Ueß

Ueß
Coat of arms
Ueß
Location of Ueß within Vulkaneifel district
Coordinates: 50°15′22″N 6°56′18″E / 50.25611°N 6.93833°E / 50.25611; 6.93833Coordinates: 50°15′22″N 6°56′18″E / 50.25611°N 6.93833°E / 50.25611; 6.93833
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Vulkaneifel
Municipal assoc.	Kelberg
Government
• Mayor	Walter Jax
Area
• Total	1.49 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Elevation	490 m (1,610 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	42
• Density	28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	56767
Dialling codes	02692
Vehicle registration	DAU

Ueß (or Uess) 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 seat is in the like-named municipality.

The municipality lies in the Vulkaneifel, a part of the Eifel 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 stream and also exactly between Mosbruch and Hörschhausen.

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). In December 1250 and on 23 February 1251, the village was named as Usse. In 1482, the Burgmann at the Nürburg (castle) was Michael von Ringelbach, who in 1485 sold a meadow to Peter von Esch, the Schultheiß at Mayen.

In the Middle Ages, Ueß belonged to the Electorate of Cologne as part of the Amt of Nürburg.