Stadt Langenau

What Stadt Langenau does

Stadt Langenau is a German municipality (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) located in the Alb-Donau-Kreis district of Baden-Württemberg, holding city rights since 1376 and currently led by Mayor Daria Henning. It administers the city of Langenau and its three incorporated districts — Albeck, Göttingen, and Hörvelsingen — delivering the full scope of municipal services including citizen registration, civil registry, public order and safety, childcare, schools, sports facilities, cultural programming, waste management, and urban planning. The city operates the nauBad swimming facility, nauBus local transit, Pfleghof and KulturBahnhof cultural venues, the StadtBücherei library, multiple Kindertagesstätten, and youth engagement programs including the 8er-Rat (established 2017) and the 'Neue Medien' media education project.

The city's digital infrastructure is modest and privacy-first: the municipal website (langenau.de) is built and maintained by hitcom new media gmbh, uses Matomo open-source analytics (consent-gated, anonymized, stored on German servers) and hitcom's Cookie Consent Manager, and is GDPR-compliant under Art. 6 EU-DSGVO with SSL/TLS encryption. Data protection is outsourced to Komm.ONE AöR. Online administrative services (electronic residence registration, certificate requests, forms) are delivered through the Baden-Württemberg service portal. Social channels include Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and a YouTube channel (KulturImPfleghof). The Langenauer Entdecker-App supports tourism. No public or partner-facing API is documented, and there is no disclosed AI/ML capability.

Stadt Langenau is funded through tax revenue (Grundsteuer, Gewerbesteuer), state and federal allocations, and user fees for specific services such as childcare; revenue figures are not publicly disclosed and finances are administered through the district budget. The city maintains Fairtrade-Stadt certification, town-twinning partnerships with Albeck/Kärnten (Austria, since 1993), Bridgend (Wales), Somberek (Hungary), and Langenau/Sachsen, and is pursuing the multi-year 'Stadtentwicklung Langenau 2035' urban development program alongside climate-protection initiatives including a Kommunaler Wärmeplan, Windkraft, and STADTRADELN cycling. As a public-law entity, it holds a statutory monopoly over municipal services within its jurisdiction and operates without external ownership or funding rounds.

Name

Stadt Langenau

Legal name

Stadt Langenau

Website

https://langenau.de

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Stadt Langenau is a German municipal government in Baden-Württemberg administering Langenau and three districts, providing citizen services, childcare, education, cultural programming, public transit, and infrastructure to local residents and businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (712190)

akta.pro primary industry

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF)

Keywords

• Municipal administration services
• Public sector services
• Citizen services
• Urban infrastructure management
• Cultural and tourism programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Langenau

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Stadt Langenau is a municipal government providing public administration, citizen services, and community infrastructure for residents of Langenau and its districts. Core offerings include administrative services (residence registration, certificates, licenses), childcare and education (Kindertagesstätten, schools, StadtBücherei), cultural programming (Pfleghof, KulturBahnhof, Zehntstadel), public recreation (nauBad swimming facility, sports halls, E-CarSharing), youth engagement (8er-Rat, KAOS youth center, Medienprojekt), and tourism services.

Product overview

Stadt Langenau operates as a municipal government providing public services rather than a commercial product company. The city's digital presence consists of an administrative services portal offering online办理行政事务, combined with physical civic infrastructure including youth centers (KAOS, Bunker Albeck, Walhalla Göttingen), swimming facilities (nauBad), cultural venues (Pfleghof), library services, daycare centers, and schools. Key youth-focused programs include the '8er-Rat' democratic participation initiative for 8th-grade students and the Medienprojekt media literacy program. The city also offers E-CarSharing, tourism services including a discovery app, and accessibility features (readspeaker, easy language, sign language videos). The online services portal provides electronic access to residence registration, certificates, and various administrative forms through the Baden-Württemberg service infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• nauBad: Municipal swimming pool and leisure facility operated by the city.
• nauBus
• Pfleghof

Products and services

• Online Administrative Services Portal Digital municipal services including electronic residence registration (Wohnsitz anmelden/abmelden), various certificate requests, and online forms accessible through the Baden-Württemberg service portal. Available to residents for self-serve administrative procedures.
• Citizen Office (BürgerBüro)
• Daycare Centers (Kindertagesstätten)
• City Library (StadtBücherei)
• nauBad Swimming Facility
• Pfleghof Cultural Venue
• Youth Center KAOS
• 8er-Rat Youth Participation Program Youth civic engagement program where 8th-grade students participate in local democracy through class representatives, working groups, and council proposals.
• Medienprojekt (Media Project) Youth media education initiative as part of 'Neue Medien - Komm spiel mit mir' program, offering workshops on filmmaking, photography, radio production, and digital literacy.
• E-CarSharing
• Tourism Discovery App (Langenauer Entdecker-App)
• nauBus Local Bus Service

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Albeck/Kärnten (Austria)coreOthers · 1 January 1993The Langenau district of Albeck has maintained a partnership since 1993 with the municipality of Albeck (1,100 inhabitants) in Carinthia, Austria. Located approximately 345 km air distance from Langenau in the Nockbergen region at an altitude of 780-2,400 meters. The partnership includes town twinning activities, choir exchanges with Liederkranz Albeck 1900 e.V., and regular visits for celebrations including the Children's Festival.
• Bridgend/WalesminorOthersTown twinning partnership with Bridgend, Wales. Part of Langenau's international city partnership network.
• Somberek/UngarnminorOthersTown twinning partnership with Somberek, Hungary. Part of Langenau's international city partnership network.
• Langenau/SachsenminorOthersTown twinning partnership with Langenau in Saxony. Part of Langenau's international city partnership network.
• hitcom new media gmbhcoreTechnology or IntegrationWebsite implementation and technical support provider for the Stadt Langenau website. Located at Härdtnerstraße 6, 78655 Dunningen. Responsible for website development, Cookie Consent Manager integration, and technical maintenance.
• Komm.ONE AöRcoreTechnology or IntegrationData protection officer (Datenschutzbeauftragter) provider for Stadt Langenau. Located at Weissacher Str. 15, 70499 Stuttgart. Provides legally required data protection services for the municipal government.
• Landratsamt Alb-Donau-KreiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDistrict administrative authority. Stadt Langenau participates in the county's 'Neue Medien - Komm spiel mit mir' media education project since 2015, operating since 2009 under the district office's coordination.
• vhs ulm (Volkshochschule Ulm)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner for media literacy projects including father-child workshops and media education initiatives in Langenau.
• Evangelische Kirche LangenauminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch partnership for youth services, operating the Club open youth meeting space (ages 13+) at Evang. Gemeindehaus and participating in the KAOS youth center coordination.
• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial services partner operating the Tafelladen (food bank) in Langenau since January 17, 2009, with support from Langenau churches and the city. Located at Karlstraße 17, open Wed and Sat 14:00-16:00.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stadt Günzburg: Comparable-sized municipality just across the border in Bavarian Günzburg district. Shares similar role as a regional center with cultural venues, schools, and tourism offerings (e.g., Legoland Deutschland nearby).
• Stadt Neu-Ulm: Twin-city partner across the Danube from Ulm with similar population scale, family/childcare service emphasis, and cross-border cooperation profile.
• Stadt Ehingen (Donau): Larger municipality within Alb-Donau-Kreis operating a comparable mix of municipal services, cultural programs, and historic-town tourism — useful as a size-stepped peer.
• Stadt Geislingen an der Steige: Comparable-sized municipality on the Fils river with similar economic profile, demographic challenges, and tourism/nature offerings — strong comparable for demographic-and-budget peer analysis.
• Stadt Blaubeuren: Small municipality in the same Alb-Donau-Kreis district with comparable population size and service scope. Most directly comparable peer due to shared district governance, demographics, and tourism offerings (e.g., Blautopf).
• Stadt Laupheim: Mid-sized municipality in neighboring Biberach district with similar economic structure, family/education focus, and active Vereine/Verbände landscape — closely comparable operating model.
• Stadt Erbach: Smallest peer in Alb-Donau-Kreis, with very similar population size and a comparable small-municipality cost structure. Useful for benchmarking lean-municipality operating efficiency.
• Stadt Heidenheim an der Brenz: Slightly larger mid-sized municipality in the same east-Württemberg region with a comparable portfolio of municipal services, cultural venues (Opernfestspiele), and industrial heritage.

Broad incumbents

• Stadt Ulm: Much larger neighboring city that shares the same regional economy, university-town dynamics, and Donauried nature context. Provides a useful upper-bound benchmark for service ambition and budget scale.

Regional players

• Bridgend County Borough Council: Welsh municipal authority that is one of Langenau's four official twin cities. Functions as a peer through town-twinning cooperation rather than direct service competition, and represents a comparable unit of sub-national government in a different jurisdiction.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/KulturImPfleghof
• Facebookfacebook.com/StadtLangenau
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stadt-langenau
• Instagraminstagram.com/stadt_langenau

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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