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. Geography. 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. 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: