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)

The local council has 20 members (Elections in March 2014):^[4]

• CSU: 8 seats
• Wählergruppe Freie Wählervereinigung: 7 seats
• SPD/Aktives Bürgerforum: 5 seats

Bernhard Uhl has served as the mayor of Zusmarshausen since 2014^[4] and was reelected on 15 March 2020 with 63.6% of votes cast. Uhl's predecessor as mayor of Zusmarshausen was Albert Lettinger (FWV) (1996–2014).

Wooden hut with bench