Zusmarshausen is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the district of
Augsburg,
Bavaria
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,
Germany
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. The 1648
Battle of Zusmarshausen took place here.
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.
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 %)
Fraktionsergänzungen (Recent Membership Changes)
* In February 2023, Michael Tartsch (BLZus) replaced Harry Juraschek on the council after Juraschek resigned for health reasons
* In November 2023, Richard Hegele (BLZus), a long-serving councillor since 2002 and former 3rd mayor, stepped down
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
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
References
Augsburg (district)
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