Gemeinde Spiesen-Elversberg

What Gemeinde Spiesen-Elversberg does

Gemeinde Spiesen-Elversberg is a municipal government entity (Gemeinde) located in the Neunkirchen district of Saarland, Germany, comprising the districts of Spiesen and Elversberg. Operating under the Saarländisches Kommunalselbstverwaltungsgesetz (KSVG), the municipality delivers mandated local public services to its residents including administration, civil registry, education, childcare, youth services, senior care, environmental protection, infrastructure maintenance, cultural programming, and sports/recreation facilities. The current chief executive is Bürgermeister Bernd Huf, supported by four administrative departments (Hauptamt, Finanzverwaltung, Ordnungsamt, Bau- und Umweltamt) and a Data Protection Officer, Eric Lubinetzki.

The municipality's digital service platform is built on a TYPO3 CMS website hosted by one4vision GmbH in Saarbrücken, with Matomo analytics, DE-Mail secure communication, EU-Dienstleistungsrichtlinie cross-border application portal, and integration with the Saarland eGovernment infrastructure. Citizen-facing digital products include the Digitaler Bürgerservice umbrella, Online-Terminvereinbarung (appointment booking), Mängelmelder (defect reporter), Interaktiver Haushalt (interactive budget dashboard), E-Rechnung (XRechnung/ZUGFeRD electronic invoicing), Urkundenbeantragung (civil registry applications), and a Formularservice. Communication channels span the multilingual website (German, English, French, Easy Language), WhatsApp-Kanal, Facebook, the printed Mitteilungsblatt 'Blättche' newsletter, and local press relations.

Revenue is generated through local taxes (primarily Grundsteuer/property tax), administrative fees, and state/federal transfers, operating on an annually approved municipal budget rather than commercial revenue lines. Recent operational signals indicate fiscal stress: the municipality participated in the June 22, 2026 nationwide 'Kommunen am Limit' protest action and has closed the community library and Glückauf-Halle due to insufficient funds. Despite financial constraints, the municipality has expanded external engagement through a GIZ-funded climate partnership with Cao Bang, Vietnam, state funding for Ortskernentwicklung in Elversberg, and the establishment of the first Jugendbeirat (Youth Advisory Board) in March 2026.

Name

Gemeinde Spiesen-Elversberg

Legal name

Gemeinde Spiesen-Elversberg

Website

https://spiesen-elversberg.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gemeinde Spiesen-Elversberg is a German municipal government in Saarland providing mandated local public services — administration, digital citizen services, education, social services, environmental management, and cultural programming — to the residents and businesses of the Spiesen and Elversberg districts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Administration

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

Keywords

• Municipal administration
• Public services
• Citizen services
• Local government
• Administrative services

Headquarters

HQ city

Spiesen-Elversberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Gemeinde Spiesen-Elversberg provides statutory municipal services to its residents and businesses, including local administration (Bürgeramt, Standesamt, Ordnungsamt, Gewerbeamt), education and childcare coordination, social services for youth and seniors, public infrastructure maintenance, environmental protection (waste disposal, climate initiatives), cultural events, sports and recreation facilities, and community engagement programs. The municipality increasingly delivers these services through a digital citizen services platform (Digitaler Bürgerservice) that includes online appointment booking, electronic invoicing (E-Rechnung), a defect reporter, an interactive municipal budget dashboard, civil registry applications, and secure DE-Mail communication.

Product overview

Gemeinde Spiesen-Elversberg operates a digital municipal service platform consisting of multiple online citizen service modules. The core offering is the Digitaler Bürgerservice (Digital Citizen Services), which serves as the umbrella platform for online administrative transactions. Key individual services include Online-Terminvereinbarung for appointment booking, the Mängelmelder for defect reporting, the Interaktiver Haushalt for budget transparency, the WhatsApp-Kanal for push notifications, Urkundenbeantragung for civil registry documents, E-Rechnung for electronic invoicing, and a Formularservice for downloadable forms. The platform also integrates EU-DLR for cross-border service applications. Together, these modules form an integrated digital government portal that covers the full citizen service lifecycle from information access through transactional completion.

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Products and services

• Digitaler Bürgerservice (Digital Citizen Services) An integrated suite of online administrative services enabling citizens to complete municipal transactions digitally, including online appointment booking, form downloads, electronic invoicing (E-Rechnung), civil registry document applications, and EU service directive applications. Designed for residents and businesses in Spiesen-Elversberg.
• Online-Terminvereinbarung (Online Appointment Booking) A digital service allowing citizens to book appointments at the municipal citizen office (Bürgeramt) online, reducing wait times and streamlining service delivery.
• Mängelmelder (Defect Reporter) A citizen-facing reporting tool enabling residents to submit complaints about infrastructure issues such as road damage, illegal dumping, or other municipal deficiencies directly to the administration.
• Interaktiver Haushalt (Interactive Municipal Budget) An online transparency tool presenting the municipality's budget data in an interactive, publicly accessible format, enabling citizens to review revenue, expenditures, and financial planning.
• WhatsApp-Kanal (WhatsApp Information Channel) An official WhatsApp information channel operated by the municipality for distributing public announcements, emergency notifications, event information, and municipal news to subscribed residents.
• Urkundenbeantragung beim Standesamt (Civil Registry Document Application) An online service allowing citizens to apply for civil registry documents such as birth, marriage, and death certificates through the state civil registry system.
• E-Rechnung (E-Invoicing) A digital invoicing service enabling businesses and suppliers to submit electronic invoices (XRechnung/ZUGFeRD format) to the municipal administration, compliant with German e-invoicing regulations.
• Formularservice (Form Service) A centralized online repository of downloadable and fillable municipal forms covering services such as registration, taxation, building permits, and other administrative requests.
• Digitale Verwaltung (Digital Administration) The digital administration portal offering online access to municipal administrative procedures, e-government services, and electronic submission options for residents and businesses.

Quantifiable outcome

• Climate partnership established with Cao Bang, Vietnam through GIZ 'Locally Led Solutions' program - one of six selected globally from 32 proposals

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

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Integration4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LAG 21 NRW (Landesagentur für Nachhaltigkeit)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026LAG 21 NRW is accompanying the new climate partnership between Spiesen-Elversberg and Cao Bang, Vietnam as part of the GIZ program 'Locally Led Solutions - Made with Germany'. The partnership focuses on climate-resilient urban and infrastructure development, particularly addressing extreme weather events, flooding, and landslides through green-blue infrastructure approaches.
• GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026GIZ program 'Locally Led Solutions - Made with Germany' supports municipal cooperation for sustainable development. The partnership between Spiesen-Elversberg and Cao Bang was selected from 32 proposals as one of six funded projects worldwide. Within 12 months, the partners will develop concrete, investment-ready projects and action plans including workshops, training, and mutual project visits.
• Academy of Construction Strategy and Cadres Training (ACST)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026ACST is a Vietnamese government institution under the Ministry of Construction. Together with LAG 21 NRW, ACST is accompanying the climate partnership between Spiesen-Elversberg and Cao Bang province on climate-resilient urban development, green-blue infrastructure, and sustainable water management solutions adapted for mountainous regions.
• Province of Cao Bang, VietnamcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026International municipal partnership focused on climate adaptation and resilience. Both communes face challenges of limited space and topographic constraints. The partnership aims to develop practical solutions for climate-resilient urban and infrastructure development, including nature-based approaches like water retention, greening, and sustainable drainage systems.
• Zweckverband Naherholungsgebiet RuhbachtalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Municipal association for the recreational area Ruhbachtal involving multiple municipalities (Sulzbach/Saar, Spiesen-Elversberg, Friedrichsthal, Quierschied). Handles management of the recreational area including a pedestrian bridge project at Mariannenhof and Weiheranlage (pond facility) near Bayerisch Zell.

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Gemeinde Friedrichsthal: Another small Saarland municipality in the Neunkirchen district and co-member of the Ruhbachtal Zweckverband. Comparable population, tax base, and service portfolio; directly comparable for municipal digital-services benchmarking.
• Gemeinde Schiffweiler: Small Saarland municipality in the Neunkirchen district with comparable size and service portfolio. Useful peer for benchmarking digital municipal services, citizen engagement, and sustainability programs.
• Gemeinde Heusweiler: Saarland municipality with similar population scale and digital citizen-service offerings. Direct comparable for Saarland municipal digital transformation and small-town public administration.
• Gemeinde Sulzbach/Saar: Adjacent Saarland municipality, also a Ruhbachtal Zweckverband partner with Spiesen-Elversberg. Comparable size, governance structure under KSVG, and citizen-service delivery model; useful benchmark for digital citizen services adoption.
• Gemeinde Quierschied: Neighboring Saarland municipality and explicit co-member of Zweckverband Naherholungsgebiet Ruhbachtal. Operates a similar small-municipal service portfolio and is subject to the same Saarland municipal law (KSVG), making administrative structure, scale, and digital-service offering closely comparable.
• Stadt Neunkirchen: District capital of Neunkirchen, the administrative parent district for Spiesen-Elversberg. Larger but adjacent, sharing the same Saarland legal framework and overlapping citizen-service mandates.

Regional players

• Kommunale Informationsdienste (KID) Magdeburg: Municipal IT service provider for Saxony-Anhalt cities and municipalities, providing comparable e-government infrastructure to small German municipalities. Not in Spiesen-Elversberg's region but operates in the same product/market category.

Broad incumbents

• Landeshauptstadt Saarbrücken: Saarland state capital operating a much broader e-government portfolio (e.g., eudlr.ego-saar.de that Spiesen-Elversberg integrates with). Provides the state-level digital infrastructure and policy framework against which smaller Saarland municipalities operate.

Others

• Vitako – Bundes-Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Kommunalen IT-Dienstleister: Federal association of municipal IT service providers in Germany. Provides policy advocacy, benchmarking, and shared services for municipal digitalization — an ecosystem peer for any German municipality pursuing e-government.
• Zweckverband elektronische Verwaltung für saarländische Kommunen (eGo-Saar): The Saarland municipal e-government IT cooperative that operates the shared e-services infrastructure (civil registry forms, EU-DLR portal, elections) on which Spiesen-Elversberg relies. Enabling/infrastructure peer rather than competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/GemeindeSpiesenElversberg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gemeinde-spiesen-elversberg

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