Gemeente Wierden

What Gemeente Wierden does

Gemeente Wierden is a public municipality (gemeente) in the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, serving approximately 25,000 residents across the villages of Wierden, Enter, Notter, Zuna, and Hoge Hexel in the Twente region. The organization delivers statutory local government services including waste management, municipal taxation, building and housing permits, civil registry (births, marriages, deaths), social services, education support, safety, sustainability programs, and cultural and recreational facilities. It operates through multiple service channels: a main municipal office (gemeentehuis) at Pouliestraat 3, a secondary service location in Enter, a Customer Contact Center (KCC), an online portal (www.wierden.nl), a digital appointment scheduling system (wierden.mijnafspraakmaken.nl), and a digital citizen participation panel ('Wierden praat mee!'). The workforce comprises approximately 200 employees organized across departments including Integrale Veiligheid, Bedrijfsvoering, Maatschappelijke Ontwikkeling, Ruimtelijke Ontwikkeling, and Ruimtelijk Beheer en Realisatie, led by Gemeentesecretaris/Algemeen directeur Marcel Klos and Burgemeester Nick Hubers.

The municipality's revenue model is not commercially driven; it is funded primarily through the national Dutch government's 'algemene uitkering' (general allocation), supplemented by municipal taxes (ozb, afvalstoffenheffing, rioolheffing), provincial funding, and modest administrative fees for services such as event permits (EUR 44.75-122.70) and archival research (EUR 0.50 per copy; EUR 19.15 per quarter-hour). Service delivery is direct-to-citizen, with no commercial go-to-market motion. Strategic capital projects underway include the Sporthal De Esrand sports hall (with Pellikaan, completion March 2027), mandated expansion of refugee and asylum seeker shelter capacity under the Spreidingswet (Distribution Law) at Vlierdijk and De Kiekebelt, an investment proposal for the Akkerhus kulturhus in Ypelo Rectum, and a feasibility study for bundling social facilities in Enter. Partnerships span COA (national asylum reception), Veiligheidsregio Twente (regional safety), WiE-Sport, SAWE, SSW, and a research agency (Necker) supporting citizen engagement research.

Name

Gemeente Wierden

Legal name

Gemeente Wierden

Website

https://wierden.nl

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Gemeente Wierden is a public Dutch municipality in Overijssel province serving approximately 25,000 residents across multiple villages, delivering statutory local government services including administration, permits, taxation, public facilities, and digital municipal services with around 200 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Special Needs Transportation (485991)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Transportation, Parking & Mobility Administration (BPAIACAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK), Land Administration & Cadastral Services (Public Land Records, Parcel Management) (BPAIANAH)

Keywords

• Local government administration
• Municipal public services
• Civil registration services
• Residential permit services
• Community development programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Wierden

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Revenue: Government municipality funded primarily through municipal taxes (gemeentelijke belastingen), provincial funding, and national government allocations. Services are provided to residents and businesses within the municipality boundaries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gemeente Wierden delivers local government administration and public services to approximately 25,000 residents and local businesses across the villages of Wierden, Enter, Notter, Zuna, and Hoge Hexel. Its services span waste management, taxation, civil registration (birth, marriage, death), construction and housing permits, sustainability programs, sports and recreation, culture, education support, social services, safety, and citizen participation. Service delivery occurs via a municipal office, a digital portal, an appointment booking system, and a customer contact center.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Municipal Services Portal

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,677 residents participated in social research on refugee shelter (2025)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor, major and core.

• Necker (research bureau)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 23 May 2024Research agency commissioned to conduct the study on resident participation preferences. Survey was part of the municipality's citizen engagement initiative.
• PellikaanmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 July 2023Construction company selected to design and build the new Sporthal De Esrand. Pellikaan's design was chosen for combining practical sports spaces with meeting areas. Expected completion March 2027.
• Stichting Sportbelangen Wierden (SSW)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 July 2023Foundation representing sports interests, co-signed the construction management agreement for Sporthal De Esrand. Partner in WiE-Sport organization.
• WiE-SportmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 July 2023Executing organization for sports facilities management and operations. Managing the Sporthal De Esrand project. Interim director Michel van Sluijs.
• Centraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers (COA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational asylum seeker shelter organization. COA is responsible for the operation and management of asylum seeker facilities. Municipality coordinates with COA for Vlierdijk shelter location.
• Veiligheidsregio TwentecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional safety authority. Municipality is part of this safety region and coordinates shelter locations and emergency response within this framework.
• Stichting Accommodaties Wierden Enter (SAWE)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFoundation that rents out sports facilities on behalf of the municipality in consultation with sports clubs. Manages various sports venues including sporthalls and fields.
• Adviesraad Sport en BewegenminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAdvisory council representing sports practice. Provides advice to municipality and WiE-Sport on sports policy, facility usage, tariffs, and investments. Acts as bridge between policy and practice.
• Petra Middag (Cultuurmakelaar)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCultural broker who helps residents, associations, and organizations with questions or ideas about art and culture in the municipality.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/GemWierden
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gemeente-wierden
• Instagraminstagram.com/gemeentewierden

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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