte is a shareholder of the economic development corporation for Landkreis Wolfenbüttel. The Samtgemeindebürgermeister and the managing director of the economic development corporation maintain close exchange to strengthen the location 'Samtgemeinde Sickte' and future prospects for local entrepreneurs and businesses, as well as to offer settlement-seeking companies a new home.
• Niedersächsische Landgesellschaft mbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJointly developing the commercial area 'Wilhelmshöhe-West' with approximately 14 hectares of net building land. The partnership creates modern, versatile commercial spaces in an ideal location for companies looking to grow or establish new operations.
• Wolfbüro Niedersachsen (NLWKN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInformation provision on wolf-related topics including behavioral tips, livestock protection, reporting of livestock kills, and contact to wolf advisors. A wolf pack has settled in the Elm area within the Samtgemeinde Sickte territory.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Stadt Wolfenbüttel: District capital and larger municipal government within Landkreis Wolfenbüttel. Operates a broader service portfolio over a larger population and budget, but shares the same statutory framework, state funding mechanism, and Landkreis-level digital infrastructure as Samtgemeinde Sickte.

Direct peers

• Gemeinde Cremlingen: Municipality adjacent to Samtgemeinde Sickte within the Landkreis Wolfenbüttel, providing the same set of mandatory municipal services (registry, permits, social services) to a similarly sized population. Comparable in scale, rural Lower-Saxony demographic mix, and reliance on the Landkreis-level online service portal.
• Samtgemeinde Papenteich: Lower-Saxony Samtgemeinde in the Gifhorn district with the same collective-municipality structure aggregating several member municipalities. Directly comparable in administrative structure, service mandate, scale of staff, and reliance on state-level funding.
• Samtgemeinde Boldecker Land: Lower-Saxony Samtgemeinde in the Gifhorn district pooling administrative services across multiple small member municipalities. Directly comparable in governance model, statutory service portfolio, rural demographic, and funding structure.
• Samtgemeinde Elm-Asse: Samtgemeinde in the same Wolfenbüttel district of Lower Saxony, covering multiple member municipalities with the same collective-municipality governance structure. Directly comparable in statutory mandate, funding model (kommunaler Finanzausgleich), service portfolio, and demographic profile.
• Samtgemeinde Isenbüttel: Lower-Saxony Samtgemeinde in the Gifhorn district operating under the same collective-municipality model across multiple member communes. Comparable in governance structure, scale, statutory service mandate, and dependence on kommunaler Finanzausgleich transfers.

Broad incumbents

• Landkreis Wolfenbüttel: The parent district authority that hosts the shared online services portal, the Wolfenbüttel economic development corporation, and the Avacon Energiemonitor referenced by Samtgemeinde Sickte. Operates one administrative level above the Samtgemeinde with overlapping service and funding responsibilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/samtgemeinde-sickte

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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M&A

Investments

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