Stadt Geislingen

What Stadt Geislingen does

Stadt Geislingen is a municipal government entity (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) in the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, administering the three districts of Geislingen, Binsdorf, and Erlaheim. The municipality serves approximately 6,010 residents across 3,195 hectares, providing administrative services including civil registry, building permits, resident registration, and tax collection, alongside public infrastructure (water supply, waste disposal, broadband), childcare facilities (Kita Pusteblume, Regenbogen), and cultural amenities including the Schlossparkbad swimming pool, Stadtbücherei, and the Geislinger Wasserschloss water castle. The entity is led by Mayor Oliver Schmid, who was first elected in 2007 and re-elected in 2015 and 2023, with a 25-person Rathaus team and decentralized district offices in Binsdorf and Erlaheim.

The municipality's digital presence centers on the Geislinger Stadtportal, a citizen services platform built and maintained by cm city media GmbH and integrated with the Service BW state portal for secure citizen communications. The technology stack is built on a responsive CMS with WCAG 2.1 Level A accessibility certification (working toward AAA), Matomo cookie-less analytics, and SSL/TLS encryption. The platform includes specialized modules: Bürgerforum, Bürgermeinung polls, Ehrenamtsbörse volunteer exchange, Stellenbörse job board, Immobilienbörse real estate exchange, Gewerbe-News, and the ASA document status tracker, supplemented by the GISILO 21 digital inclusion initiative. Online job applications are processed through BITE GmbH under a DSGVO Article 28 data processing agreement.

Revenue is generated through three primary streams: municipal taxes (Grundsteuer property tax, Gewerbesteuer trade tax), administrative fees for civil registry, building permits, water supply, and waste disposal, and operational/investment funding from the state of Baden-Württemberg and the federal government. As a Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts, the city holds exclusive territorial jurisdiction and is supervised by the Landratsamt Zollernalbkreis. Citizen engagement occurs through a multi-channel approach combining the official website, Facebook (since 2011), Instagram (since 2021), LinkedIn, the official Amtsblatt gazette, and email newsletter, complemented by the Bürgersolaranlage Weiherle Geislingen GbR citizen solar power plant (58.43 kWp, established 2008) and twin-city partnerships with Ruoms, France (since 1999) and Treiso, Italy (since 2017-2018).

Name

Stadt Geislingen

Legal name

Stadtverwaltung Geislingen

Website

https://stadt-geislingen.de

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stadt Geislingen is a German municipal government administering the three districts of Geislingen, Binsdorf, and Erlaheim in Baden-Württemberg, serving approximately 6,010 residents with administrative services, public infrastructure, digital civic engagement via the Stadtportal, and community programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Geislingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Revenue: The city collects property taxes (Grundsteuer) and trade taxes (Gewerbesteuer) from residents and businesses within the municipal boundaries. These form the core of own revenue for municipal operations.
2. Administrative Fees and Charges: Fees for administrative services including civil registry documents, building permits, water supply, waste disposal, and other municipal services.
3. State and Federal Funding: The city receives operational and investment funding from the state of Baden-Württemberg and federal government, particularly for infrastructure projects and community development.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Stadt Geislingen is a municipal government entity providing local public administration services to approximately 6,010 residents across three districts (Geislingen, Binsdorf, Erlaheim). Its core offerings include civil registry services, building permits, resident registration, tax collection, waste and water management, childcare, and community facilities. Services are delivered through a main town hall, two district offices, and a virtual town hall with online forms, appointment scheduling, and digital citizen engagement platforms.

Product overview

Stadt Geislingen's digital presence comprises a unified citizen services portal built on the cm city media CMS, offering integrated online administrative services alongside civic participation tools. The core Geislinger Stadtportal serves as the main digital gateway, supplemented by specialized modules for citizen engagement (Bürgerforum, Bürgermeinung), volunteer coordination (Ehrenamtsbörse), employment (Stellenbörse), real estate (Immobilienbörse), and business services (Gewerbe-News). The GISILO 21 initiative supports digital inclusion. Administrative services include online forms, appointment scheduling, document tracking (ASA), and secure communications via Service BW. All services are delivered through a responsive, accessibility-compliant website with social media integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Population growth through new residential development in Weiherhalde area
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TreisocoreOthers · 1 October 2017Twin city partnership with Treiso in the Piedmont region of Italy (Province of Cuneo). The partnership was formalized in October 2017 with an initial ceremony, followed by official signing in April 2018. Treiso has approximately 800 residents and lies 600 km from Geislingen. The connection was facilitated through Ruoms, which already had a partnership with Treiso since 1992.
• Bürgersolaranlage Weiherle Geislingen GbRminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2008Civil-law company (Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts) established in December 2008 to operate a citizen solar power plant on the municipal public works department (Bauhof) building. The GbR consists of 32 shareholders with individual contributions ranging from €200 to €20,000. The installation has 279 modules on 1,371 sqm across 4 roof surfaces with 58.43 kWp capacity.
• RuomscoreOthers · 15 May 1999Twin city partnership with Ruoms in southern France (Ardèche department) established in May 1999. The partnership originated from a friendship between the choral societies 'La Méridienne' from Ruoms and 'Eintracht' from Geislingen in 1996. Regular exchanges include a 10-day youth camp in Ruoms annually since 2000. Ruoms has approximately 2,000 inhabitants and is located 750 km from Geislingen.
• Stadt Balingen (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeislingen, Binsdorf, and Erlaheim form a unified municipality (Einheitsgemeinde) with an administrative community (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) with the city of Balingen for spatial planning matters (Angelegenheiten der Raumordnung). Balingen is the district capital (Kreisstadt) of Zollernalbkreis, located 4 km from Geislingen.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stadt Balingen: District capital of Zollernalbkreis and explicit Verwaltungsgemeinschaft partner of Stadt Geislingen for spatial planning matters. Provides the most direct functional comparison as a larger but adjacent municipal administration serving the same population catchment.
• Stadt Rosenfeld: Small municipality in Zollernalbkreis with comparable population and service scope. Direct functional peer for benchmarking rural-district municipal service delivery.
• Gemeinde Gärtringen: Baden-Württemberg municipality where Mayor Schmid worked in the Haupt- und Ordnungsamt. Comparable small Gemeinde profile, useful as a peer in administrative practice and digitization adoption.
• Stadt Albstadt: Largest municipality in Zollernalbkreis with multiple Stadtteile — directly comparable as a multi-district Stadt with similar administrative complexity (Geislingen also administers Geislingen, Binsdorf, Erlaheim).
• Gemeinde Bodelshausen: Small Baden-Württemberg municipality where Mayor Schmid previously worked at the Rathaus. Comparable in size and service scope, and a useful peer for tracking the career lineage of the current Geislingen leadership.
• Stadt Meßstetten: Small municipality in the same Zollernalbkreis district with comparable population size and rural-upland profile. A natural peer for benchmarking service delivery and digital initiatives at a similar scale.
• Stadt Mössingen: Baden-Württemberg municipality where Mayor Oliver Schmid previously served as Wirtschaftsförderer (2002–2007). Comparable small-town municipal profile with active economic-development function, useful as a near-identical peer in scope and population range.
• Stadt Winterlingen: Small Zollernalbkreis municipality with similar population, rural character, and limited commercial base. A close peer for benchmarking fiscal structure and demographic exposure.
• Stadt Haigerloch: Small Zollernalbkreis municipality of comparable population, with historical castle tourism and similar municipal service scope. Comparable as a peer in size, tourism relevance, and service breadth.
• Stadt Hechingen: Municipality in the same Zollernalbkreis district with comparable population size and small-town service scope. Direct geographic and functional peer for benchmarking municipal service delivery in the district.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Stadt.Geislingen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stadt-geislingen
• Instagraminstagram.com/stadt.geislingen

Compliance3 records

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Investors

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