Stadt Vilseck

What Stadt Vilseck does

Stadt Vilseck is a municipal government entity (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) located in the Oberpfalz region of Bavaria, Germany, serving approximately 6,000 residents across multiple districts including Ebersbach, Gressenwöhr, Schlicht, Schönlind, Sigl, and Sorghof. The municipality administers essential public services through its town hall (Rathaus) at Marktplatz 13, Vilseck, including civil registry, building permits, local taxation, urban land-use planning, and public infrastructure. It is led by 1. Bürgermeister Thorsten Grädler and operates with standard municipal government IT infrastructure, including a digital citizen service portal (Bürgerservice Online) and a citizen information system (Bürgerinformationssystem), both powered by third-party technology provider komuna GmbH.

The municipality's portfolio extends beyond administration into tourism, cultural heritage, and recreation, anchored by historic assets including Burg Dagestein (documented since 1190), the Erstes Deutsches Türmermuseum (opened June 30, 2000, in the 1466 Vogelturm), and the international Kunstpfad art trail featuring 10 permanent sculptures from artists across Germany, Czech Republic, USA, Finland, and Canada, created during cross-border Bavarian-Czech artists' symposiums in 2015 and 2019. Recreational offerings include five themed hiking routes (12–25 km), a free 4-space motorhome parking facility with utilities, a municipal outdoor swimming pool with real-time temperature display, a youth center, and a public library. The municipality participates in regional networks including AOVE (Amberg-Sulzbacher Land development association) for collaborative marketing and VGN (Verkehrsverbund Großraum Nürnberg) for tourism distribution.

Stadt Vilseck's revenue model relies primarily on local taxes (trade tax and property tax), user fees, and state/federal allocations typical of German municipal governments, supplemented by modest retail sales of souvenirs, books, CDs/DVDs, maps, greeting cards, branded merchandise, and regional food products including local brandies and liqueurs. Its customer base comprises three segments: local residents (primary, ~6,000), visitors and tourists (secondary, drawn by heritage sites and events), and local SMEs (tertiary). The municipality supports an ecosystem of approximately 50+ registered clubs and associations across fire services, heritage, music, sport, social, and environmental categories. As a government entity, it is not subject to venture capital, private equity, or public market dynamics and does not disclose budgets in standard commercial formats.

Name

Stadt Vilseck

Legal name

Stadt Vilseck

Website

https://vilseck.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stadt Vilseck is a Bavarian municipal government serving approximately 6,000 residents in the Oberpfalz region with administrative, cultural, tourism, and recreational services, anchored by historic heritage assets including Burg Dagestein and an international art trail.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Executive Offices (92111), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

City Squares, Old Towns & Landmark Districts (THAJACAJ), Permitting, Reservations & Visitor Information Services (Passes, Booking, Visitor Centers) (THAAAGAD)

Keywords

• Municipal administration services
• Citizen service portal
• Cultural heritage tourism
• Public recreation facilities
• Local government services

Headquarters

HQ city

Vilseck

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Stadt Vilseck is a municipal government entity providing local public administration and civic services to its approximately 6,000 residents and visitors. Its core offering includes administrative services (building permits, civil registry, local taxes), digital citizen service portals, tourism and cultural attractions (Burg Dagestein, First German Tower Keeper Museum, Kunstpfad art trail, hiking routes), community and recreational facilities (outdoor swimming pool, youth center, motorhome parking), and a small retail line of branded souvenirs and local publications.

Product overview

Stadt Vilseck operates a unified municipal services platform centered around its citizen services portal and administrative website. The city's digital offerings include online administrative services (Bürgerservice Online), a citizen information system, and various digital informational resources. The broader municipal portfolio encompasses tourist attractions (Burg Dagestein castle, Erstes Deutsches Türmermuseum museum, Kunstpfad art trail), recreational facilities (five themed hiking trails covering 12-25km each, outdoor swimming pool with live water temperature, motorhome parking site), community services (youth center), and retail offerings (souvenirs, local publications, branded merchandise). Infrastructure initiatives include broadband expansion and energy monitoring. All services are accessible through the central web portal at vilseck.de.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Erstes Deutsches Türmermuseum (First German Tower Keeper Museum): A museum dedicated to the history of tower keepers, opened on June 30, 2000, located in the Vogelturm building.
• Burg Dagestein
• Kunstpfad Vilseck

Products and services

• Bürgerservice Online (Online Citizen Services) Digital administrative portal allowing citizens of Vilseck to submit applications and requests online, including building applications, certificates, and other municipal paperwork, hosted by komuna GmbH.
• Bürgerinformationssystem (Citizen Information System) Online portal for accessing Vilseck city council meeting schedules, minutes, and protocols, enabling citizens to stay informed about municipal decision-making via the komune-aktiv platform.
• Burg Dagestein Historic castle and former seat of the Hochstift Bamberg administrative district, dating back to 1190, featuring a bergfried with Romanesque architecture and a panoramic observation platform open to visitors.
• Erstes Deutsches Türmermuseum (First German Tower Keeper Museum) Museum dedicated to the history of city tower keepers, opened on June 30, 2000, located in the Vogelturm landmark building constructed in 1466.
• Kunstpfad (Art Trail) International art path along the Vils river featuring 10 permanent sculptures created during artists' symposiums in 2015 and 2019, part of the Golden Route heritage corridor connecting Nuremberg and Prague.
• Wanderwege (Hiking Trails) Five themed hiking routes around Vilseck including the 6 Bäche Weg (25km), Hammergutweg (14km), Teufelsteinweg (13km), Teufelswanderweg (23km), and Vilsecker Muldenweg (12km), with maps and trail descriptions.
• Wohnmobilstellplatz (Motorhome Parking) Free 24-hour motorhome parking facility with 4 spots at the Ziegelanger large parking lot, featuring water supply, gray water and waste disposal, located near the Vils river.
• Freibad (Outdoor Swimming Pool) Municipal outdoor swimming pool with real-time water temperature display available on the website, providing seasonal recreational facilities for residents and visitors.
• Jugendtreff (Youth Center) Youth meeting facility offering age-specific opening hours and recreational activities for children and teenagers in Vilseck.
• Verkaufsartikel (Souvenirs and Publications) Sale of local publications, books, CDs/DVDs, maps, greeting cards, branded merchandise, and regional food products including local brandies and liqueurs, available at the town hall.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4 free motorhome parking spaces available 24 hours year-round with water, greywater, and sewage disposal
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• komuna GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationKomuna GmbH (84032 Altdorf, Germany) provides and hosts the online citizen service applications for Stadt Vilseck, including the digital building application system and the online water meter reading portal. The company is engaged as a trusted third party for the municipality's digital administrative services. Communication is secured via HTTPS with 128-bit or 256-bit encryption.
• AOVE (Regionalentwicklung Amberg-Sulzbacher Land)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerAOVE is the regional development association for the Amberg-Sulzbacher Land area. Stadt Vilseck participates in AOVE's collaborative regional marketing, including joint publications such as the 'AOVE Kochbuch' cookbook series (Beerenstark, Karpfen und Konsorten, Wild und Gesund) and regional tourism promotion. Vilseck is listed alongside neighboring municipalities on AOVE's platform.
• Galerie Klatovy/Klenova, Centrum Bavaria Bohemia, Stadt Schönsee, Universität Westböhmen PilsenflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerA multi-year cross-border art project (2018–2020) funded by the European Fund for Regional Development (EFRE), the Free State of Bavaria, and the Czech Republic (Ziel ETZ/Cil EÚS). Partners collaborated on international artists' symposiums resulting in permanent sculptures along the Vils river art trail. Galerie Klatovy/Klenova served as lead partner; other partners include Centrum Bavaria Bohemia (Schönsee), the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, and Stadt Vilseck as a project partner. The project also connected to Pilsen European Capital of Culture 2015.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Stadt Rothenburg ob der Tauber: Mid-sized Bavarian municipality famous for medieval heritage tourism, Burg and Altstadt marketing, and a wide events calendar (e.g., Meistertrunk, Reiterlesmarkt). Demonstrates the upper-bound trajectory for a small Bavarian heritage town leveraging cultural assets for tourism revenue.
• Stadt Bamberg: UNESCO-listed Upper Franconia city, formerly part of the Hochstift Bamberg ecclesiastical principality that also administered Vilseck until 1802. Provides a benchmark for the long-run tourism and cultural-heritage trajectory of towns in Vilseck's historic ecclesiastical orbit.

Direct peers

• Stadt Schnaittenbach: Small neighbouring AOVE municipality in the Oberpfalz with a comparable population base, Rathaus-led citizen services, and joint regional marketing. Tightly comparable on scale, geography, and administrative scope.
• Stadt Sulzbach-Rosenberg: AOVE partner municipality in the Amberg-Sulzbacher Land region with a comparable mid-sized Bavarian town profile, joint regional cookbook and tourism promotion, and overlapping cultural/heritage assets. Most directly comparable peer for Vilseck in scale and scope.
• Stadt Schönsee: Direct AOVE partner and EFRE project collaborator on the cross-border art trail with Vilseck. Small Bavarian-Czech border town operating a comparable municipal services and cultural-tourism model with cross-border European cooperation.

Regional players

• Stadt Berchtesgaden: Small Bavarian tourism-focused municipality operating a Rathaus-led citizen service model, marketing heritage and outdoor recreation (Alpine trails, salt mine). Comparable to Vilseck in combining municipal administration with a heritage/nature tourism proposition, though in a much higher-traffic tourism market.
• Markt Schliersee: Tourism-oriented Bavarian market town combining Rathaus administration with active outdoor recreation, lake tourism, and an events programme. Comparable operating model to Vilseck's blend of citizen services plus nature and culture-based tourism.
• Stadt Amberg: Larger Oberpfalz city within the AOVE region offering similar citizen services, heritage tourism (Altstadt, EFA mobile museum), and regional marketing partnerships with Vilseck through AOVE. Comparable in administrative and tourism profile, though materially larger in population.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/VilseckBayern
• Instagraminstagram.com/vilseck_entdecken
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vilseck

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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