What Stadt Bayreuth does

Stadt Bayreuth is the municipal government (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) of the city of Bayreuth in Upper Franconia (Oberfranken), Bavaria, Germany, serving approximately 75,000 residents under the supervision of the Regierung von Oberfranken. The city delivers comprehensive public administration including resident registration, building permits, vehicle registration, property tax administration, and document issuance through three physical citizen service centers (Neues Rathaus, Rathaus II, Verwaltungsgebäude Wilhelm-Pitz-Straße) and a unified digital portal at bayreuth.de. Specialized municipal offices handle culture (Kulturamt), economic development (Wirtschaftsförderung), senior citizens (Seniorenamt), disability affairs, accessibility (Fachstelle Inklusion), and newcomer integration (Welcome Services Bayreuth), while the RW21 Stadtbibliothek combines public library services, the Volkshochschule (adult education), and rentable event spaces including the Black Box (140 sqm) and Kreativwerkstatt (42 sqm).

The city's technology stack centers on a web portal offering online appointment booking (Online-Terminreservierung), a citizen defect reporter (Mängelmelder), real-time construction-site mapping (stadtdigital-bayreuth.de), a cooling locations map for heat adaptation, a real estate market report portal, and a citizen service directory. Notable digital product launches include "Monitoring Bayreuth," a transparency portal tracking approximately 100 climate protection measures across 11 action fields (launched February 2026), and "Verstummte Stimmen," a digital memorial preserving nearly 300 biographies of artists persecuted during 1933–1945 (launched July 2026 in cooperation with Hamburg State Opera, Berlin State Opera, Stuttgart State Theatre, and Semperoper Dresden). Non-core integrations include ReadSpeaker for accessibility, OpenStreetMap, Matomo analytics, and Wordfence security.

The revenue model is public-sector: the city is funded primarily through municipal taxation (Grundsteuer, Gewerbesteuer), Bavarian state transfers, and administrative service fees (Verwaltungsgebühren). Discrete fee streams include the annual Immobilienmarktbericht real estate market report (€60 for 2024 onwards; €25 for 2021–2023 reports) and RW21 event space rentals. The city is led by Oberbürgermeister Thomas Ebersberger, with sub-brand operations spanning Bayreuth Tourismus, Bayreuth Marketing und Tourismus GmbH, Familienportal, Gesundheitsregion, Welcome-Service, and Stadtbauhof.

Name

Stadt Bayreuth

Legal name

Stadt Bayreuth

Website

https://bayreuth.de

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stadt Bayreuth is the municipal government of Bayreuth, Bavaria, serving approximately 75,000 residents with public administration, citizen services, cultural programs, economic development, and digital municipal portals through bayreuth.de.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Public Administration

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Municipal administration services
• Public sector administration
• Citizen service portal
• Civic cultural programs
• Local government services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bayreuth

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Revenue (Grundsteuer, Gewerbesteuer): Core municipal revenue from property taxes and business taxes levied on residents and companies within Bayreuth city limits
2. Service Fees (Verwaltungsgebühren): Fees for administrative services including building permits, residency documents, vehicle registration, and other municipal services
3. Immobilienmarktbericht Sales: Sale of annual real estate market reports for 60 Euro (from 2024 onwards) or 25 Euro for older reports
4. Event Space Rental (RW21): Rental fees for event spaces in RW21 including Black Box, Kreativwerkstatt, and conference rooms for public and private events

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Stadt Bayreuth delivers core municipal administration services including residency registration, vehicle registration, building permits, and other Bürgerdienst offerings through both physical offices and the bayreuth.de online portal. It provides cultural programming through the Kulturamt and the RW21 Stadtbibliothek, economic development via the Amt für Wirtschaftsförderung, social services for seniors and persons with disabilities, climate action monitoring, and tourism/civic information across multiple channels.

Product overview

Stadt Bayreuth operates a comprehensive municipal administration portal at bayreuth.de offering citizen-facing digital services alongside physical administrative offices. The digital ecosystem includes online appointment booking for residents, defect and construction site reporting tools, real-time information portals (construction sites, cooling locations), climate monitoring, and a citizen idea map. The city operates the RW21 Stadtbibliothek as a major cultural facility combining public library, adult education (Volkshochschule), and event venues including the Black Box and Kreativwerkstatt available for rental. Dedicated offices handle culture, economic development, and welcome services for newcomers. Multiple newsletters serve different citizen groups including families, seniors, culture enthusiasts, and businesses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Appointment Booking (Online-Terminreservierung) Online appointment scheduling service allowing citizens to reserve appointments for residency registration and vehicle registration services at Stadt Bayreuth's Bürgerdienst offices, with advance booking available up to four weeks ahead.
• Mängelmelder (Online Defect Reporter) Online tool that enables citizens to report municipal defects, construction sites, and infrastructure issues, integrated with the city's construction site tracking system.
• Monitoring Bayreuth Online transparency portal that tracks approximately 100 climate protection measures from the city's climate action concept, including implementation status, climate adaptation measures, and sustainable mobility projects.
• Stadt, Land, Leben Event Portal Regional event portal aggregating events from multiple districts across the Bayreuth area to provide residents and visitors with a centralized view of local events.
• Immobilienmarktbericht (Real Estate Market Report) Annual property market report published by the Gutachterausschuss (Appraisal Committee) containing real estate sector data and figures for Bayreuth, available in print or PDF format for purchase (60 EUR for reports from 2024 onwards, 25 EUR for years 2021-2023).
• Baustellen und Sperrungen (Construction Sites and Road Closures) Interactive map and list available via stadtdigital-bayreuth.de showing current construction sites and street closures throughout Bayreuth for citizen navigation.
• Karte der kühlen Orte (Cool Places Map) Interactive map available via stadtdigital-bayreuth.de that identifies cool locations throughout Bayreuth to help residents find relief during hot summer days.
• Abfallberatung (Waste Advisory Service) Comprehensive waste disposal guidance including recycling information for paper, glass, tin, plastic, and organic waste provided through the city's waste management department.
• RW21 Stadtbibliothek (City Library Service) Full-service public library with physical location at Richard-Wagner-Straße 21, offering physical and digital media lending, event spaces, reading café, art collection rental (Artothek), and educational programs, with integrated Volkshochschule adult education center facilities.
• Welcome Services Bayreuth Welcome service for newcomers to the Bayreuth region providing free support and serving as contact point for all questions about living and working in the area, located at Richard-Wagner-Straße 21, 2nd floor.
• Energieberatung (Energy Advisory Service) Free monthly energy consulting service for private individuals offered in cooperation with Energieagentur Oberfranken and Verbraucherzentrale Bayern, supporting residents with energy-efficient renovation and heating system decisions.
• Verstummte Stimmen Digital Memorial Platform Digital memorial platform documenting the persecution of Jewish and politically dissident opera artists and stage personnel from 1933-1945, containing nearly 300 biographies and audio recordings by current ensemble members, available in cooperation with major German state opera houses.
• City Newsletters Multiple targeted newsletter offerings including Rathaus-Newsletter, Kultur-Newsletter, Familien-Newsletter, Tourism-Newsletter, Senioren-Newsletter, RW21 Stadtbibliothek Newsletter, Wirtschaftsförderung-Newsletter, Tenders Newsletter, and Schul-Newsletter delivered via email subscription.

Quantifiable outcome

• Goal to achieve climate neutrality by 2040, with administrative operations targeting 1.5-degree pathway alignment
• +1 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Integration4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Hamburgische Staatsoper (Hamburg State Opera)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 July 2026Collaboration on the 'Verstummte Stimmen' project - a digital memorial platform preserving biographies of artists displaced during the Nazi era. The Hamburg State Opera is one of several major German opera houses participating in this erinnerungskulturelle (memory culture) initiative.
• Staatsoper Unter den Linden BerlinflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 July 2026Partner in the 'Verstummte Stimmen' digital memorial platform project, along with other major German state opera houses.
• Staatstheater StuttgartflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'Verstummte Stimmen' project - digital platform documenting persecution of artists during Nazi era.
• Semperoper und Staatsschauspiel DresdenflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'Verstummte Stimmen' memorial platform project documenting displaced opera artists and stage personnel from 1933-1945.
• Universität Bayreuth (University of Bayreuth)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity provides academic expertise for various city initiatives including climate monitoring, heat protection strategies, and urban development. The university contributes meteorological data and research capabilities to municipal climate adaptation projects.
• kulturarbeiten GbR (Hamburg)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject developer and curator for the 'Verstummte Stimmen' exhibition project, responsible for research and implementation.
• Designstudio Hansen/2 (Hamburg)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDesign studio responsible for visual design and artistic direction of the 'Verstummte Stimmen' digital memorial platform.
• Landkreis BayreuthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty government collaborating with the city on regional initiatives including heat protection campaigns, climate adaptation strategies, and cultural interpreter training programs.
• Evangelisches Bildungswerk (Protestant Education Center)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institution collaborating on the training of cultural interpreters (Kulturdolmetscher) for the Bayreuth region.
• Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld-renowned Richard Wagner music festival, a defining cultural institution of Bayreuth. The city collaborates with festival leadership on commemorative events and cultural heritage preservation.
• B.A.U.M. ConsultcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConsulting firm supporting the development of heat adaptation strategies for St. Georgen and Burg neighborhoods.
• Sächsisch-Bayerisches Städtenetz (Saxon-Bavarian Cities Network)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of six cities organizing the JugendKunstTriennale (Youth Art Triennial) exhibition of young artists aged 14-25.
• Metropolregion Nürnberg (Metropolitan Region Nuremberg)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional network supporting economic development and intercommunal cooperation for Bayreuth.
• Energieagentur Oberfranken (Upper Franconia Energy Agency)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional energy agency providing free energy consultations for citizens in cooperation with the city.
• Verbraucherzentrale Bayern (Bavarian Consumer Center)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsumer protection organization providing energy consulting services for Bayreuth residents.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stadt Würzburg: Bavarian municipal government of comparable size (~127k residents) providing the same full spectrum of municipal services including citizen administration, cultural funding, and economic development — a directly comparable Bavarian Stadt.
• Stadt Erlangen: Mid-sized Bavarian municipal government serving a comparable population (~113k) with a similar scope of administrative services, cultural promotion, and economic development functions; directly comparable as a peer Stadt within the same state legal framework.
• Stadt Regensburg: Bavarian municipal government (~155k residents) with similar administrative services, UNESCO-listed cultural heritage, and tourism-oriented Wirtschaftsförderung — directly comparable municipal peer within Bavaria.
• Stadt Fürth: Bavarian municipal government (~129k residents) operating a directly comparable portfolio of municipal services, citizen portals, and cultural/economic development functions under the same Bavarian Gemeindeordnung.
• Stadt Hof: Upper-Franconian municipal government (~46k residents) in the same Regierungsbezirk providing directly comparable municipal administration, cultural, and economic development services.
• Stadt Ansbach: Mid-sized Bavarian municipal government (~42k residents) with the same administrative, cultural, and economic-development service scope; comparable as a Bavarian Mittelstadt peer.
• Stadt Landshut: Bavarian municipal government (~73k residents) of near-identical scale to Bayreuth (~75k), offering the same full municipal service portfolio under the Bavarian municipal code — highly comparable peer.
• Stadt Augsburg: Larger Bavarian municipal government (~300k residents) operating a comparable full-service municipal portfolio including city library, culture office, and economic development — directly comparable peer Stadt, scaled larger.
• Stadt Coburg: Smaller Upper-Franconian municipal government (~41k residents) immediately adjacent to Bayreuth with identical Bavarian legal framework and overlapping service portfolio — directly comparable regional peer.
• Stadt Bamberg: Upper-Franconian Bavarian municipal government (UNESCO World Heritage city) of similar scale (~77k residents) with overlapping administrative, cultural-heritage, and tourism service mandates — directly comparable peer within the same Regierungsbezirk.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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