Stadt Billerbeck

What Stadt Billerbeck does

Stadt Billerbeck is a German municipal government entity (Stadt/Gemeinde) located in the district of Coesfeld in the Münsterland region of Nordrhein-Westfalen, serving approximately 12,000 residents. It delivers core municipal services including civil administration, building permits, civil registry, waste and wastewater management, economic development, tourism, cultural programming, family and senior services, and climate protection. The city operates a digital service platform anchored by the Serviceportal (online applications, forms, and citizen contacts), the Rats-Info-System (council transparency), mykitaVM (childcare registration), an online appointment booking tool, and a Mängelmelder defect reporting system, supplemented by physical Rathaus foyer services and a seasonal Domkontor tourist information office.

The business model is municipal rather than commercial. Revenue derives from local taxes (dog tax, amusement tax), service fees (waste, sewage, market, cemetery, administrative), state allocations under the German municipal financing system, and tourism-related receipts (swimming pool season tickets ranging from €15 to €80, wedding venue fees from €120 to €357). The 2025 annual municipal report disclosed a surplus of approximately €5.36 million versus a planned deficit of €490,000, replenishing the balance reserve. The city operates three wholly-owned subsidiaries: Abwasserbetrieb der Stadt Billerbeck (wastewater), Gewerbe-, Industrie- und Wohnbauförderungsgesellschaft mbH (GIWo mbH, economic development), and Netzgesellschaft Billerbeck mbH (network operations). Distribution is direct to citizens and visitors through in-person, online, and event channels; partners include a local business association (Unternehmergemeinschaft Billerbeckerleben e.V.), the Coesfeld district economic development agency (wfc), and twin cities in the USA, Latvia, France, and Ukraine.

Leadership transitioned in November 2025 with Marco Lennertz assuming the office of Bürgermeister. The city carries a state-recognized recreation destination designation maintained for over 100 years and a Fairtrade Town designation held since 2016. Current strategic priorities include the federally driven Korridor B DC cable project crossing city territory, the Buschenkamp Süd residential development, the Bürgerradweg L581 cycle path, and continued barrier-free city center redevelopment overseen by an architectural Design Advisory Board (Gestaltungsbeirat).

Name

Stadt Billerbeck

Legal name

Stadt Billerbeck

Website

https://billerbeck.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stadt Billerbeck is a German municipal government serving approximately 12,000 residents with administration, tourism, cultural, family, and economic development services, funded by local taxes, fees, and state allocations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Administration

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF)

Keywords

• Municipal administration services
• Citizen service portal
• Public sector governance
• Urban planning development
• Tourism cultural services

Headquarters

HQ city

Billerbeck

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Taxes and Fees: Revenue from local taxes including dog tax, amusement tax, waste disposal fees, sewage fees, market fees, cemetery fees, and various administrative fees
2. Haushaltsplan (Municipal Budget): Annual budget funded by state allocations, local taxes, and service fees; revenues must cover expenditures for balanced municipal budget

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Stadt Billerbeck is a German municipality providing municipal administration, citizen services, urban planning, economic development, tourism, cultural programs, and infrastructure management to its approximately 12,000 residents and visitors. It operates through the town hall (Rathaus), a digital Serviceportal, the Rats-Info-System, tourist information offices, and wholly-owned subsidiaries handling wastewater, network operations, and economic promotion.

Product overview

Stadt Billerbeck operates a comprehensive digital service platform offering municipal administration services to approximately 12,000 residents. The portfolio includes the Serviceportal for administrative transactions, the Rats-Info-System for democratic transparency, a Tourism service, the heritage-listed Freibad outdoor swimming pool, childcare registration via mykitaVM, online appointment booking, defect reporting, event calendars, and a coworking space facility. The offering functions as a unified municipal services ecosystem rather than a commercial product portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Serviceportal Billerbeck Online service portal providing applications, forms, information, and contacts for all city administrative services for citizens and residents.
• Rats-Info-System
• Stadt Billerbeck Touristik
• Freibad Billerbeck
• mykitaVM Elternportal
• Online-Terminvereinbarung
• Mängelmelder
• Stadtleben Billerbeck
• Coworking-Space ExtraGleis

Quantifiable outcome

• 2025 annual surplus of approximately €5.36 million vs planned deficit of €490,000
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 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

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fairtrade Towns CampaigncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Billerbeck has been designated a Fairtrade City since 2016. A local steering group organizes exhibitions and events to educate citizens about fair trade, with fair trade products available in local shops and restaurants.
• Englewood (Ohio, USA)minorOthersTwin city partnership with Englewood, Ohio, USA. Part of the Sister Cities program promoting international cultural exchange and understanding between the communities.
• Ieceva (Latvia)minorOthersTwin city partnership with Ieceva in Latvia. One of Billerbeck's four international partner cities promoting cultural and civic exchanges.
• Erquinghem-Lys (France)minorOthersTwin city partnership with Erquinghem-Lys in France. Part of Billerbeck's network of international partner cities for cultural exchange.
• Malyn (Ukraine)minorOthersTwin city partnership with Malyn, Ukraine. Billerbeck maintains connections with this partner city, including support initiatives like holiday programs for children from Malyn.
• Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft Kreis Coesfeld (wfc)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEconomic development corporation of Coesfeld district. Supports business development, startup consulting, and funding acquisition for companies in Billerbeck and the wider district.
• Unternehmergemeinschaft Billerbeckerleben e.V.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBusiness association of local merchants, service providers, and gastronomy. Manages the Stadtgutschein (city gift voucher) system and organizes shopping Sundays and city events.
• Amprion GmbHminorOthersTransmission network operator conducting geotechnical surveys and wildlife mapping for the DC cable project 'Korridor B' that will cross Billerbeck territory as part of Germany's energy transition infrastructure.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Stadt Nottuln: Neighboring municipality in the Coesfeld district with a comparable Münsterland profile, similar population scale, and tourism positioning around the Baumberge region. Most directly comparable peer for budget scale, service mix, and tourism offerings.
• Gemeinde Havixbeck: Adjacent Coesfeld-district municipality of similar size in the Baumberge recreation zone; comparable rural-Münsterland demographic and civic-services portfolio, and operates a branch of Anne-Frank-Gesamtschule that also serves Billerbeck.
• Gemeinde Rosendahl: Small Coesfeld-district municipality of similar scale with a comparable rural-Münsterland service profile and tourism orientation. Useful peer for benchmarking small-city budget management and citizen-service delivery.
• Stadt Horstmar: Small NRW town in the Steinfurt district with comparable size, rural-recreational character, and a heritage/old-town tourism positioning analogous to Billerbeck's historic-center offer.

Broad incumbents

• Stadt Coesfeld: District capital of Kreis Coesfeld and the dominant municipal center of the region. Functions as the broader incumbent in the same catchment — Billerbeck falls under its district administration (e.g., wfc economic-development corporation).
• Stadt Steinfurt: Larger Münsterland city in the adjacent Steinfurt district, providing a useful scale-up benchmark for Billerbeck's tourism, cultural programming, and economic-development functions as the city matures.
• Stadt Münster: Regional capital and major Münsterland center. Useful upper-bound incumbent reference for the digital service stack, tourism brand, and economic-development toolkit that Billerbeck operates at a much smaller scale.

Regional players

• Stadt Ahaus: Mid-sized Münsterland city in neighboring Borken district. Comparable in regional governance and economic-development role within the Münsterland corridor, though operating at a larger scale and serving a different sub-catchment.
• Stadt Warendorf: Münsterland district capital with a strong equestrian-tourism and historic-old-town identity comparable to Billerbeck's recreation-area positioning. Useful peer for benchmarking tourism marketing and cultural programming at small-city scale.
• Stadt Borken: District capital of Kreis Borken in the same Münsterland planning region. Provides a regional peer reference for digital municipal services, tourism offerings, and citizen-portal implementation depth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/billerbeck.de
• Instagraminstagram.com/stadt_billerbeck
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stadt-billerbeck

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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