Schauren, Cochem-Zell

Schauren is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Zell, whose seat is in the municipality of Zell an der Mosel.

Schauren
Coat of arms
Location of Schauren within Cochem-Zell district
Schauren Schauren
Coordinates: 50°1′26″N 7°16′12″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Cochem-Zell
Municipal assoc.	Zell (Mosel)
Government
• Mayor	Rudolf München
Area
• Total	3.05 km^2 (1.18 sq mi)
Elevation	415 m (1,362 ft)
Population  (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	429
• Density	140/km^2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	56865
Dialling codes	06545
Vehicle registration	COC

Geography

Location

The municipality lies in the northern Hunsrück near Bundesstraße 421.

History

In 1442, Schauren had its first documentary mention. In 1475, an estate was mentioned in a document that lay in Waldenhuysen und Schuren and was sold by Friedrich von Pyrmont to Friedrich Zandt von Merl. In the years 1625 to 1699, legal documents reported a high and village court in Schauren. Beginning in 1794, Schauren lay under French rule. In 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Until 1839, Schauren formed together with Walhausen a single municipality. Since 1946, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Under the Verwaltungsvereinfachungsgesetz (“Administration Simplification Law”) of 18 July 1970, with effect from 7 November 1970, the municipality was grouped into the Verbandsgemeinde of Zell.

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 8 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.[2]

Coat of arms

The municipality's arms might be described thus: Vert issuant from base two ears of rye, one bendwise, the other bendwise sinister, crossing each other per saltire in chief, in base a coronet, all Or.

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:

• The Virgin Mary's Catholic Chapel (Katholische Kapelle Jungfrau Maria) – aisleless church, 1796
• Hauptstraße 29 – Quereinhaus (a combination residential and commercial house divided for these two purposes down the middle, perpendicularly to the street); timber-frame house, partly solid, 18th century
• North of Schauren – wayside chapel; aisleless church, 19th century[3]

References

1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2019, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2020.
2. Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
3. Directory of Cultural Monuments in Cochem-Zell district