GusterathGusterath is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Ruwer.WWW Official SiteGeographyGusterath 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.HistoryIn the era of Ancient Rome, several small farms existed in the area of modern Gusterath.PoliticsLocal mayor 1987–2009: Günter Scherer, SPD 2009–2019: Alfred Bläser, FWG since 2019: Stefan Metzdorf, SPD