Risch is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

in the canton of

Zug Zug (Standard German: , Alemannic German: ; french: Zoug it, Zugo rm, Zug New Latin: ''Tugium'')named in the 16th century is the largest town and capital of the Swiss canton of Zug in Switzerland. Its name originates from the fishing vocabulary ...

in Switzerland. 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 Reuss. 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

Green Party A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence. Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundati ...

(12.2%). In Risch about 71.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory

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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

Swiss Reformed Church The Protestant Church in Switzerland (PCS), (EKS); french: Église évangélique réformée de Suisse (EERS); it, Chiesa evangelica riformata in Svizzera (CERiS); rm, Baselgia evangelica refurmada da la Svizra (BRRS) formerly named Federation o ...

, 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 F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, commonly known as Roche, is a Swiss multinational healthcare company that operates worldwide under two divisions: Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics. Its holding company, Roche Holding AG, has shares listed on the SIX S ...

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 In macroeconomics, the secondary sector of the economy is an economic sector in the three-sector theory that describes the role of manufacturing. It encompasses industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in constructio ...

and there are 95 businesses in this sector. 4,220 people are employed in the

tertiary sector The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector ( raw materials) and the secon ...

, 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

Gotthard Pass german: Gotthardpass , photo = File:Gotthardpass 2008.jpg , photo_caption = The area of the Gotthard Pass from the west , elevation_m = 2106 , elevation_ref = , traversed = National Road 2 Old paved road ( Tremola) Gotthard Rail Tunnel G ...

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 Daniel Lucius Vasella (born 15 August 1953) is a Swiss medical doctor, author, and executive who served as CEO and chairman of the Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis AG, the world's fifth largest drug company. During his tenure Novartis shares ...

(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

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two o ...

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