stadt abensberg

What stadt abensberg does

Stadt Abensberg is a municipal government entity (Kommune) located in Abensberg in the Kelheim district of Bavaria, Germany. The city delivers comprehensive municipal administration and public services to residents, local businesses, and visitors, including registration, permits, water/wastewater management, building approvals, public safety, childcare, and senior services. It is led by First Mayor Dr. Bernhard Resch (in office since October 1, 2023) with a 24-member elected city council (Stadtrat) representing multiple political parties, and is one of the largest employers in the locality across administrative staff, kindergartens, vhs, and the Bauhof municipal works department.

The city operates an e-government online service portal at abensberg.de that allows citizens to submit water meter readings, request certificates, pay fees via SEPA direct debit, report infrastructure issues (defective streetlights, heavy rain damage), and complete permit applications digitally. The platform is built and maintained with technology partners Digital Nativ GmbH and maerz.media, integrates Google Analytics with IP anonymization under GDPR, and supports multi-channel citizen engagement across Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and a WhatsApp channel. Beyond administration, Stadt Abensberg runs the Stadtmuseum, Kulturzentrum Aventinum (housed in a former Carmelite monastery), Städtische Musikschule, the Gleis 1 youth center, and the annual Gillamoos folk festival.

Revenue derives from municipal taxes (Grundsteuer, Gewerbesteuer), administrative fees, tourism-related income (event fees, guided city tours, market stand rentals), and its Stadtwerke city utilities (waterworks, sewage treatment, district heating). The city maintains three sister-city partnerships (Lonigo/Italy, St. Gilles/France, Parga/Greece) and cooperates with MiA bewegt e.V. for city marketing and event organization and with VHS Abensberg-Neustadt for educational programming. Key local economic anchors include Brauerei Kuchlbauer with its Hundertwasser-designed Kuchlbauer Turm attraction and the surrounding Hallertau hop-growing agricultural sector.

Name

stadt abensberg

Legal name

Stadt Abensberg

Website

https://abensberg.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Stadt Abensberg is a municipal government entity in Bavaria, Germany that provides administrative services, public utilities, cultural programming, and tourism promotion to residents, businesses, and visitors in the Kelheim district.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), Historical Sites (712120), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950), Water Supply (4941), Non-Operating Establishments (9995)

akta.pro primary industry

City Clerk/Records, Elections & Civic Engagement (BPAIACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF), Stormwater Management & MS4 Compliance Services (BPALAMAL), Safety, Rescue & Emergency Services (SAR Support, Medical Stations, Risk Management) (THAAAGAH)

Keywords

• Municipal administration
• Public citizen services
• Cultural events tourism
• Local government services
• Community civic engagement

Headquarters

HQ city

Abensberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Revenue: Revenue from municipal taxes (Grundsteuer, Gewerbesteuer) collected from residents and businesses within the city boundaries
2. Administrative Fees: Fees for administrative services such as registration, permits, water and sewage connections, market stand rentals
3. Tourism Revenue: Revenue generated through tourism including visitor information services, event tickets, and promotion of local businesses

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Stadt Abensberg provides municipal administration and public services for residents, businesses, and visitors of the city of Abensberg in Bavaria, Germany. Core offerings include citizen administration (registration, permits, building plans), utility services (water, sewage, district heating via Stadtwerke), tourism promotion (information portal, guided city tours), cultural programming (Stadtmuseum, Aventinum, Musikschule), youth and family services, education and childcare, and event management including the annual Gillamoos festival.

Product overview

Stadt Abensberg operates a municipal citizen services portal (abensberg.de) offering online administrative services, tourism information, event management (including the annual Gillamoos festival), and civic engagement tools. The offering consists of a unified web portal with multiple functional areas including an Onlineservice portal for administrative tasks, tourism portal with attractions information, event calendar, and various cultural venue information. This is not a commercial product but a government e-government service platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gillamoos: Traditional annual fair/market festival dating back to 1313, one of Bavaria's oldest Jahrmärkte, featuring fest tents, amusement rides, and cultural events.
• KunstHaus Abensberg
• Kulturzentrum Aventinum

Products and services

• Onlineservice Portal

Quantifiable outcome

• Gillamoos is one of Bavaria's oldest markets with documented history since 1491
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• LonigominorOthersSister city partnership (Städtepartnerschaft) with Lonigo, Italy. Contact person: Mike Schindler ([email protected])
• St. GillesminorOthersSister city partnership (Städtepartnerschaft) with St. Gilles, France. Contact person: Claudine Klein ([email protected])
• PargaminorOthersSister city partnership (Städtepartnerschaft) with Parga, Greece. Contact person: Thomas Haslinger ([email protected])
• MiA bewegt e.V.coreGTM or Marketing PartnerMarketing association partnership for city promotion, event organization (Herbstmarkt, Niklasmarkt), and economic development. President: Walter Tuscher. Contact: [email protected]
• Metallbau ZeilbeckminorOthersLocal company in Offenstetten with approximately 40 employees, owned by Fritz Zeilbeck who serves on the city council
• Altstadthotel KneitingerminorOthersHistoric city center hotel managed by Sebastian Kneitinger, CSU city council member and council spokesperson. Located in Abensberg's old town
• Gesundheitsregionplus Landkreis KelheimminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for health promotion, public defibrillator program, and health initiatives including Sport vor Ort outdoor fitness program. AED devices funded through Bavarian Ministry of Interior grants
• VHS Abensberg-NeustadtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation for holiday programs (Ferienprogramm), Spielwoche children's activities, and educational offerings. VHS manages registration and programming for summer holiday activities
• Katholische Jugendfürsorge Regensburg e.V.minorOthersFormer employer of Mayor Dr. Bernhard Resch as director of Cabrini-Zentrum Offenstetten before assuming mayoral office in 2023

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Stadt Kelheim: County seat of Landkreis Kelheim, the same district as Abensberg. Operates an essentially identical municipal service portfolio (Rathaus departments, Stadtwerke, Bauhof, cultural venues, tourism) for a comparable population, making it the closest functional peer.
• Stadt Mainburg: Neighboring Hallertau hop-region town of similar size and Lower-Bavarian character. Provides the same municipal administration, utilities, and cultural-services stack, including comparable tourism positioning around hops and local produce.
• Stadt Neustadt an der Donau: Adjacent Lower Bavarian town along the Donau with similar population scale and service scope (Rathaus, schools, tourism, cultural events). Functions as a direct geographic and structural peer.
• Stadt Riedenburg: Landkreis Kelheim municipality with comparable population and a tourism-led identity centered on the Altmühltal and castles. Same district administration context, similar-sized cultural programming and event portfolio.
• Markt Bad Abbach: Markt (market town) in Landkreis Kelheim delivering the same municipal service categories with a heavier health/tourism orientation. Comparable governance scale and revenue mix.

Broad incumbents

• Stadt Landshut: Larger Bavarian city with a comparable Bavarian heritage and major-festival (Landshuter Hochzeit) operating model. Broader administrative scope and budget, but uses the same playbook of cultural heritage + tourism + Stadtrat governance.
• Stadt Regensburg: Major UNESCO-listed Bavarian city operating the same municipal service stack at much greater scale. Functions as a regional gravity center that competes with Abensberg for tourism and residents.
• Stadt Ingolstadt: Larger Bavarian city with parallel economic-development focus (Audi-anchored industry, gigabit expansion, active Gewerbegebiete management). Provides an upscale benchmark for Abensberg's economic-development function.
• Stadt Freising: Comparable-sized Bavarian city near a major metropolitan area (Munich) with similar heritage-tourism and education-services mix. Relevant as a peer for cultural programming and school/VHS service delivery.
• Stadt Straubing: Lower-Bavarian city of comparable scale running an analogous Rathaus/Stadtwerke/cultural-venue stack, including a strong traditional festival tradition (Gäubodenvolksfest). Useful benchmark for festival-driven tourism economics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/Abensberg1
• Facebookfacebook.com/abensberg.de1
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stadt-abensberg
• Instagraminstagram.com/stadtabensberg
• Pinterestde.pinterest.com/stadtabensberg

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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