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Gusterath

Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Gusterath is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Ruwer.

01Geography

Gusterath is located in the Ruwer valley close to Trier. To the north, the closest villages are Korlingen and Gutweiler. Due east is Lonzenburg, itself a part of Schöndorf. Pluwig is to the south and Hockweiler to the west. The closest part of Trier to Gusterath is Irsch.

02History

In the era of Ancient Rome, several small farms existed in the area of modern Gusterath.

03Politics

Local mayor

  • 1987-2009: Günter Scherer, SPD
  • 2009-2019: Alfred Bläser, FWG
  • since 2019: Stefan Metzdorf, SPD
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