Zusmarshausen

Zusmarshausen is a municipality in the district of Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. 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

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