Ueß (or Uess) is an ''

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'' – a

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belonging to a ''

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'', a kind of collective municipality – in the

Vulkaneifel Vulkaneifel () is a district (''Kreis'') in the northwest of the state Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the least densely populated district in the state and the fourth most sparsely populated district in Germany. The administrative centre of ...

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. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Kelberg, whose seat is in the like-named municipality.

Geography

The municipality lies in the

, a part of the

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known for its volcanic history, geographical and geological features, and even ongoing activity today, including gases that sometimes well up from the earth. Ueß lies on the

Üßbach The Üßbach (also UeßbachFor its entry in the Geoexplorer the spelling ''Ueßbach'' has to be used. or Üssbach) is a stream, just under long in the Eifel in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It rises near Mosbruch in the county of Vul ...

stream and also exactly between

Mosbruch Mosbruch is an '' Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Vulkaneifel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Kelberg, whose s ...

and

Hörschhausen Hörschhausen is an '' Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Vulkaneifel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Kelberg, wh ...

History

In 1103, history tells of an estate named ''Husenrode'' (now called Hauroth) with its outlying appurtenances, ''Zusse'' (derived from ''zu Usse'', meaning “at ''Uss''”), Berbenbac ( Berenbach) and Lupah (

Laubach Laubach () is a town of approximately 10,000 people in the Gießen (region), Gießen region of Hesse, Germany. Laubach is known as a ', a climatic health resort. It is situated east of Gießen. Surrounding Laubach are the towns of Hungen, Grünbe ...

). In December 1250 and on 23 February 1251, the village was named as Usse. In 1482, the ''

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'' at the Nürburg (

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) was Michael von Ringelbach, who in 1485 sold a meadow to Peter von Esch, the ''

Schultheiß In medieval Germany, the ''Schultheiß'' () was the head of a municipality (akin to today's office of mayor), a '' Vogt'' or an executive official of the ruler. As official (''villicus'') it was his duty to order his assigned village or county ( ...

'' at

Mayen Mayen () is a town in the Mayen-Koblenz, Mayen-Koblenz District of the Rhineland-Palatinate Federal State of Germany, in the eastern part of the Volcanic Eifel Region. As well as the main town, additional settlements include Alzheim, Kürrenberg, ...

. In the

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, Ueß belonged to the

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as part of the ''

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'' of Nürburg.

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected by

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at the municipal election held on 25 May 2014, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Mayor

Ueß's mayor is Achim Maas, and his deputy is Markus Möseler.Ueß’s council
accessed 10 August 2021.

Coat of arms

The German blazon reads: ''Unter einem durch Zinnenschnitt von Rot und Silber geteilten Wellenschildhaupt in Schwarz wachsend ein silberner Kirchturm mit goldenem Dach.'' The municipality's

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might in English

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language be described thus: Sable issuant from base a churchtower argent with roof Or, on a chief wavy per fess embattled of four gules and argent. Ueß belonged until the end of

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times to the Electoral-Cologne ''

'' of Nürburg, symbolized in these arms by the parting “per fess embattled” (that is, horizontally, but with a pattern resembling battlements on a castle wall) in the

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. The wavy line of partition setting this chief off from the main field is meant to symbolize the local brook, variously called the

or the Uess-Bach (these are both pronounced the same way, and there are yet other spellings). Standing in Ueß is a mighty, thousand-year-old, Romanesque churchtower, which has become the main

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in the municipality's arms. Also recalling the former allegiance to the Electorate of Cologne are the

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s argent and sable (silver and black – Cologne's colours) in which the churchtower is rendered.

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings: *

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’s

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Parish Church (''Pfarrkirche St. Lucia''), Hauptstraße – Romanesque churchtower, 11th/12th century,

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double-pitch tent roof; quire possibly from latter half of 14th century, Late Gothic columned hall, 1528, expanded into

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hall in 1923; former rectory, quarrystone building, shortly after middle of 19th century; commercial buildings. * Hauptstraße 10 – two-sided estate, Renaissance Revival

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house from 1912, at the back older house with commercial part, apparently from 1840, low commercial wing.Directory of Cultural Monuments in Vulkaneifel district
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References

External links

Ueß in the collective municipality’s Web pages
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