Gusterath
# Gusterath

Gusterath is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Ruwer.

## Geography

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

In the era of Ancient Rome, several small farms existed in the area of modern Gusterath.

## Politics

### Local mayor

* 1987–2009: Günter Scherer, SPD
* 2009–2019: Alfred Bläser, FWG
* since 2019: Stefan Metzdorf, SPD
