Stadt Kerpen

What Stadt Kerpen does

Kolpingstadt Kerpen is the municipal government (Stadtverwaltung) of the city of Kerpen, located in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis administrative district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The administration serves an estimated population of 70,000+ residents distributed across multiple districts including Kerpen center, Sindorf, Horrem, Türnich, and Buir. It delivers mandated public services across identity documentation, civil registry, social welfare, housing, economic development, public safety, and cultural programming, organized into six Dezernate (departments I-VI) under the leadership of Der Bürgermeister.

The municipality's service infrastructure combines physical citizen offices with a digital portal. Physical locations include the Rathaus at Jahnplatz 1 (headquarters and Bürgerbüro), the Tanzende Stadthäuser at Jahnplatz 7c (Social Services Department 27), and the Stiftsquartier at Stiftsplatz 14-16 (Standesamt and Betreuungsbehörde). The digital channel at stadt-kerpen.de provides online appointment booking via SmartCX, postal voting applications through AKDB's eGov Digital Factory, accessibility via ReadSpeaker text-to-speech, and privacy-focused traffic analysis via Plausible Analytics. Website and IT infrastructure are operated by kdvz Rhein-Erft-Rur, an inter-municipal IT service provider based in Frechen.

Funding is derived from municipal taxes (Grundsteuer, Gewerbesteuer), intergovernmental transfers from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhein-Erft-Kreis, and administrative fees for services such as identity documents (ID card €27.60-€46.00, passport €37.50-€70.00), civil registry documents (€10 base plus €5 per additional copy), and licensing transactions. Many core services (pension application assistance, birth registration, disability integration) are provided free of charge. The entity is publicly governed with no private ownership, no disclosed funding rounds, no subsidiaries, and no M&A activity; it functions as a stable administrative body rather than a commercial enterprise.

Name

Stadt Kerpen

Legal name

Stadtverwaltung Kerpen

Website

https://stadt-kerpen.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Kolpingstadt Kerpen is the municipal government of Kerpen, Germany (population ~70,000), delivering mandated public services — identity documentation, civil registry, social welfare, housing, and economic development — through physical offices and a digital portal backed by kdvz Rhein-Erft-Rur IT services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251)

akta.pro primary industry

City Clerk/Records, Elections & Civic Engagement (BPAIACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Municipal Tax & Revenue Administration (Local) (BPAIACAD)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Citizen office services
• Civil registry services
• Social welfare services
• Economic development

Headquarters

HQ city

Kerpen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 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: Revenue from municipal taxes including property taxes (Grundsteuer) and trade taxes (Gewerbesteuer) collected from residents and businesses within Kerpen municipality.
2. Administrative Fees: Fees collected for various administrative services including passport issuance, driver's licenses, certificates, registrations, and other citizen services.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Stadt Kerpen provides municipal administrative and citizen services for the residents and businesses of Kerpen, including identity documentation (ID cards, passports), residency and vehicle registration, civil registry services (births, marriages, deaths), social welfare support for seniors and disabled residents, housing allowance administration, economic development consulting, and municipal land/property management. Services are delivered through in-person citizen offices and a digital portal with online appointment booking.

Product overview

Kolpingstadt Kerpen operates a comprehensive municipal administrative portal offering a broad range of citizen services organized by departments. The core service clusters include: (1) Bürgerbüro for core identity, residency, and vehicle documentation services; (2) Standesamt for civil registry functions; (3) Social services under Amt 27 including housing support, disability services, and senior care; (4) Economic development (Wirtschaftsförderung) for business attraction and commercial property; and (5) Land management (Amt 17) for cadastral services and municipal property. Most services require appointments via the smartcx online booking system and integrate with NRW state e-government platforms. The offering functions as a unified government service portal rather than a product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bürgerbüro (Citizen Office Services) Core citizen service center providing identity documents (ID cards, passports), vehicle registration, residency registration, and driver license services. Operates on appointment-basis with online booking via SmartCX platform, available to all Kerpen residents.
• Standesamt (Registry Office) Civil registry services including birth certificates, marriage ceremonies, death registration, name changes, and genealogical research for Kerpen residents.
• Rentenantrag (Pension Application Service) Assists residents with filing pension applications including old-age, survivor, orphan, and disability pensions. Supports document completion and certification as a free service.
• Social Services for Seniors, Disabled, and Social Assistance (27.1) Comprehensive social support services including disability workplace integration, care counseling, guardianship services, senior support, and community engagement programs for vulnerable Kerpen residents.
• Housing Services (27.2 Wohnen) Housing-related administrative services including housing allowance (Wohngeld), housing eligibility certificates, public housing sales, housing mediation, and rent subsidy programs.
• Economic Development (Wirtschaftsförderung) Business development services including site consulting, broadband infrastructure development, vacancy management, commercial property sales, vocational training fair organization, and regional economic improvement for local businesses and entrepreneurs.
• Land Management and Properties (Amt 17) Municipal land and property management including cadastral maps (Liegenschaftskarten), municipal building plots, right of preemption (Vorkaufsrecht), and property sales administration.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• kdvz Rhein-Erft-RurcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnical operator and hosting provider for the municipality's website and IT infrastructure. Located in Frechen, kdvz manages the content management system, website hosting, and provides technical support for the city's digital services.
• Deutsche Rentenversicherung RheinlandminorOthersRegional pension insurance provider referenced for qualified pension consulting services not offered by the municipal pension office.
• Ombudsstelle für barrierefreie Informationstechnik NRWminorOthersState-level ombudsman office for accessible information technology, citizens can contact for complaints about accessibility barriers.
• Rhein-Erft-KreiscoreOthersAdministrative district that Kerpen belongs to. Provides centralized services like vehicle registration, street traffic authority, and youth welfare office.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Stadt Bonn: Larger NRW city (~330,000 residents) with comparable municipal functions including citizen services, civil registry, social services, and economic development. Federal city context adds complexity but service portfolio overlaps significantly.
• Stadt Köln: Major metropolitan city in same metropolitan region (~1 million residents). Provides same municipal service categories (Bürgerbüro, Standesamt, social services) but at much larger scale and with more sophisticated digital infrastructure; represents an upper-bound reference point.

Others

• Rhein-Erft-Kreis: Parent administrative district that encompasses Kerpen and provides delegated services including vehicle registration, street traffic authority, and youth welfare office. Acts as a higher-tier government layer rather than direct competitor but defines service boundary.

Direct peers

• Stadt Frechen: Neighboring municipality in Rhein-Erft-Kreis with comparable population (~50,000 residents), identical local government structure, and shared IT infrastructure partnership with kdvz Rhein-Erft-Rur. Provides the same municipal services including citizen office, civil registry, and social services.
• Stadt Pulheim: Neighboring city in Rhein-Erft-Kreis with ~54,000 residents. Comparable in size and service portfolio to Kerpen, offering direct competition for residents and businesses in the western Cologne metropolitan fringe.
• Erftstadt: Neighboring municipality in Rhein-Erft-Kreis serving ~50,000 residents across multiple districts. Provides identical municipal services with similar organizational structure (Bürgerbüro, Standesamt, social services) and shares the same regional governance framework.
• Stadt Bergheim: Adjacent municipality in Rhein-Erft-Kreis serving ~58,000 residents. Operates the same German municipal government model with Bürgerbüro, Standesamt, social services, and Wirtschaftsförderung functions, competing for the same regional economic development opportunities.
• Stadt Bedburg: Smaller neighboring municipality in Rhein-Erft-Kreis (~24,000 residents). Comparable municipal government structure with full range of citizen services, though smaller scale; useful comparison for understanding service delivery economics at different municipality sizes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kolping_kerpen
• YouTubeyoutube.com/kolpingstadtkerpen5409
• Facebookfacebook.com/Kerpen.Kolpingstadt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kolpingstadt-kerpen
• Instagraminstagram.com/kolpingstadtkerpen

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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