Stadt Uetersen

What Stadt Uetersen does

Stadt Uetersen is the municipal government (Stadt) of the city of Uetersen, located in the Kreis Pinneberg district of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. As a public-sector entity operating under German state law, it is governed by the Bürgermeister (Mayor) and Ratsversammlung (city council) and delivers statutory municipal services — including civil registry (Standesamt), building permits, social services, urban planning, waste management, and local tax collection — to city residents, local businesses, and visitors. The city is regionally branded as 'Rosenstadt Uetersen' (Rose City) and is anchored by the Rosarium, North Germany's largest rose garden, which functions as both a tourism draw and a center of German rose breeding.

The municipality's digital service infrastructure comprises several interconnected modules: the Terminvergabe appointment booking system (FrontDeskSuite), the external Bürgerportal citizen portal (buergerportal.sh), the Ratsinformationssystem council information system (ratsinfo.uetersen.de), and the ABC der Dienstleistungen A-Z service directory — all delivered through a Contao CMS website built by RightVision GmbH. Supporting technology includes self-hosted Matomo web analytics, Google Maps and Google Translate API integrations, YouTube video embedding, and a cookie consent management tool with SSL/TLS encryption. The Rosarium Webcam provides an additional real-time tourism service. The data protection officer role, equal opportunities officer, and disability representative indicate formal compliance structures typical of German Verwaltung.

Stadt Uetersen's business model is non-commercial: municipal administrative services are funded through local taxes (Steuern) and administrative fees (Gebühren) for specific services such as civil registry documents and building permits. The city operates two wholly-owned subsidiaries — Stadtwerke Uetersen (municipal utilities) and Abwasserentsorgung Uetersen GmbH (wastewater management) — which generate their own separate revenue streams outside this entity. Strategic partnerships span consumer protection (Verbraucherzentrale Schleswig-Holstein energy counseling), academic collaboration (Fachhochschule Wedel for senior services improvement), and community programming (Lokales Bündnis für Familie Uetersen for family-oriented events).

Name

Stadt Uetersen

Legal name

Stadt Uetersen - Der Bürgermeister

Website

https://stadt-uetersen.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stadt Uetersen is the municipal government of Uetersen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, delivering statutory municipal services — civil registry, building permits, social services, and urban planning — to city residents, local businesses, and tourists, funded through local taxes and fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925)

SIC

Services-Personal Services (7200)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

City Clerk/Records, Elections & Civic Engagement (BPAIACAB), Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF), Economic Development & Business Licensing (Local) (BPAIACAN)

Keywords

• Municipal administration
• Civil registry services
• Urban planning
• Citizen services
• Public administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Uetersen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Stadt Uetersen delivers statutory municipal administrative services to residents and local businesses, including civil registry (Standesamt) services, building and planning permits (Bauordnung), council information, and citizen-facing digital services. It also maintains and promotes the Rosarium Uetersen, a public rose garden and local landmark, through live webcam and visitor information.

Product overview

Stadt Uetersen's digital offering is a municipal government platform comprising multiple interconnected service modules. The core digital infrastructure includes the Terminvergabe (Appointment Booking) system for scheduling citizen service visits, the Bürgerportal (Citizen Portal) for self-service administrative procedures, the Ratsinformationssystem (Council Information System) for transparent governance data, and the ABC der Dienstleistungen (Service Directory) providing an A-Z catalog of municipal services. These modules operate as separate functional areas within the unified city website, with the appointment booking system connecting to an external scheduling platform and the citizen portal linking to a regional government portal. The Rosarium Webcam provides an additional tourism-related service showcasing the city's famous rose garden.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Rosenstadt Uetersen: Nickname for Uetersen, referring to the Rosarium (rose garden), North Germany's largest rose garden

Products and services

• Terminvergabe (Appointment Booking) Online system that lets residents and businesses book appointments at various city departments of Uetersen, replacing walk-in queues with scheduled visits.
• Bürgerportal (Citizen Portal) Centralized online portal providing residents of Uetersen with digital access to municipal services such as requests, forms, and administrative information.
• Ratsinformationssystem (Council Information System) Online information system providing public access to the Uetersen city council's agendas, meeting documents, and decisions to support governmental transparency.
• ABC der Dienstleistungen (Service Directory) An alphabetical A-to-Z directory listing all municipal services offered by Stadt Uetersen, helping residents and businesses locate the correct department for their needs.
• Rosarium Webcam Live webcam providing real-time visual access to the Rosarium Uetersen, the city's famous rose garden and tourist landmark, supporting visitor planning and city branding.
• Standesamt (Civil Registry Services) Civil registry services managed by the city, including births, marriages, deaths, and related documentation for residents of Uetersen.
• Bauordnung (Building Regulations) Building and planning regulation department responsible for issuing building permits, reviewing construction projects, and enforcing local building codes within Uetersen.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Agentur FREITAG (Inga und Michael Freitag)minorOthersPhotography agency providing current images and impressions for the city website.
• Verbraucherzentrale Schleswig-HolsteincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsumer protection organization provides free energy counseling sessions at City Hall on first and third Thursdays of each month, conducted by certified engineer Dipl.-Ing. Michael Hell.
• Fachhochschule WedelminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Applied Sciences partnered with the Seniorenbeirat (Senior Citizens' Council) on a project to identify improvement potentials for elderly residents.
• Lokales Bündnis für Familie UetersencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal family alliance collaborates on family-oriented events including Intercultural Week, supports printing costs for flyers, and organizes community activities.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stadt Itzehoe: Independent city in Schleswig-Holstein offering a directly comparable municipal service portfolio (Bürgerservice, Bauen, Standesamt, tourism). Comparable as a mid-sized Stadt in the same federal state with similar jurisdictional responsibilities.
• Stadt Husum: Tourism-anchored city in Schleswig-Holstein with a comparable size and service portfolio. Comparable as a small-to-mid-sized German municipal government that, like Uetersen, leverages a distinct cultural/natural asset to drive local economic development.
• Stadt Elmshorn: Larger city in the same Kreis Pinneberg providing a directly overlapping set of municipal administrative services to residents and local businesses. Comparable in function and jurisdictional scope, but operates at greater scale.
• Stadt Tornesch: Smaller neighboring municipality in Kreis Pinneberg that jointly operates the Volkshochschule with Uetersen. Directly comparable as a small Schleswig-Holstein Stadt with a similar administrative service portfolio and population tier.
• Stadt Rendsburg: Mid-sized Stadt in Schleswig-Holstein offering a directly comparable set of municipal services. Comparable as a Schleswig-Holstein city government operating a similar administrative and cultural portfolio.
• Stadt Pinneberg: District capital of Kreis Pinneberg and the administrative center for the surrounding municipalities including Uetersen. Comparable as a directly neighboring municipal government in the same German county offering a similar mix of civil registry, building permits, and social services, though at a larger population scale.
• Stadt Wedel: Neighboring city in Kreis Pinneberg with a comparable resident base and industrial heritage, providing the same municipal service portfolio (Standesamt, Bauordnung, social services). Closest like-for-like comparable for size and service mix in the same district.
• Gemeinde Halstenbek: Adjacent municipality in Kreis Pinneberg delivering the same local administrative service bundle (Bauordnung, Standesamt, social services) to a comparable population. Direct peer along geographic and functional lines.

Broad incumbents

• Kreis Pinneberg: The county-level government that oversees Uetersen and operates overlapping administrative functions including the Verkehrsportal cited on Uetersen's site. Functions as a broader incumbent in the same public-administration space.
• Schleswig-Holstein Landesregierung: The state government under which Stadt Uetersen operates. Functions as a broader incumbent that funds, regulates, and sets policy for municipal governments in Schleswig-Holstein, including Uetersen.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stadt-uetersen

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Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

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