Zusmarshausen

Zusmarshausen is a municipality in the district of Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. The 1648 Battle of Zusmarshausen took place here.

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Municipality
Zusmarshausen seen from the southwest
Coat of arms
Location of Zusmarshausen within Augsburg district
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Coordinates: 48°23′N 10°35′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Schwaben
District	Augsburg
Subdivisions	8 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Bernhard Uhl[1] (CSU)
Area
• Total	68.72 km2 (26.53 sq mi)
Elevation	466 m (1,529 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	6,620
• Density	96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	86441
Dialling codes	+49 (0)8291
Vehicle registration	A
Website	www.zusmarshausen.de

It lies on the river Zusam and is a part of the Augsburg Western Woods Nature Park. Its districts are Friedensdorf, Gabelbach, Gabelbachergreut, Steinekirch, Streitheim, Vallried, Wollbach, Wörleschwang and Zusmarshausen itself.^[3]

Local council (Marktgemeinderat)

Since the 2020 municipal elections, the Local Council of Zusmarshausen consists of 20 seats, allocated as follows:

• CSU – 8 seats (40.9 %)
• Freie Wählervereinigung (FWV) (Free Voters' Association) – 7 seats (35.3 %)
• Bürgerliste Zusmarshausen (BLZus) (Citizens' List) – 5 seats (23.8 %) ^[4]

Fraktionsergänzungen (Recent Membership Changes)

• In February 2023, Michael Tartsch (BLZus) replaced Harry Juraschek on the council after Juraschek resigned for health reasons ^[5][6]
• In November 2023, Richard Hegele (BLZus), a long-serving councillor since 2002 and former 3rd mayor, stepped down ^[7]

CSU–Fraktion (2024 Members)

Current CSU representatives include:

• Christian Weldishofer, 3rd Mayor
• Hubert Kraus
• Johann Reitmayer
• Alfred Hegele
• Ingrid Hafner‑Eichner (faction leader)
• Steffen Kraus
• Jürgen Winkler
• Guido Clemens ^[8]

Bürgermeister (Mayor)

• Bernhard Uhl (CSU) has held the mayoral office since 2014 and was re-elected on 15 March 2020 with 63.6 % of the vote ^[9]

Wooden hut with bench