Landkreis Oberhavel

What Landkreis Oberhavel does

Landkreis Oberhavel is a German municipal administrative district (Landkreis) established in 1993 in the state of Brandenburg, north of Berlin. It operates as a Körperschaft öffentlichen Rechts — a corporation under public law — governed by the Kreistag (district council) and represented by Landrat Alexander Tönnies from its headquarters in Oranienburg. The district serves approximately 214,000 residents across 16 municipalities including Oranienburg, Hennigsdorf, Hohen Neuendorf, Zehdenick, Velten, Kremmen, Fürstenberg/Havel, Liebenwalde, Mühlenbecker Land, Glienicke/Nordbahn, Oberkrämer, Löwenberger Land, Birkenwerder, Leegebruch, and Amt Gransee und Gemeinden. It delivers mandated public services including vehicle registration, driver's licensing, residency permits, social welfare, youth and family services, public safety (fire and civil protection), Jobcenter employment services, student transportation (Schülerticket), and construction/event permitting. The district is funded through municipal taxation, Brandenburg state allocations, and administrative fees rather than commercial revenue.

Name

Landkreis Oberhavel

Legal name

Landkreis Oberhavel

Website

https://oberhavel.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Landkreis Oberhavel is a public-law administrative district in Brandenburg, Germany, serving 214,000+ residents across 16 municipalities with mandated services including vehicle registration, licensing, social welfare, and education transport via digital portals, physical offices, and a multi-vendor technology stack.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Other General Government Support (92119), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (9211)

SIC

Non-Operating Establishments (9995), Operators Of Nonresidential Buildings (6512)

akta.pro primary industry

Land Administration & Cadastral Services (Public Land Records, Parcel Management) (BPAIANAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Property & Asset Management (Federal Buildings, Fleet, Land) (BPAIAAAJ)

Keywords

• Public administration
• Government services
• Municipal administration
• Civic services
• Administrative district

Headquarters

HQ city

Oranienburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Administration Services: As a German district (Landkreis), Oberhavel is funded through public taxation and government allocations. The district provides administrative services to approximately 214,000+ residents including vehicle registration, permits, social services, education, and public safety. Some services generate fees (e.g., 43.90 EUR for driver's license renewal).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Landkreis Oberhavel is a public administrative district (Körperschaft öffentlichen Rechts) in Brandenburg, Germany, providing statutory public administration services to approximately 214,000+ residents across 16 municipalities. It delivers traditional administrative services alongside digital citizen services including a Serviceportal, KI-Chatbot, ePayBL electronic payment system, and Terminreservierung appointment booking, plus operates educational subsidiaries such as Kreismusikschule, Volkshochschule, ReMO, and Landwirtschaftsschule.

Product overview

Landkreis Oberhavel operates a comprehensive citizen services portal offering administrative services for a rural county in Brandenburg, Germany. The digital infrastructure consists of the Serviceportal as the primary access point, supplemented by online appointment booking (Terminreservierung), an AI chatbot (currently suspended), and the ePayBL payment platform. Core administrative services include vehicle registration (Kraftfahrzeug-Zulassung), driver's license services (Fahrerlaubnisbehörde), student transportation (Schülerticket), parking permits, and construction/event traffic management. Additional offerings include the Geoportal for spatial data, a digital budget visualization tool, adult education (Volkshochschule), music school (Kreismusikschule), and regional museums. The county maintains social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and WhatsApp for citizen communication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kreismusikschule Oberhavel: District music school offering musical education and programs
• Volkshochschule Oberhavel
• ReMO - Regionalmuseum Oberhavel
• Landwirtschaftsschule Luisenhof

Products and services

• Serviceportal

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

AI capability5 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IBM (IBM Deutschland GmbH)coreTechnology or IntegrationIBM Watsonx AI service used for the KI-Chatbot functionality on the district website. The chatbot analyzes citizen text inputs and generates responses using IBM's AI technology. Data processed through IBM servers in Frankfurt for maximum 3 months storage.
• DeepL SEcoreTechnology or IntegrationDeepL translation service integrated into the AI chatbot to enable multilingual communication with citizens. Activated when users select languages other than German.
• Microsoft Ireland Operations LimitedcoreTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft Azure services with Large Language Models used for dynamic response generation in the chatbot. Also provider of Microsoft Teams for internal and external video conferencing, with data processed per Microsoft EU data residency commitments.
• assono GmbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProvider of the KI-Chatbot solution implemented on the district website. Maintains ongoing data processing relationship with the district for chatbot maintenance and support.
• Brandenburgischer IT-Dienstleister (ZIT-BB)coreTechnology or IntegrationState IT service provider responsible for technical setup and operation of the electronic payment platform (ePayBL) for the district.
• Anstalt für Kommunale Datenverarbeitung (AKDB)coreTechnology or IntegrationBavarian service provider commissioned by ZIT-BB for technical operation of the ePayBL electronic payment platform in their data centers within Germany.
• S-Public Services GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment service provider operating GiroCheckout multi-payment solution that connects various payment methods (Visa, Mastercard, PAYONE, paydirekt, PayPal) with the district's electronic payment platform.
• SMART CJM GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationProvider of the appointment reservation system (Terminreservierung) for citizen visits to administrative offices. Located in Krefeld, operating under GDPR data processing agreement.
• Zweckverband Digitale Kommunen (ZV DIKOM)coreTechnology or IntegrationMunicipal IT cooperative providing the online form service for the district. Located in Cottbus, operating under data processing agreement.
• Oberhavel Verkehrsgesellschaft (OVG)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistrict-owned transportation company responsible for handling student transportation (Schülerticket) applications and processing, serving as the administrative interface for school transportation services.
• VogelsbergkreisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwin county partnership for interregional cooperation and cultural exchange between districts.
• Landkreis SiedlceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership with Polish district for cross-border cooperation and exchange.
• Landkreis Biala PodlaskaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership with Polish district for cultural and administrative exchange.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Brandenburgischer IT-Dienstleister (ZIT-BB): Central IT service provider for the State of Brandenburg, currently providing the ePayBL payment platform to Oberhavel. Functions as a shared-services infrastructure peer and potential collaboration partner for state-wide digital initiatives.
• Zweckverband Digitale Kommunen (ZV DIKOM): Municipal IT cooperative in Cottbus that provides the online-form service to Landkreis Oberhavel. Serves many of Oberhavel's peer districts, making it an ecosystem-level peer rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark: Brandenburg district of comparable population (~215,000) with overlapping administrative service catalog (Kfz-Zulassung, Fahrerlaubnis, Jobcenter). Same state-level regulatory framework, making it a benchmark peer.
• Landkreis Havelland: Adjacent Brandenburg district serving a similar peri-Berlin population (~160,000) with the same set of municipal mandates. Directly comparable in scale, citizen services, and digital-maturity trajectory.
• Landkreis Dahme-Spreewald: Brandenburg district serving ~170,000 residents with similar administrative mandate, including the Berlin-Brandenburg airport catchment area. Useful peer for benchmarking digital service delivery and tourism/cultural offerings like Oberhavel's Ziegeleipark.
• Landkreis Märkisch-Oderland: Brandenburg district of similar rural/peri-urban character serving ~195,000 residents. Operates the same set of mandatory services under identical state law; comparable in digital service maturity and demographic profile.
• Landkreis Barnim: Neighboring Brandenburg district also serving ~180,000 residents with comparable administrative mandates (vehicle registration, social services, education). Uses similar ZIT-BB/ZV DIKOM IT infrastructure, making it the closest operational peer for digital-service comparison.

Emerging players

• Stadt Oranienburg: Kreisstadt (district capital) of Oberhavel with its own municipal administration. Operates a subset of citizen services at city level; not a competitor, but a closely intertwined administrative peer operating in the same geographic footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Stadt Potsdam: Adjacent kreisfreie Stadt (independent city) and Brandenburg capital. Operates a similar citizen-service portfolio but at a larger scale (~180,000 residents) and as a city rather than a district. Useful as a broader-incumbent benchmark for digital service sophistication.

Regional players

• Landkreis Mecklenburgische Seenplatte: Large rural district in neighboring Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (~300,000 residents). Operates a similar catalog of administrative services under comparable East-German structural conditions, useful for benchmarking rural-district digital service delivery in a different state framework.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCmzOoscbOGzCH2NoQ4uftLw
• Facebookfacebook.com/LKOberhavel
• Instagraminstagram.com/landkreisoberhavel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/landkreis-oberhavel

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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