What Gemeente Hollands Kroon does

Gemeente Hollands Kroon is a municipal government entity (gemeente) in the Kop van Noord-Holland region of the Netherlands, established on January 1, 2012 through a merger of former municipalities including Wieringen, Wieringermeer, Anna Paulowna, and Niedorp. The municipality serves 50,450 residents across 22,458 households in approximately 30 villages and hamlets, spanning 662.20 km² (357.34 km² land and 304.86 km² water). It operates as a public-sector organization delivering mandated municipal services including social domain support (debt assistance via Stratech, youth care, social welfare), housing and urban planning, mobility and infrastructure policy, environmental and sustainability services, and citizen registration and administration. The organization employs 410 permanent/temporary staff plus 60-80 project-based hires, organized across 45 teams, with headquarters in Anna Paulowna.

The municipality's primary public-facing digital product is the Werken bij Hollands Kroon careers portal (WordPress-based), used to recruit talent across CAO Gemeenten salary scales ranging from Scale 9 (€3,568–€5,096/month) to Scale 11 (€4,520–€6,422/month), with a 17.05% Individual Choice Budget, ABP pension, and hybrid working arrangements. It also provides community services such as Buurtbemiddeling (free neighborhood mediation) and operates My Learning Factory as an internal LMS for employee development. Core technology infrastructure consists of standard enterprise systems — Microsoft 365 environments, specialized municipal applications, and standard ERP/financial systems — with no proprietary technology disclosed.

The business model is entirely tax-funded. Revenue derives from municipal taxes (gemeentelijke belastingen), property taxes (WOZ), and central/provincial government grants, with a confirmed annual budget of 163 million euros. No fees are charged for core municipal services. The municipality pursues strategic partnerships with Provincie Noord-Holland (regional), the Rijk/national government (national policy implementation), and peer municipalities through the werkeninnoordhollandnoord.nl recruitment platform. As a publicly-owned government entity, there is no equity structure, no venture funding, and no applicability of PE/VC ownership frameworks.

Name

Gemeente Hollands Kroon

Legal name

Gemeente Hollands Kroon

Website

https://werkenbijhollandskroon.nl

Company type

Public

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Gemeente Hollands Kroon is a Dutch municipal government entity serving 50,450 residents across 30 villages in the Kop van Noord-Holland region, operating on a 163 million euro annual tax-funded budget delivered through 410 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local Transportation, Parking & Mobility Administration (BPAIACAM), Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Local public administration
• Social welfare services
• Citizen services
• Community development

Headquarters

HQ city

Anna Paulowna

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Revenue: Government funding primarily sourced from municipal taxes (gemeentelijke belastingen), property taxes (WOZ), and government grants. Budget confirmed at 163 million euros.
2. Government Grants and Allocations: Central government funding and provincial allocations for specific policy areas including social services, infrastructure, and regional development projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Gemeente Hollands Kroon is a Dutch municipal government entity that delivers statutory local public services to approximately 50,450 residents across 30 villages and hamlets in the Kop van Noord-Holland region. Its core offerings include social domain services (debt assistance, youth care, social welfare), urban planning and housing development, mobility and infrastructure policy, environmental and sustainability initiatives, citizen registration, and community development programs.

Product overview

Gemeente Hollands Kroon operates a careers recruitment platform (Werken bij Hollands Kroon) as its primary public-facing digital product, alongside municipal service offerings. The recruitment portal is built on WordPress and enables job seekers to browse vacancies, apply online, and subscribe to job alerts. The municipality also provides community services such as Buurtbemiddeling (neighbor mediation) and internally operates a training platform called My Learning Factory for employee development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Buurtbemiddeling (Community Mediation Service)

Quantifiable outcome

• 150+ first-time homebuyers assisted through Starterslening (starter loans)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Provincie Noord-Holland (Province of North Holland)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government partnership for coordinated policy implementation, particularly in mobility, infrastructure, and spatial planning. The municipality collaborates with the provincial government on complex cross-jurisdictional projects and development initiatives within the Kop van Noord-Holland region.
• Rijk (National Government)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with national government on policy areas including housing construction (woningbouw), energy transition (energietransitie), youth care (jeugdzorg), and other national initiatives that require local implementation and funding.
• Other Municipalities in Noord-Holland NoordminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through the werkeninnoordhollandnoord.nl platform listing vacancies across (semi-)government organizations in the North Holland North region, enabling talent mobility and shared recruitment efforts.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gemeente Texel: A Dutch island municipality in Noord-Holland with similar rural/semi-rural character, comparable population scale, and parallel challenges around geographic dispersion, tourism seasonality, and service delivery across multiple villages — making it one of the closest structural peers to Hollands Kroon.
• Gemeente Súdwest-Fryslân: The largest rural municipality in the Netherlands, formed through a 2011 merger of five former municipalities. Directly comparable in scale, governance structure, and operational challenges of serving a dispersed rural population across a large area with a small permanent staff.
• Gemeente Noordoostpolder: A polder-based Dutch municipality formed on reclaimed Flevoland land with similar agricultural character and geographic profile to Hollands Kroon's Wieringermeer polder. Both serve communities in reclaimed polder regions with shared water-management and rural-development challenges.
• Gemeente Medemblik: A neighboring West-Friesland municipality in Noord-Holland with a similar rural-urban mix, IJsselmeer coastline access, and small-village service delivery challenges. Operates in the same Kop van Noord-Holland region and faces directly comparable geographic and demographic dynamics.
• Gemeente Schagen: A neighboring Noord-Holland Noord municipality with similar rural character, population scale, and active regional cooperation through the shared werkeninnoordhollandnoord.nl recruitment platform referenced in Hollands Kroon's partnership documentation.
• Gemeente Dijk en Waard: A Dutch municipality formed in 2022 through the merger of Heerhugowaard and Langedijk, similar to Hollands Kroon in being a recently merged municipality with a combined rural-urban population, offering directly comparable governance integration lessons.
• Gemeente Purmerend: A regional municipality in the Zaanstreek-Waterland region of Noord-Holland with similar geographic and demographic profile, participating in the same werkeninnoordhollandnoord.nl shared services and recruitment cooperation referenced by Hollands Kroon.
• Gemeente Westerkwartier: A rural Dutch municipality formed from a 2019 merger of four former municipalities in Groningen. Highly comparable profile in terms of dispersed rural population, recent merger-era governance integration, and the operational complexity of consolidating teams and systems across formerly separate jurisdictions.

Others

• Provincie Noord-Holland: Regional provincial government that coordinates spatial planning, mobility, and infrastructure policy across the same region as Hollands Kroon. Listed as a core strategic partner for cross-jurisdictional matters rather than a direct municipal competitor.
• Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten (VNG): The national industry association representing all Dutch municipalities. Provides policy advocacy, shared services, and collective bargaining for member municipalities including Hollands Kroon. Ecosystem participant rather than a direct comparable operating entity.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@HollandsKroon
• Facebookfacebook.com/hollandskroon
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gemeente-hollands-kroon
• Instagraminstagram.com/hollandskroon

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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