Risch is a

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in the canton of

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. It is also promoted as Risch-Rotkreuz. Four villages (Rotkreuz, Risch, Buonas and Holzhäusern) belong to the municipality ''Risch''. On 24 November 2007 it was decided to promote the municipality as ''Risch-Rotkreuz''. The change was made because the village ''Rotkreuz'' has become much bigger than ''Risch''.

Geography

The municipality is between the Lake of Zug and the river

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. In the south, the Rooterberg is a part of the municipality. Many little rivers and two little lakes flow in Risch-Rotkreuz. The municipality historically consists of the four villages of Risch, Buonas and Holzhäusern and Rotkreuz. Risch had an area, , of . Of this area, 61% is used for agricultural purposes, while 15.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 21.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The combined municipality of Risch-Rotkreuz has an area of .Risch-Rotkreuz, dates and facts
accessed 22 September 2009

Demographics

Risch-Rotkreuz has a population (as of ) of . , about 27.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 29.3%. Most of the population () speaks German (84.3%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common (3.3%) and Italian being third (2.7%).
accessed 22-Sep-2009 The population of Risch is 337, while Rotkreuz has a population of 7,425. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 34.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (28.6%), the CVP (18.2%) and the

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(12.2%). In Risch about 71.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a ''

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''). The majority of the population is

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(58%). Of the rest of the population, 14.1% belong to the

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, 14.7% belong to another church and 13.2% do not belong to any organized church.

Economy

The largest firm in Risch-Rotkreuz is Roche Diagnostics International AG. Risch-Rotkreuz has an unemployment rate of 2.3%. , there were 145 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 47 businesses involved in this sector. 2,162 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 95 businesses in this sector. 4,220 people are employed in the

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, with 576 businesses in this sector.

Transportation

Risch-Rotkreuz is near the two motorways A4 and A14. By train, you can reach the municipality with the SBB. There is a very important station in Rotkreuz because the railway line crossing the Alps via the

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crosses the Intercity line from Zürich to Lucerne here. On the lake you can go by ship to Cham,

and Arth.

Education

SIS Swiss International School Rotkreuz-Zug is in the city.Rotkreuz-Zug
" SIS Swiss International School. Retrieved on February 9, 2016. "Suurstoffi 41c 6343 Rotkreuz"

Sights

*Castle of Buonas. *Castle of Freudenberg. *Church ''St. Verena'' in Risch. *Church ''St. German'' in Buonas. *Church ''St. Wendelin'' in Holzhäusern.

Notable People

* Monika Dettwiler (born 1948) a Swiss-Italian journalist and author, lives in Risch-Rotkreuz * Daniel Vasella (born 1953) a Swiss medical doctor, author, and former CEO and chairman of the Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis AG, lives in Risch * Sean Simpson (born 1960) is a Canadian

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coach, a former professional

player and the head coach for Swiss national ice hockey team, lives in Risch-Rotkreuz.

References

{{Authority control Municipalities of the canton of Zug Populated places on Lake Zug