Gusterath
Gusterath | |
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Location of Gusterath within Trier-Saarburg district | |
Coordinates: 49°42′3″N 6°43′2″E / 49.70083°N 6.71722°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Trier-Saarburg |
Municipal assoc. | Ruwer |
Area | |
• Total | 4.41 km2 (1.70 sq mi) |
Elevation | 261 m (856 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 2,029 |
• Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 54317 |
Dialling codes | 06588 |
Vehicle registration | TR |
Website | www.gusterath.de |
Gusterath is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Ruwer.
Geography
[edit]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.
History
[edit]In the era of Ancient Rome, several small farms existed in the area of modern Gusterath.
Politics
[edit]Local mayor
[edit]- 1987–2009: Günter Scherer, SPD
- 2009–2019: Alfred Bläser, FWG
- since 2019: Stefan Metzdorf, SPD
References
[edit]- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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