Landkreis Merzig-wadern

What Landkreis Merzig-wadern does

Landkreis Merzig-Wadern is a public administrative district (Kreisfreie Stadt/Landkreis) in the German state of Saarland, headquartered at Bahnhofstraße 44, 66663 Merzig. As a statutory government entity, it administers regional public services across seven municipalities — Beckingen, Merzig, Mettlach, Losheim am See, Perl, Weiskirchen, and Wadern — in the tri-border region of Germany, France, and Luxembourg. The district operates under Landrätin Daniela Schlegel-Friedrich and a Kreistag (district council), with organizational units spanning Education and Youth, Administration and Politics, Social Affairs and Health, Registration and Traffic, and Region and Recreation. It manages 17 schools under its trusteeship, including Gemeinschaftsschulen, Gymnasien, Förderschulen, and Berufsbildungszentren, plus 9 sports halls, and offers roughly 200 administrative services to citizens and businesses.

The entity's core technology stack is a layered digital citizen services platform: a Digitales Bürgerdienste Portal for online administrative services, a Geoportal providing themed geographic information across education, healthcare, mobility, and leisure, and a Kita-Portal for child daycare registration. These are complemented by the Bildungsportal (education portal), digital school administration tools covering facility management, student transportation, and textbook/media lending (with a new statewide LSMS system planned for school year 2026/2027), plus accessibility features such as ReadSpeaker text-to-speech. The InnoZ SchülerZukunftsZentrum, operated jointly with Sparkasse Merzig-Wadern, provides extracurricular STEM education facilities including biology/chemistry/physics laboratories and 34 IT workstations.

Commercially, Landkreis Merzig-Wadern is not a revenue-generating enterprise; as a public administration its funding comes from district taxes (Kreistagsabgaben), state subsidies (Saarland), and fees for specific services. Its 'customers' are captive district residents, businesses, and educational institutions. Service delivery runs through physical offices in Merzig, a digital self-service portal, and a network of partner organizations including music schools (Musikschule Merzig-Wadern e.V.), adult education (Volkshochschule Merzig-Wadern e.V.), the cultural center Villa Fuchs, Kulturstiftung Merzig-Wadern, and tourism entities (Saarschleifenland Tourismus GmbH, Tourismuszentrale Saarland GmbH, Naturpark Saar-Hunsrück e.V.), plus the local transport operator Verkehrsgesellschaft Merzig-Wadern (vmw). The go-to-market approach is fundamentally public-sector: funded by taxation, governed by elected and appointed officials, and constrained to its statutory territorial mandate.

Name

Landkreis Merzig-wadern

Legal name

Landkreis Merzig-Wadern

Website

https://merzig-wadern.de

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Landkreis Merzig-Wadern is a German public administrative district in Saarland that administers regional public services, education, social welfare, health, transport, and local development programs for residents, businesses, and 17 schools across its seven municipalities in the tri-border region of Germany, France, and Luxembourg.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

District Accountability, Performance & Improvement Offices (EDADABAI)

Keywords

• Public administration
• Education services
• Social welfare
• Citizen services
• Regional development

Headquarters

HQ city

Merzig

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Landkreis Merzig-Wadern is a German district administration (Landkreis) in Saarland that delivers regional public services to its residents, including education and youth services (school administration for 17 schools, student transportation, textbook lending), social welfare and health services, vehicle registration, public safety and order, economic development, and cultural/tourism programs. The district provides these services through physical administrative offices and digital citizen service portals including the Bildungsportal, Geoportal, and Digitale Bürgerdienste platform.

Product overview

Landkreis Merzig-Wadern operates a comprehensive digital citizen service platform offering administrative services, educational resources, and information portals. The main offerings include the Bildungsportal (Education Portal) providing educational information and services, the Schulverwaltung (School Administration) managing 17 secondary schools, the InnoZ SchülerZukunftsZentrum for extracurricular STEM education, and a catalog of 200 administrative services. Additional digital services include the Geoportal for geographic information and accessibility features like text-to-speech.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bildungsportal Merzig-Wadern: An educational portal operated by the district providing information about schools, childcare, training, and lifelong learning opportunities in the region.

Products and services

• Bildungsportal (Education Portal) A web portal providing information and services related to education and learning across the Landkreis, including schools, childcare, training, and lifelong learning opportunities for district residents.
• Schulverwaltung (School Administration) County-run school administration service managing 17 secondary schools, including facility management, building maintenance, utilities, procurement, student transportation, and textbook lending.
• Schülerbeförderung (Student Transportation) Organization of transportation for students to special education schools and students with disabilities to regular schools where special transport is required due to disability.
• Schulbuch- und Medienausleihe (Textbook and Media Lending) Lending service for textbooks and educational media to students, with a new statewide uniform media lending system (LSMS) being introduced for secondary schools from school year 2026/2027.
• Schulentwicklungsplanung (School Development Planning) Planning service that develops foundational plans for balanced educational offerings, considering existing school provision, expected student numbers, and spatial conditions.
• InnoZ - SchülerZukunftsZentrum (Student Future Center) An extracurricular MINT (STEM) promotion facility for students featuring fully equipped biology/chemistry/physics laboratory, three IT and technology rooms with 34 workstations, workshop for wood and metal processing, and seminar rooms.
• Dienstleistungen (Administrative Services Catalog) A catalog of 200 administrative services offered to citizens, including permits, registrations, social services, health services, and regulatory compliance services.
• Digitale Bürgerdienste (Digital Citizen Services) Online digital services enabling citizens to access administrative services electronically.
• Geoportal (Geo Portal) Geographic information portal providing themed maps for education, healthcare, leisure, elderly care, administration, mobility, nature, and LEADER projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• 17 schools under district sponsorship with 9 sports halls managed
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Musikschule im Landkreis Merzig-Wadern e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMusic school operating under special legal status as a registered association, providing music education services within the district
• Volkshochschule im Landkreis Merzig-Wadern e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdult education center offering continuing education programs and courses for district residents
• Kreiskulturzentrum Villa Fuchs e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDistrict cultural center providing cultural events and programming
• Saarschleifenland Tourismus GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional tourism development company promoting the Saarschleife region and tourist attractions
• Tourismuszentrale Saarland GmbHminorGTM or Marketing PartnerState-level tourism promotion organization for the Saarland region
• Naturpark Saar-Hunsrück e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNature park association protecting and promoting the Saar-Hunsrück natural landscape
• Kulturstiftung Merzig-WaderncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural foundation supporting arts and cultural initiatives in the district
• Sparkasse Merzig-WaderncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal savings bank providing financial support for educational initiatives including the InnoZ SchülerZukunftsZentrum
• Sparkasse Merzig-WaderncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-operator of the InnoZ SchülerZukunftsZentrum for extracurricular MINT education, operated under the umbrella of Gesellschaft für Wirtschaftsförderung
• Verkehrsgesellschaft Merzig-Wadern (vmw)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal transportation company managing public transit services in the district

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Landkreis Vulkaneifel: Rural district in Rhineland-Palatinate with a comparable tourism-and-nature-led economic profile (Eifel region, Naturpark). Mirrors Merzig-Wadern's blend of public administration, education stewardship, and nature/tourism-based economic development.
• Landkreis Neunkirchen: Saarland peer district administering education, social welfare, public safety, and economic development for citizens in the Neunkirchen region. Highly comparable in terms of state-level funding structure, digital service maturity, and demographic profile.
• Landkreis St. Wendel: Smaller Saarland Landkreis with comparable statutory responsibilities including school sponsorship, social services, and regional economic development. Useful as a benchmarking peer for sub-scale digital service provision.
• Landkreis Saarlouis: Neighboring Saarland Landkreis with a similar service portfolio (education, social services, public administration, economic development). Directly comparable in scale, geographic profile, and statutory responsibilities, providing the closest functional benchmark for operational efficiency and citizen-service delivery.
• Rhein-Neckar-Kreis: Larger Baden-Württemberg district known for advanced digital citizen services and civic-tech rollout. Comparable as a structural peer for public administration scale-up and as a reference benchmark for Merzig-Wadern's digital service roadmap.

Regional players

• Landkreis Emsland: Large rural district in Lower Saxony with sophisticated Wirtschaftsförderung and education infrastructure. Comparable as a structural peer for rural German district governance, although operating in a different state regulatory environment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/landkreis-merzig-wadern

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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