What Stadt Weingarten does

Stadt Weingarten is a municipal government (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) located in the district of Ravensburg in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, serving as the statutory local administrative authority for the city of Weingarten. The municipality is responsible for the full scope of local public services — including civil registration, building permits, urban planning, public safety, education, childcare, social services, cemetery management, and economic development — for a resident base in the approximate range of 25,000-30,000. The city combines historic Baroque cultural assets (the Basilica of Weingarten, the centuries-old Holy Blood relic pilgrimage, and the Welfenfest tradition dating to 1764) with operational mandates as a Hochschulstadt (university city). The administration is organized into three Dezernate: Education and Society, Finance and Digitalization, and Urban Development and Law, with additional staff units covering climate protection, school development, data protection, and equal opportunity. The city manages a portfolio of approximately 100 municipal properties (schools, kindergartens, museums, sports facilities, administrative and residential buildings, parking structures, fire stations) and operates municipal enterprises (Eigenbetriebe) for drainage and water engineering, plus a building operations division (Baubetriebshof) covering horticulture, civil engineering, vehicle workshop, and electrical engineering functions.

Stadt Weingarten is funded primarily through taxation — property tax (Grundsteuer), trade tax (Gewerbesteuer), the municipal share of income tax, and state/federal allocations — rather than direct service fees, with most administrative services provided free of charge or via general taxation. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed in available sources. The city's distribution model combines a physical Bürgerbüro service center, decentralized specialized department offices across multiple municipal buildings (headquarters at Kirchstraße 1 plus departmental sites across education, cemeteries, drainage, and electrical engineering), and a digital self-service platform. Marketing and citizen communications span the official website, an Instagram presence (@stadt_weingarten and @weingarten.erleben), Rapidmail-powered newsletters, official press releases, the printed and digital Amtsblatt 'Weingarten im Blick', major annual events (Blutfreitag pilgrimage, Welfenfest, Stadtfest, Christmas market), and a physical Tourist Information Office.

The technical stack supporting the digital service layer is built on GDPR-conscious open-source and EU-hosted tools: Matomo for self-hosted web analytics, Rapidmail for newsletter distribution (German servers), Service-BW for state-level service portal integration, the Tempus system for online appointment booking, and FRIEDA (friedaweb.de) for cemetery management. Other products include Weingarten engagiert, a digital platform bundling volunteer and civic engagement opportunities (with a logo derived from the Basilica's floor plan), and the Klimapartnerschaft Weingarten-Blumenau climate partnership brand. The city maintains six international twin city relationships — Bron (France, 1963), Burgeis (South Tyrol/Italy, 1959), Blumenau (Brazil, 1970), Brest (Belarus, 1989), Grimma (Germany/Saxony, 1990), and Mantua (Italy, 1998) — and runs a 2015 climate partnership with Blumenau under the federal '50 Municipal Climate Partnerships' program. Current capital and civic-participation projects include Feuerwehrhaus (new fire station), Martinshöfe (urban development), and Neubau Talschule (new school construction).

Name

Stadt Weingarten

Legal name

Stadt Weingarten

Website

https://weingarten-online.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stadt Weingarten is a municipal government in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, serving approximately 25,000-30,000 residents through public administration, digital citizen services, education, infrastructure, and cemetery operations. It is funded through taxation and maintains six international twin city partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Administration

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741), Non-Operating Establishments (9995), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF), Planning, Zoning, Permitting & Code Enforcement (BPAIACAE), Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI), Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ), Local Education Authorities & Municipal Education Offices (EDADABAD)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Citizen administration
• Public sector governance
• Civic services portal
• Urban administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Weingarten

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Stadt Weingarten is the municipal government of the city of Weingarten in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It provides local public administration including citizen registration, permits, civil documentation, public safety, education, social services, infrastructure maintenance, urban planning, cultural programming, and cemetery operations. The administration operates a digital citizen services portal (BürgerService digital), a web-based cemetery management system (FRIEDA), and a digital volunteer engagement platform (Weingarten engagiert), supported by three municipal departments covering education and society, finance and digitalization, and urban development and law.

Product overview

Stadt Weingarten operates a digital municipal service platform consisting of multiple interconnected online services. The core offering is the BürgerService digital portal, which aggregates administrative services including an online appointment booking system (Tempus). The digital infrastructure also includes the FRIEDA web-based cemetery management system and the Weingarten engagiert volunteer platform. These services are integrated into the city's website and are supported by third-party tools including Rapidmail for newsletters, Matomo for analytics, and various mapping services (Google Maps, OpenStreetMap). The city also maintains climate partnership initiatives under the Klimapartnerschaft brand.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BürgerService digital (Digital Citizen Services Portal) Digital portal providing citizens with access to municipal administrative services, online appointment booking, and a comprehensive A-Z administrative services index. Aggregates all digital citizen-facing services on one platform.
• FRIEDA (Web-based Cemetery Management System) Web-based cemetery management portal allowing citizens to search for grave locations and exact plot positions on both Weingarten cemeteries (Kreuzbergfriedhof and Marienfriedhof), serving visitors and bereaved families.
• Weingarten engagiert (Digital Volunteer Engagement Platform) Digital platform that bundles all volunteer and civic engagement opportunities in the city, connecting volunteers with local organizations. The platform's logo is based on the floor plan of the Basilica.

Quantifiable outcome

• European largest equestrian procession attracting 1,800 riders and thousands of pilgrims annually
• +3 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Klimapartnerschaft Weingarten-BlumenaucoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Climate partnership initiative as part of the '50 Kommunale Klimapartnerschaften bis 2015' program by Servicestelle Kommunen in der Einen Welt. Joint climate action and sustainability knowledge exchange between the two twin cities.
• Mantua, ItalycoreOthers · 1 January 1998Twin city partnership formed 1998 based on shared religious tradition of Holy Blood relic veneration. Located in northern Italy along Po River with 60,000 inhabitants. Cultural exchange includes annual Good Friday procession matching Weingarten's Blood Friday pilgrimage.
• Grimma, Germany (Saxony)coreOthers · 1 January 1990Triangular partnership connecting Bron-Weingarten-Grimma following German reunification in 1990. Located 25 km southeast of Leipzig with 29,000 inhabitants in the Mulde river valley. Features historic town hall and Renaissance bridge.
• Brest, BelaruscoreOthers · 1 January 1989Sister city partnership established in 1989 by the Joint Association Mittleres Schussental (Ravensburg, Weingarten, Baienfurt, Baindt, and Berg). Focus on humanitarian aid, student exchange, and cultural exchange. Supported children's polyclinic with medical equipment.
• Blumenau, BrazilcoreOthers · 1 January 1970Flag partnership established in the 1970s with the German-founded city in Santa Catarina state. Population over 300,000. Since 2014, participates in '50 Municipal Climate Partnerships until 2015' project. Economic hub with 3,000 industrial businesses and 6,000 shops; textile industry center; hosts Oktoberfest Blumenau.
• Bron, FrancecoreOthers · 4 May 1963Twin city partnership established May 4, 1963, as one of the first German-French reconciliation partnerships following the Élysée Treaty. Located in Rhône-Alpes region with 40,000 inhabitants, bordering Lyon. Features Fort de Bron military installation and Parc de Parilly.
• Burgeis, South Tyrol (Italy)minorOthers · 1 January 1959City friendship established 1959 based on historic connection to Weingarten Abbey. Burgeis is a fraction of the municipality of Mals with approximately 850 inhabitants at 1,216m elevation. Near Benedictine monastery Marienberg and Fürstenburg castle.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Stadt Biberach an der Riß: Larger municipal government in the same Oberschwaben region with comparable Hochschulstadt characteristics (Hochschule Biberach) and a more developed industrial base. Functions as a regional benchmark for higher-value municipal services and economic development.
• Stadt Überlingen: Municipal government on Lake Constance with comparable population scale and a tourism / cultural-heritage orientation analogous to Weingarten's Basilica and pilgrimage programming. Serves a different geography but a comparable functional mix.

Direct peers

• Stadt Leutkirch im Allgäu: Comparable municipal government in the Allgäu region with similar population scale, university proximity, and rural-urban mix. Useful peer for benchmarking municipal property management and digital citizen services at this scale.
• Stadt Isny im Allgäu: Smaller historic municipal government in the Allgäu region, comparable in scale to Weingarten, with overlapping historic-heritage tourism and standard municipal service delivery functions.
• Stadt Wangen im Allgäu: Historic municipal government in the broader Upper Swabia / Allgäu region with similar population scale, comparable cultural heritage orientation (historic town center), and analogous digital service delivery model.
• Stadt Bad Waldsee: Municipal government of similar population size in the same region (Landkreis Ravensburg) with comparable statutory functions and a tourism/health resort orientation that overlaps with Weingarten's cultural-heritage tourism positioning.
• Stadt Konstanz: University city (Universität Konstanz) and regional center in southern Baden-Württemberg. Comparable municipal service portfolio with stronger scale and tourism orientation; useful peer for benchmarking digital citizen services and Hochschulstadt program outcomes.
• Stadt Friedrichshafen: Nearby municipal government on Lake Constance with similar Hochschulstadt credentials (Zeppelin University) and comparable administrative structure. Larger in scale but operating an analogous portfolio of municipal services including cemeteries, property management, and digital citizen services.
• Gemeinde Baienfurt: Smaller neighboring municipality within the same Joint Association (Mittleres Schussental). Provides a comparable, slightly smaller-scale benchmark for the same statutory municipal functions and shared regional planning context.
• Stadt Ravensburg: Adjacent municipal government in the same district (Landkreis Ravensburg), part of the Joint Association Mittleres Schussental. Operates the same statutory municipal functions with comparable scale and shared infrastructure, making it the closest functional peer for benchmarking service delivery and digitalization.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/stadt_weingarten
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stadt-weingarten

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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