What Gemeente Wijdemeren does

Gemeente Wijdemeren is a public-sector Dutch municipality (KvK 32165063, BTW NL810115013B01) founded in 2002 and headquartered at Rading 1, 1231 KB Loosdrecht, North Holland. It serves approximately 24,000 residents across seven villages — Ankeveen, Breukeleveen, 's-Graveland, Kortenhoef, Loosdrecht, Nieuw-Loosdrecht, and Nederhorst den Berg — in the Gooi en Vechtstreek region. The municipality's core product portfolio is statutory: civil registry services (passports, ID cards, driver's licenses, attestations), relocation registration, local taxation (OZB, afvalstoffenheffing, hondenbelasting, toeristenbelasting, rioolheffing, commuter vessel levy), building and environmental permitting, social welfare and income support, public space maintenance (via the Signalen reporting app), waterway regulation on the Loosdrecht Lakes (capped at 800 annual speedboat exemptions), and emergency shelter coordination.

Technology is conventional government IT rather than proprietary IP. The municipal website runs on Smartsite (Seneca) and was relaunched in November 2024 to WCAG 2.1 / DigiToegankelijk standards. Citizen-facing digital services include the iBurgerzaken portal with DigiD authentication, MijnAfspraakMaken appointment booking, the Signalen public-issue reporting app, ReadSpeaker text-to-speech, and Google Translate integration. There is no proprietary AI, no in-house model, and no data flywheel — all third-party tools.

Revenue mechanics consist of statutory fees (leges) for civil services, local tax collection (tax administration delegated to Gemeente Hilversum), intergovernmental funding from the Dutch Rijksoverheid, and a small subsidy program (€250-€5,000 per project) for community connection initiatives. The municipality employs approximately 221 staff. The dominant strategic fact is the merger with Gemeente Hilversum: an administrative merger (ambtelijke fusie) was completed on 1 January 2026, and a full legal municipal merger (bestuurlijke herindeling) is scheduled for 1 January 2027, after which Wijdemeren will cease to exist as an independent entity and become part of a combined Hilversum municipality of approximately 120,000 residents and 20,000 businesses. The municipal council at Rading 1 is also being repurposed sequentially — for COA refugee emergency shelter (12 May 2026 to 1 November 2026), then for Hilversum's temporary educational housing.

Name

Gemeente Wijdemeren

Legal name

Gemeente Wijdemeren

Website

https://wijdemeren.nl

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Gemeente Wijdemeren is a public Dutch municipality in North Holland serving approximately 24,000 residents across seven villages, delivering statutory civil registry, permitting, taxation, social welfare, and public-space services. It will merge with Hilversum on 1 January 2027, ceasing to exist as an independent entity.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee Reception & Registration (BPADAHAA), Cash Assistance & Social Safety Net Delivery for Displaced Populations (BPADAHAH)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Civil registry administration
• Local taxation
• Public space management
• Social welfare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Loosdrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Gemeente Wijdemeren is a Dutch municipal government providing statutory public services to its approximately 24,000 residents across seven villages in North Holland. Core offerings include civil registry administration (passports, ID cards, driver's licenses), public space management and citizen issue reporting, local taxation, social welfare and income support, building and event permits, elections administration, and emergency refugee shelter coordination. Services are delivered through a hybrid in-person and digital model including the Smartsite website, iBurgerzaken portal, and MijnAfspraakMaken booking platform.

Product overview

Gemeente Wijdemeren operates as a municipal government providing digital and in-person citizen services through its website and municipal office. The service portfolio consists of core administrative services (passport/ID, driver's licenses, relocation registration), public space management (reporting and maintenance), social welfare programs (work, income, care support), and emergency services (refugee shelter). Key digital platforms include an online appointment booking system, a public space issue reporting portal, and a digital newsletter subscription service. The municipality also provides physical services such as a photo booth for identity documents. Services are progressively harmonizing with the neighboring municipality of Hilversum ahead of the administrative merger scheduled for January 1, 2027.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Passport and ID Services

Quantifiable outcome

• The municipality will merge with Hilversum on 1 January 2027, creating a combined municipality of approximately 120,000 residents and nearly 20,000 businesses, improving service scale and financial stability.
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• COA (Centraal Orgaan opvang Asielzoekers)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 April 2026COA partnered with the municipality to temporarily house up to 70 asylum seekers in the otherwise vacant municipal office building at Rading 1 in Loosdrecht. The partnership began 12 May 2026 and runs until 1 November 2026. COA is responsible for furnishing, meals, supervision, security, and on-call medical care. The municipality provides the building under a lease agreement and has established a governance agreement covering livability, safety, renovation, and care coordination.
• Gemeente Hilversum (Hilversum Municipality)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Administrative merger (ambtelijke fusie) effective 1 January 2026, combining civil servant organizations. Full municipal merger (bestuurlijke herindeling) scheduled for 1 January 2027, when Wijdemeren becomes part of Hilversum municipality. Municipal councils of both municipalities approved the merger on 27 March 2025. The Eerste Kamer approved the merger law on 7 July 2026. Reinforcement elections scheduled 18 November 2026. The combined municipality will serve approximately 120,000 residents and nearly 20,000 businesses.
• Gemeente Hilversum - Tax AdministrationminorOthersFollowing administrative merger, Gemeente Hilversum handles tax administration for Wijdemeren residents, including local taxes, OZB, and waste fees. Tax department reachable at (035) 62 92 695.
• GAD (Grondstoffen en Afvalstoffendienst / Raw Materials and Waste Service)minorOthersGAD collects household waste in Wijdemeren. Residents contact GAD for waste collection complaints and issues. The municipality charges afvalstoffenheffing (waste levy) which funds GAD services.
• JeeGee Vastgoed and H&E Architecten (Achtererf development)minorOthersJeeGee Vastgoed is developing a small residential neighborhood behind Nieuw-Loosdrechtsedijk 73-87 in Loosdrecht in partnership with H&E architects from Hilversum.
• Glaspoort (fiber network)minorOthersGlaspoort, a joint venture between KPN and ABP, deployed a fiber optic network in Wijdemeren starting approximately March 2022. The municipality granted permission for the deployment.
• G&O Woningcorporatie (Housing Corporation)minorOthersG&O housing corporation partnered with the municipality for housing development projects including Dennenlaan phase 2 (additional housing construction) and Kininelaantje ('s-Graveland) affordable rental housing development.
• Plassenschap LoosdrechtminorOthersPlassenschap Loosdrecht manages the recreational lakes and water areas in the region. The municipality coordinates with Plassenschap on waterway management, sluice maintenance (Mijndense Sluis), and recreational regulations.
• Stedin and Liander (Electricity Grid Operators)minorOthersNetwork operators Stedin and Liander are placing additional electricity substations throughout Wijdemeren to strengthen the electricity grid for stable power supply.
• DC Vastgoed (Ter Sype development)minorOthersDC Vastgoed is the developing party for the Ter Sype area, a residential development location between Nieuw Loosdrechtsedijk, Tjalk, De Rading, and sports fields. Ter Sype is one of the designated locations for housing construction within the municipality.
• OFGV (Omgevingsdienst Flevoland & Gooi en Vechtstreek)minorOthersThe environmental service organization handles non-urgent environmental complaints and environmental emergencies for Wijdemeren through its contact form.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Gemeente Utrecht: Larger, well-resourced Dutch municipality serving as a benchmark for digital service delivery and permitting workflows. Not directly competitive, but a broader-incumbent reference point.
• Gemeente Amersfoort: Medium-large Dutch municipality with a comparable citizen-services portfolio and active digital transformation program. Useful as a broader-incumbent reference for what a scaled-up Wijdemeren could resemble.
• VNG (Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten): The Dutch municipal association that represents all 342 Dutch municipalities, sets shared service standards, and provides common platforms (DigiD integration, standard forms, etc.) that Wijdemeren uses.

Direct peers

• Gemeente Laren: Adjacent small Gooi municipality with similar affluent, small-scale profile and similar civil-affairs, permitting, and local-tax functions.
• Gemeente De Ronde Venen: Neighboring municipality adjacent to the Loosdrecht Lakes area, with overlapping waterway-recreation management responsibilities through Plassenschap Loosdrecht. Similar population scale and rural-village composition.
• Gemeente Stichtse Vecht: Comparable small Dutch municipality straddling North Holland/Utrecht, serving ~65,000 residents with similar rural-suburban character, civil-affairs services, and local-tax portfolio.
• Gemeente Blaricum: Small neighboring Gooi-region municipality (~11,000 residents) with very similar service scope and tax structure. Comparable in organizational scale and village-character.
• Gemeente Gooise Meren: Neighboring municipality in the same Gooi en Vechtstreek region (Naarden, Bussum, Muiden, Muiderberg). Comparable small-to-mid Dutch municipality serving ~58,000 residents with similar service portfolio and tax/fee structure.
• Gemeente Hilversum: The merging-partner municipality in the Gooi en Vechtstreek region. It is the most directly comparable peer given the administrative merger has already combined the two civil-servant organizations, and the full legal merger is scheduled for 1 January 2027.

Regional players

• Gemeente Almere: Large new-build municipality in Flevoland that is comparable in delivery of high-volume civic services but operates in a different geographic region (not in Gooi en Vechtstreek).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gemwijdemeren
• Facebookfacebook.com/GemeenteWijdemeren
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gemeente-wijdemeren
• Instagraminstagram.com/gemeentewijdemeren

Compliance2 records

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Profiles3 records

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Investors

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