What Verbandsgemeinde Saarburg-kell does

Verbandsgemeinde Saarburg-Kell is a statutory municipal administrative unit (Verbandsgemeinde) under the public law of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, formed on 1 January 2019 through the merger of the former Verbandsgemeinden Saarburg and Kell am See. It is the largest Verbandsgemeinde in the Trier-Saarburg district by area, covering 359.84 km² and serving approximately 34,811 residents across 28 Ortsgemeinden and the city of Saarburg. The entity is a non-profit governmental body — not a commercial enterprise — and exercises an exclusive statutory mandate over local administration, citizen services, civil registry, construction oversight, and municipal utilities within its territory.

Functionally, the organization delivers services through four departments: Central Services & Finance, Citizen Services (Bürgerdienste), Construction (Bauen), and the Municipal Utilities (Verbandsgemeindewerke, responsible for water and wastewater). Operational products include the Onlinedienste (online citizen service portal), two physical Bürgerbüros (in Saarburg and Kell am See), the Standesamt (registry office), the Verbandsgemeindewerke (water and wastewater utilities undergoing a digital/smart meter rollout in Zone 3), public outdoor swimming pools, the Campingplatz Hochwald, live tourist panorama webcams, the Ratsinformationssystem (council information system), and the Saarburger Kreisblatt (weekly official gazette). The technology stack is conventional e-government: appointment booking via E-Termin/egovernor, integrations with Rhineland-Palatinate state platforms (rlpDirekt, Ehe online), federal services (fuehrungszeugnis.bund.de), and a Lost-and-Found system (Verlustsache.de/novafind.eu). No AI/ML capability is disclosed.

Revenue is generated through municipal taxes (Grundsteuer, Hundesteuer, Gewerbesteuer share), recurring water and wastewater utility charges, and administrative fees for citizen services (ID documents, registrations, certificates, commercial licenses). Detailed fee schedules are published in the Haushaltspläne and Satzungen on the website rather than being transparent in summary form. The entity is governed by Mayor Jürgen Dixius (in office since 2014, re-elected after the merger), full-time First Deputy Mayor Simone Thiel (since 2022), three honorary deputies, and a 40-member Verbandsgemeinderat last elected on 9 June 2024.

Name

Verbandsgemeinde Saarburg-kell

Legal name

Verbandsgemeinde Saarburg-Kell

Website

https://saarburg-kell.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Verbandsgemeinde Saarburg-Kell is a German municipal administrative unit serving ~34,811 residents across 29 localities in Rhineland-Palatinate, providing citizen services, civil registry, water/wastewater utilities, construction oversight, and recreational facilities under a statutory governmental mandate.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Administration

NAICS

Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF), City Clerk/Records, Elections & Civic Engagement (BPAIACAB), Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

Keywords

• Municipal administration services
• Local government administration
• Citizen services portal
• Water and wastewater utilities
• Public recreation facilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Saarburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Taxes and Fees: Revenue from local taxes (Hundesteuer/dog tax, Grundsteuer/property tax), utility fees (water and wastewater charges), and various administrative service fees collected from residents and businesses within the Verbandsgemeinde.
2. Water and Wastewater Services: Charges for drinking water supply and wastewater disposal services managed by the Verbandsgemeindewerke (municipal utilities). Includes meter reading, billing, and infrastructure maintenance.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Verbandsgemeinde Saarburg-Kell is a German municipal administrative body (Verbandsgemeinde) that delivers local government services to approximately 34,811 residents across 28 municipalities and the city of Saarburg. Its core offerings include citizen services (ID documents, civil registry, registrations, certificates), water and wastewater management via municipal utilities (Verbandsgemeindewerke), public recreational facilities (outdoor swimming pools, camping), and administrative transparency through the council information system and official gazette.

Product overview

Verbandsgemeinde Saarburg-Kell is a municipal administrative body (Verbandsgemeinde) formed in 2019 through the merger of the former Verbandsgemeinden Saarburg and Kell am See. It provides comprehensive local government services to approximately 34,811 residents across 28 municipalities and the city of Saarburg in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The organization offers traditional citizen services through its Onlinedienste (online services portal), Bürgerbüro (citizen offices), and Standesamt (registry office), along with infrastructure management through Verbandsgemeindewerke (municipal utilities) for water and wastewater services. Leisure and tourism services include public swimming pools (Freibäder), camping facilities (Campingplatz Hochwald), and live webcam views of scenic areas. Administrative transparency is supported through the Ratsinformationssystem (council information system) and the Saarburger Kreisblatt (official gazette). All services are oriented toward citizen convenience rather than commercial product offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Onlinedienste (Online Services Portal) Digital portal offering online applications for residence registration, passport status checks, business registrations, ID documents, civil registry services, and various administrative transactions for residents.
• Bürgerbüro (Citizen Office) Physical citizen service centers in Saarburg and Kell am See providing in-person processing for ID documents, registrations, certificates, and other administrative services.
• Standesamt (Registry Office) Civil registry office handling births, marriages, deaths, civil partnerships, and related documentation for citizens.
• Verbandsgemeindewerke (Municipal Utilities) Water supply and wastewater management services for the entire municipal area, including meter reading, billing, and infrastructure maintenance through the Verbandsgemeindewerke.
• Freibäder Saarburg und Hochwald (Outdoor Swimming Pools) Public outdoor swimming facilities in Saarburg and Kell am See offering recreational swimming during summer months.
• Campingplatz Hochwald Campsite facility located in Kell am See, part of the regional tourism and leisure offerings.
• Echtzeit Panorama-Webcams Live panoramic webcam views showcasing scenic locations within the municipal area for tourism promotion.
• Ratsinformationssystem (Council Information System) Public access portal for municipal council meetings, agendas, consultation documents, and meeting minutes at saarburg.gremien.info.
• Fundbüro (Lost and Found Office) Lost and found service integrated with verlustsache.de for citizens to report lost items and retrieve found property.
• Saarburger Kreisblatt (Official Gazette) Official publication of the municipal administration containing public notices and important community information, published weekly in digital and print formats and distributed free to all households.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• LEADER-Aktionsgruppe Moselfranken und ErbeskopfminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Verbandsgemeinde participates in the LEADER initiative for the Moselfranken and Erbeskopf region, a European rural development program supporting local development strategies and projects.

Scale indicators26 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Verbandsgemeinde Traben-Trarbach: Mosel wine-tourism Verbandsgemeinde offering municipal administration, water/wastewater services, and tourism promotion — closely comparable on tourism economics, even though geographically in a neighboring district.
• Verbandsgemeinde Konz: Verbandsgemeinde adjacent to Trier in the same Trier-Saarburg district, providing citizen services, water/wastewater utilities, and municipal administration to a mix of town and village localities — same legal form and shared state-level policy environment.
• Verbandsgemeinde Schweich an der Römischen Weinstraße: Wine-region Verbandsgemeinde on the Mosel/Roman Wine Route with shared tourism and agricultural profile to Saarburg-Kell's Obermosel area; same Verbandsgemeinde legal form and similar service portfolio including utilities and citizen services.
• Verbandsgemeinde Morbach: Hunsrück-region Verbandsgemeinde with a similar profile of dispersed small municipalities, municipal utilities, and citizen services — comparable in governance form and rural-demographic challenges.
• Verbandsgemeinde Wittlich-Land: Rural Verbandsgemeinde in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district covering many small Ortsgemeinden — directly comparable in scale, multi-village governance, and infrastructure-spread challenge to Saarburg-Kell.
• Verbandsgemeinde Hermeskeil: Neighboring Verbandsgemeinde in the Trier-Saarburg district of Rhineland-Palatinate, also operating local government administration, citizen services, and municipal utilities for a comparable rural population. Most direct administrative peer within the same Landkreis.
• Verbandsgemeinde Thalfang am Erbeskopf: Neighboring Verbandsgemeinde in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district covering the Erbeskopf highland and Saar-Hunsrück area — Saarburg-Kell participates in the same LEADER region with this VG, making it a directly comparable peer in rural-development programming and service scope.
• Verbandsgemeinde Trier-Land: Verbandsgemeinde surrounding Trier, with comparable structure combining several Ortsgemeinden and providing municipal administration and utilities in the same Landkreis — directly comparable in governance form and scale.
• Verbandsgemeinde Bernkastel-Kues: Verbandsgemeinde in neighboring Bernkastel-Wittlich district, anchored by the wine-tourism town of Bernkastel-Kues; comparable in combining municipal administration, wine-tourism promotion, and water/wastewater utilities across multiple villages.

Broad incumbents

• Landkreis Trier-Saarburg: The parent county/district administration overseeing Verbandsgemeinde Saarburg-Kell and the broader region; provides a higher-tier governance comparator with overlapping responsibilities in planning, environmental administration, and public services — broader scope but same public-sector domain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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