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Canton	Zug
District	n.a.
Coordinates	47°10′N 8°31′E
Population	23909   (2004)
Area	35 km²
Elevation	425 m
Postal code	6300
SFOS number	1711
Mayor	Christoph Luchsinger (FDP)
Website	www.stadtzug.ch
Surrounded by	Cham, Baar, Walchwil, Steinhausen
Zug

Zug (help· info), capital of the Swiss canton of that name, is a picturesque little town at the northeastern corner of the lake of Zug, and at the foot of the Zugerberg (992 m (3255 ft.)), which rises gradually, its lower slopes thickly covered with fruit trees. Population: 6508 (1900), 23'000 (2004), mainly German-speaking and Romanists. Image File history File links Zug-coat_of_arms. ... The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. ... (-German; French: Zoug; Italian: Zugo) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. ... In contrast to centrally organised states, in the federally constituted Switzerland each Canton is completely free to decide its own internal organisation. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... The metre, or meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... Here are postal codes of Switzerland and Liechtenstein: Zone 1 1000s are found in Lausanne, Lavaux and parts of Morges, 1100s in parts of Morges, 1200s are in Geneva and parts of La Côte, Vaud, 1300s in La Vallée, 1500s are found in Clavaleyres, the 1700s are found... The Official Munipality Key, formerly also known as the Official Municipality Characteristic Number or Municipality Code Number, is a number sequence for the identification of politically independent municipalities or municipality-free areas. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is in modern times the title of the highest ranking municipal officer, who discharges certain judicial and administrative functions, in many systems an elected politician, who serves as chief executive and/or ceremonial official of many types of municipalities. ... Cham is a municipality in the canton of Zug, Switzerland, with an area of 19. ... Baar is a municipality in the canton of Zug, Switzerland. ... Walchwil is a municipality in the canton of Zug, Switzerland. ... Steinhausen is a municipality in the canton of Zug, Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1359x922, 341 KB) Switzerland Map drawn by Tschubby see also Karte_Schweiz_Details. ... Image File history File links Locator_Dot. ... Image File history File links De-Zug. ... The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. ... (-German; French: Zoug; Italian: Zugo) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. ... Lake Zug The Lake of Zug is one of the minor Swiss lakes, on the outskirts of the Alps and north of the Lake of Lucerne. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

View of Zug before 1547

The town, first mentioned in 1240, is called an "oppidum" in 1242, and a "castrum" in 1255. In 1273 it was bought by Rudolph of Habsburg from Anna, the heiress of Kyburg and wife of Eberhard, head of the cadet line of Habsburg, and in 1278 part of its territory, the valley of Aegeri, was pledged by Rudolph as security for a portion of the marriage gift he promised to Joanna, daughter of Edward I of England, who was betrothed to his son Hartmann, but whose death in 1281 prevented the marriage from taking place. The town of Zug was governed by a bailiff, appointed by the Habsburgs, and a council, and was much favoured by that family. Several country districts (Baar, Menzingen, and Aegeri) had each its own "Landsgemeinde" but were governed by one bailiff, also appointed by the Habsburgs; these were known as the "Aeusser Amt," and were always favourably disposed to the Confederates. Download high resolution version (800x629, 201 KB) City of Zug (1548) File links The following pages link to this file: Switzerland Zug ... Download high resolution version (800x629, 201 KB) City of Zug (1548) File links The following pages link to this file: Switzerland Zug ... Events Batu Khan and the Golden Horde sack the Ruthenian city of Kyiv Births Pope Benedict XI Deaths April 11 - Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, also known as Llywelyn The Great Prince of Gwynedd Monarchs/Presidents Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) Castile... An oppidum (pl: oppida) was Latin for the main settlement in any administrative area of the Roman Empire. ... // Events April 5 - During a battle on the ice of Chudskoye Lake, Russian forces rebuff an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights. ... In the Roman Empire, a castra (the plural form of castrum, castri, a fortification) was a Roman military camp. ... Events Königsberg was founded Births Emperor Albert I of Germany, in July Deaths Monarchs/Presidents Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) Categories: 1255 ... For broader historical context, see 1270s and 13th century. ... The brass of the tomb of Rudolph I in Speyer Rudolph I (Rudolph of Habsburg) (May 1, 1218 – July 15, 1291) was a German king, who played a vital role in raising the Habsburg family to a leading position among the royal dynasties of Germany. ... Anna can refer to a variety of people, objects, and ideas. ... Eberhard is an old Germanic name meaning the strength or courage of a wild boar. ... In noble families, the title of nobility is usually passed to the first-born son, although more recently it has often passed to the eldest offspring regardless of gender, e. ... Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy; also used as the flag of the Austrian Empire until the Ausgleich of 1867. ... Edward I (17 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), popularly known as skank because of his 16 foot 5 inch (1. ... The Landsgemeinde is one of the oldest and simplest forms of direct democracy practised in some cantons of Switzerland. ...

Sunset on Lake Zug as seen from Zug (September 2004 image)

On June 27, 1352 both the town of Zug and the Aeusser Amt entered the Swiss Confederation, the latter being received on exactly the same terms as the town, and not, as was usual in the case of country districts, as a subject land; but in September 1352 Zug had to acknowledge its own lords again, and in 1355 to break off its connection with the league. About 1364 the town and the Aeusser Amt were recovered for the league by the men of Schwyz, and from this time Zug took part as a full member in all the acts of the league. In 1379 the Holy Roman Emperor Wenceslaus exempted Zug from all external jurisdictions, and in 1389 the Habsburgs renounced their claims, reserving only an annual payment of twenty silver marks, which came to an end in 1415. In 1400 Wenceslaus gave all criminal jurisdiction to the town only. The Aeusser Amt then, in 1404, claimed that the banner and seal of Zug should be kept in one of the country districts, and were supported in this claim by Schwyz. The matter was finally settled in 1412 by arbitration and the banner was to be kept in the town. Finally in 1415 the right of electing their landammann was given to Zug by the Confederates, and a share in the criminal jurisdiction. was granted to the Aeusser Amt by the German king Sigismund. Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 428 KB)Sunset Zug, 21. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 428 KB)Sunset Zug, 21. ... Lake Zug The Lake of Zug is one of the minor Swiss lakes, on the outskirts of the Alps and north of the Lake of Lucerne. ... June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... Events June 4 - Glarus joins the Swiss Confederation. ... The town Schwyz is the capital of the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. ... Events Robert of Geneva, the butcher of Cesena was elected as Pope Clement VII. This led to a schism in the Catholic church with one pope in Rome (Pope Gregory XI and the antipope (Clement VII) in Avignon. ... The Holy Roman Empire and from the 16th century on also The Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation was a political conglomeration of lands in Central Europe in the Middle Ages and the early modern period. ... Wenceslaus (German: Wenzel; sometimes known as the Drunkard, Czech: Václav IV) of the house of Luxembourg (born February 26, 1361, died August 16, 1419) succeeded his father Charles IV as Holy Roman Emperor (ruled 1378 - 1400) and as king of Bohemia (ruled 1378 - 1419). ... Landammann or Landaman was the name given to the chief magistrate in certain Swiss cantons, also to the President of the Swiss Diet. ... Sigismund (February 14/15, 1368 - December 9, 1437) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1433 to 1437. ...

In 1385 Zug joined the league of the Swabian cities against Leopold III of Austria and shared in the victory of Sempach, as well as in the various Argovian (1415) and Thurgovian (1460) conquests of the Confederates, and later in those of Italy (1512), having already taken part in the occupation of the Val d'Ossola. Between 1379 (Walchwil) and 1477 (Cham) Zug had acquired various districts in her own neighbourhood, principally to the north and the west, which were ruled till 1798 by the town alone as subject lands. At the time of the Reformation Zug clung to the old faith and was a member of the Christliche Vereinigung of 1529. In 1586 it became a member of the Golden League. In 2001 eleven members of the local (cantonal) parliament and three members of the (cantonal) government were shot and killed in Zug by the assassin Friedrich Leibacher. Events August 14 - Battle of Aljubarrota between the Portuguese under John I of Portugal and the Castilians, under John I of Castile. ... Leopold III (born November 1, 1351 in Vienna; died July 9, 1386 in Sempach) from the Habsburg family was a Duke of Austria, Styria and Carinthia. ... The Battle of Sempach was fought on July 9, 1386 between Duke Leopold III of Austria and the Swiss Confederation. ... For other uses, see Aargau (disambiguation). ... Events Friedrich I Hohenzollern (b. ... Thurgau (Thurgovia) is a canton of Switzerland. ... Events The first Portuguese navigators reach the coast of modern Sierra Leone. ... 1512 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events Robert of Geneva, the butcher of Cesena was elected as Pope Clement VII. This led to a schism in the Catholic church with one pope in Rome (Pope Gregory XI and the antipope (Clement VII) in Avignon. ... Walchwil is a municipality in the canton of Zug, Switzerland. ... Events January 5 - Battle of Nancy - Charles the Bold of Burgundy is again defeated, and this time is killed. ... Cham is a municipality in the canton of Zug, Switzerland, with an area of 19. ... The Protestant Reformation, also referred to as the Protestant Revolution or Protestant Revolt, was a movement in the 16th century to reform the Catholic Church in Western Europe. ... Events April 22 - Treaty of Saragossa divides the eastern hemisphere between Spain and Portugal, stipulating that the dividing line should lie 297. ... 1586 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Friedrich Leibacher (July 21, 1944 – September 27, 2001) was a Swiss spree killer who killed 14 members of the Zug canton Parliament, injuring 15 others, before committing suicide. ...

Today

The lake shore has been embanked and forms a promenade, whence glorious views of the snowy peaks of the Bernese Oberland, as well as of the Rigi and Pilatus, are gained. Towards its northerly end a monument marks the spot where a part of the shore slipped into the lake in 1887. The older part of the town is rather crowded together, though only four of the wall towers and a small part of the town walls still survive. View of Thun and Lake Thun from the Niederhorn The Bernese Oberland (Bernese highlands) is the higher part of the canton of Bern, Switzerland, in the South of the canton: The area around Lake Thun and Lake Brienz, and the valleys of the Bernese Alps (thus, the inhabitable parts from... Rigi is a mountain in central Switzerland and part of the Alps. ... Mount Pilatus is a mountain near Lucerne, Switzerland. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ...

Location within Switzerland

The most striking old building in the town is the parish church of St Oswald (late 15th century), dedicated to St Oswald, king of Northumbria (d. 642), one of whose arms was brought to Zug in 1485. The town hall, also a 15th century building, now houses the Historical and Antiquarian Museum. There are some quaint old painted houses close by. A little way higher up the hill-side is a Capuchin convent in a striking position, close to the town wall and leaning against it. Still higher, and outside the old town, is the fine new parish church of St Michael, consecrated in 1902. The business quarter is on the rising ground north of the old town, near the railway station. Several fine modern buildings rise on or close to the shore in the town and to its south, whilst to the southwest is a convent of Capuchin nuns, who manage a large girls' school, and several other educational establishments. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1803x1473, 115 KB) Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1803x1473, 115 KB) Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... Oswald (c. ... Section from Shepherds map of the British Isles about 802 AD showing the kingdom of Northumbria Northumbria is primarily the name of a petty kingdom of Angles which was formed in Great Britain at the beginning of the 7th century, from two smaller kingdoms of Bernicia and Diera, and... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (OFM Cap) is an order of friars in the Roman Catholic Church, the chief and only permanent offshoot of the Franciscans. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

The Museum of Prehistory Zug houses an important collection of archaeological remains, especially from the late Bronze Age (urnfield culture) settlement of Zug-Sumpf. Many of Cathrene II of Russia's relitives descended from Zug and became known as the Volga Germans The Bronze Age is a period in a civilizations development when the most advanced metalworking has developed the techniques of smelting copper from natural outcroppings and alloys it to cast bronze. ... The Urnfield culture of central European culture is dated roughly between 1300 BC and 750 BC. The name describes the custom of cremating the dead and placing them in cemeteries. ... The Volga Germans are ethnic Germans living near the Volga River and the Black Sea, maintaining German culture, German language, German traditions and religions: Evangelical Lutherans or Roman Catholic. ...

Transportation

The new railway station (August 2004 image)

Zug acts as an important transportation node. Zug New Railway Station. ... Zug New Railway Station. ...

The SBB-CFF-FFS and other railways link at Zug Railway Station for Cham - Horgen - Zürich, Steinhausen - Affoltern am Albis, Arth-Goldau - St. Gotthard - Ticino and Italy, and Rotkreuz - Luzern. Locomotive of the SBB-CFF-FFS Swiss Federal Railways (SBB-CFF-FFS) is the national railway company of Switzerland. ... Cham is a municipality in the canton of Zug, Switzerland, with an area of 19. ... Horgen is a locality in Switzerland. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Steinhausen is a municipality in the canton of Zug, Switzerland. ... Affoltern am Albis is a city in the district of Affoltern, in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland. ... Arth-Goldau in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, exists only on Swiss Federal Railways maps, for it is merely the name of railway station of both the localities of Arth and Goldau. ... Devils bridge (Teufelsbrücke) across the Schoellen St. ... Canton Ticino or Ticino (German: (help· info)) is the southernmost canton of Switzerland. ... Lucerne (German: Luzern) is a city in Central Switzerland with a population of 60,274 (31 December 2003), capital of the canton of Lucerne. ...

The A4 motorway and other main roads connect Zug with the rest of the nation. The A4 between Rotkreuz and Zug (August 2004 image) The A4 motorway in Switzerland begins from Schaffhausen in northern Switzerland through to central Switzerland. ...

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References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain. Please update as needed.

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Municipalities in the Canton of Zug, Switzerland

Baar | Cham | Hünenberg | Menzingen | Neuheim | Oberägeri | Risch | Steinhausen | Unterägeri | Walchwil | Zug Image File history File links Zug-coat_of_arms. ... (-German; French: Zoug; Italian: Zugo) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. ... Baar is a municipality in the canton of Zug, Switzerland. ... Cham is a municipality in the canton of Zug, Switzerland, with an area of 19. ... Hünenberg is a municipality in the canton of Zug, Switzerland. ... Menzingen is one of 11 municipalities of the Canton of Zug, Switzerland, separated from the Canton of Zurich by the Sihl to the north-east. ... Neuheim is a municipality in the canton of Zug, Switzerland. ... Oberägeri, until 1798 simply known as Ägeri, is a municipality in the Canton of Zug, Switzerland. ... Risch is a municipality in the canton of Zug, Switzerland. ... Steinhausen is a municipality in the canton of Zug, Switzerland. ... Unterägeri is a municipality of the Canton of Zug, situated at the western shore of the Ägerisee. ... Walchwil is a municipality in the canton of Zug, Switzerland. ...

Canton of Zug | Municipalities of the canton of Zug (-German; French: Zoug; Italian: Zugo) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. ... (-German; French: Zoug; Italian: Zugo) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. ...