Stadt Bad Bentheim

What Stadt Bad Bentheim does

Stadt Bad Bentheim is a municipal government entity (Gemeinde/Stadt) located in Lower Saxony, Germany, serving approximately 16,000 residents across nine city districts (Achterberg, Bardel, Bad Bentheim, Gildehaus, Hagelshoek, Holt und Haar, Sieringhoek, Waldseite, Westenberg) within a 100.16 km² territory. The municipality operates with a core administrative headcount of 13 and is led by Mayor Dr. Volker Pannen (elected to a third term in September 2021 with 60.75% of the vote). Its primary functions include public administration, civil registry, permitting, urban planning, social services, education support, environmental protection, and economic development, delivered through a town hall (Rathaus) at Schloßstraße 2, a citizen service office in Gildehaus, and digital service platforms including the OpenRathaus service portal, online appointment booking, an electronic official bulletin, and a WhatsApp broadcast channel.

The entity's revenue model is tax-based, with statutory assessment rates of 460 v.H. for Grundsteuer A and B (property tax) and 405 v.H. for Gewerbesteuer (business tax) as of 2026, supplemented by state/federal transfer payments and municipal fees. The local economy is anchored by the 180-hectare Bad Bentheim-Gildehaus commercial park at the A30/A31 motorway intersection, hosting 200 companies and approximately 2,500 employees, with historical concentration in oil/gas extraction and healthcare/social sectors. The municipality also operates a wholly-owned subsidiary, Badepark Bentheim GmbH & Co. KG, managing recreation facilities.

Stadt Bad Bentheim differentiates itself through a tourism positioning built on the 'three B's': Bad (spa/health, recognized as a Heilbad since 1979), Bühne (open-air theater), and Burg (Burg Bentheim, the largest hilltop castle in northwestern Germany, documented since 1116). It also stewards unique heritage assets including Bentheimer Sandstein ('Bentheimer Gold') and the 300-year-old Bentheim Mineral Spring. The city has received external validation including the IHK quality seal 'Ausgezeichneter Wohnort für Fachkräfte' (2025) and participates in state programs such as Perspektive Innenstadt (€365,000 approval).

Name

Stadt Bad Bentheim

Legal name

Stadt Bad Bentheim

Website

https://stadt-badbentheim.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1865

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stadt Bad Bentheim is a municipal government entity in Lower Saxony, Germany, serving ~16,000 residents across 9 districts with public administration, permitting, urban planning, and tourism promotion as a state-recognized spa town at the A30/A31 motorway intersection.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Administration

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (9211), Executive Offices (921110), Other General Government Support (92119), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF), Community Development & Neighborhood Revitalization (CDBG, Place-Based Initiatives) (BPAIANAE)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public administration
• Citizen services
• Urban planning
• Tourism promotion

Headquarters

HQ city

Bad Bentheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Revenue: Primary revenue source for the municipality comes from property tax (Grundsteuer) and business tax (Gewerbesteuer). Grundsteuer rate is 460 v.H. for both A and B categories. Gewerbesteuer rate is 405 v.H.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Stadt Bad Bentheim is a municipal government entity that delivers public administration, citizen services, and local governance for approximately 16,000 residents across nine districts. Its offerings include civil registry services, permits and licensing, business registration, urban planning and building administration, social and education services, tourism promotion, and economic development support. The municipality also operates tourism attractions centered on spa/health, theater/culture, and castle heritage.

Product overview

The city's digital offering consists of multiple citizen-facing service platforms operating as separate digital touchpoints rather than a unified product suite. The core infrastructure includes the OpenRathaus Serviceportal for administrative procedures (business registration, permits), the Online-Terminvergabe for appointment booking, the Elektronisches Amtsblatt for official publications, and the Ideen und Beschwerden portal for citizen feedback. Additionally, the city operates a WhatsApp channel for one-way municipal communications. These are standalone digital services linked through the main city website, each addressing a specific citizen service need.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Badepark Bentheim: Public swimming pool and recreation facilities operated by the municipality's subsidiary Badepark Bentheim GmbH & Co. KG
• Touristinformation Bad Bentheim

Products and services

• OpenRathaus Serviceportal Online citizen service portal providing digital administrative services including business registration (Gewerbe Anmeldung), permits, and municipal procedures accessible electronically. Targeted at residents and businesses needing access to municipal administrative procedures.
• Online-Terminvergabe (Online Appointment Booking) Digital appointment scheduling system allowing citizens to book appointments with the city administration online. Targeted at residents needing to schedule visits or consultations with municipal offices.
• Elektronisches Amtsblatt (Electronic Official Bulletin) Digital official bulletin board publishing city announcements, decisions, and public notices electronically. Targeted at residents and businesses seeking transparent access to municipal governance information.
• Ideen und Beschwerden (Ideas and Complaints Portal) Digital submission system for citizen ideas, suggestions, and complaints to the municipal administration. Targeted at residents who wish to submit feedback to local government.
• WhatsApp-Kanal (WhatsApp Channel) Official WhatsApp channel for municipal information and press releases distributed in a one-way broadcast manner. Targeted at residents and citizens seeking timely municipal announcements and press releases.
• Touristinformation Bad Bentheim Municipal tourism information service promoting local attractions, accommodations, events, and recreational activities. Targeted at tourists, spa visitors, and leisure travelers to Bad Bentheim.
• Badepark Bentheim Public swimming pool and recreation facilities management operated by wholly-owned subsidiary Badepark Bentheim GmbH & Co. KG. Targeted at residents and tourists seeking recreational swimming and leisure facilities.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• IHK Osnabrück – Emsland – Grafschaft BentheimcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 12 February 2025Partnership for the IHK quality seal 'Ausgezeichneter Wohnort für Fachkräfte' (Excellent Location for Skilled Workers). The IHK supports the city in certifying its attractiveness as a residential and work location, and the city can use the quality seal logo to attract businesses and skilled workers to the area.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Stadt Meppen: Meppen is the district capital of Emsland in Lower Saxony, providing comparable municipal administration functions to a similar-sized population in the same broader region. It operates at a slightly different economic profile (less spa/tourism-driven) but matches the regional municipal-government peer set.
• Stadt Lingen (Ems): Lingen is a larger city in the neighboring Emsland district of Lower Saxony. It operates a comparable municipal administration in the same broader region but at a meaningfully greater population scale, making it a regional rather than direct peer.
• Stadt Bad Essen: Bad Essen is a small spa town in the Osnabrück district of Lower Saxony with comparable municipal functions and a state-recognized Kneipp spa status. Located near Bad Bentheim, it operates a similar small-municipality-plus-spa-tourism model in the same state.

Others

• ITEBO GmbH: ITEBO is a municipal IT and data-processing service provider serving public-sector clients in Lower Saxony and is explicitly named in the source data as Bad Bentheim's Datenschutzbeauftragter. It is an adjacent enabling vendor rather than a competing municipality, included as an ecosystem participant.

Direct peers

• Stadt Bad Iburg: Bad Iburg is a smaller Lower Saxony spa town with comparable municipal functions and a state-recognized Kneipp spa status. Its combination of municipal administration and health-tourism identity makes it a directly comparable smaller-scale peer to Bad Bentheim.
• Stadt Bad Pyrmont: Bad Pyrmont is a state-recognized Lower Saxony spa town with a comparable municipal structure, similar Heilbad identity, and tourism-oriented economy anchored by spa/health and cultural assets — closely matching Bad Bentheim's combination of municipal administration plus spa-tourism function.
• Stadt Nordhorn: Nordhorn is the Kreisstadt (district capital) of Landkreis Grafschaft Bentheim — the same district as Bad Bentheim. It is a directly comparable municipal administration in the same region, serving a similar population with overlapping public-service functions, making it the closest structural peer.

Broad incumbents

• Bad Homburg vor der Höhe: Bad Homburg is a substantially larger and more established German spa town near Frankfurt with broader tourism offerings and stronger metropolitan gravity. It serves as a scaled-up incumbent peer, illustrating what a more mature German spa municipality looks like at the upper end of the same category.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@touristinformationbadbenth3406/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/badbentheim
• Instagraminstagram.com/bad__bentheim
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stadt-bad-bentheim

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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