Zug (
Standard German
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: ,
Alemannic German
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[Named in the 16th century.] is the largest
town
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and capital of the Swiss
canton of Zug
The canton of Zug or canton of Zoug (, Standard German: , Alemannic German: ; ; ; ) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. It is located in central Switzerland and its Capital (political), capital is Zug. At the canton is one of the smallest ...
. Zug is renowned as a hub for some of the wealthiest individuals in the world and is known for its high concentration of wealth.
The municipality had a total population of on . The official language of Zug is the
Swiss variety of Standard German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the
Alemannic Swiss German
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dialect.
Etymology
Its name, translating from German as "pull" or "tug", originates from the fishing vocabulary; in the
Middle Ages
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it referred to the right to ''pull up'' fishing nets and hence to the right to fish.
History
Prehistory
The oldest evidence of humans in the area trace back to 14,000 BC. There have been Paleolithic finds on the north bank of
Lake Zug
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, which come from nomadic hunters and gatherers. Archaeologists have also found over forty lake-shore settlements, known as
pile dwellings
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, on the shores of Lake Zug from the epoch of the first settled farmers in the
Neolithic
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period (5,500-2,200 BC). The peak in these lake-shore village settlements was between 3800 and 2450 BC. For the same epoch, the first pre-alpine land use has been found in Menzingen and in the Ägeri valley. The well-known, historically researched lake-shore village ''Sumpf'' (the swamp), dated from the late Bronze Age (up until 850 BC). Evidence from these finds resulted in a quite different picture of life in former times, which is on display at the Zug Museum for Prehistory. In addition, finds from the Iron Age (850-50 BC) and the Roman and Celtic-Roman time (from 50 BC) have been unearthed.
Kyburg foundation
In around AD 600, Alemannic families and tribes migrated to the area of present-day canton Zug. The name Blickensdorf, and place names with '-ikon' endings, prove this as the first Alemannic living space. The churches of Baar and Risch also date back to the early Middle Ages. The first written document on the area originates from the year 858, and refers to King
Ludwig the German
Louis the German (German: ''Ludwig der Deutsche''; c. 806/810 – 28 August 876), also known as Louis II of Germany (German: ''Ludwig II. von Deutschland''), was the first king of East Francia, and ruled from 843 to 876 AD. Grandson of emperor ...
giving the farm ''Chama'' (Cham) to the Zürich Fraumünster convent. At this time, the area of present-day Zug belonged to completely different monastic and secular landlords, the most important of whom were the Habsburgs, and who, in 1264, inherited the Kyburg rights and remained a central political power until about 1400.
In the course of the high medieval town construction, the settlement of Zug also received a town wall at some point after 1200. The town founders were probably the counts of
Kyburg. The town, first mentioned in AD 1240, was called an "
oppidum
An ''oppidum'' (: ''oppida'') is a large fortified Iron Age Europe, Iron Age settlement or town. ''Oppida'' are primarily associated with the Celts, Celtic late La Tène culture, emerging during the 2nd and 1st centuries BC, spread acros ...
" in 1242 and a "
castrum
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" in 1255. In 1273, it was bought by
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* Rudolf II, Duke of Austria (1270–1290)
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from Anna, the heiress of
Kyburg and wife of Eberhard, head of the
cadet line
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of
Habsburg
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. Through this purchase it passed into the control of the Habsburgs and was placed under a Habsburg
bailiff
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Another official sometimes referred to as a '' ...
. The ''Aeusser Amt'' or Outer District consisted of the villages and towns surrounding Zug, which each had their own ''
Landsgemeinde
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n'' but were ruled by a single Habsburg bailiff. Zug was important as an administrative center of the Kyburg and the Habsburg district, then as a local market place, and, thereafter, as a stage town for the transport of goods (particularly salt and iron) over the Hirzel hill towards Lucerne.
Joining the Swiss Confederation
On 27 June 1352, both the town of Zug and the ''Aeusser Amt'' entered the
Swiss Confederation
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, the latter being received on exactly the same terms as the town, and not, as was usual in the case of outer districts, as a subject land. However, in September 1352 Zug had to acknowledge its own lords again, and in 1355 was obliged 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
Schwyz (; ; ) is a town and the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
The Federal Charter of 1291 or ''Bundesbrief'', the charter that eventually led to the foundation of Switzerland, can be seen at the ''Bundesbriefmuseum''.
The of ...
, and from this time Zug took part as a full member in all the acts of the league. In 1379, the
Holy Roman Emperor
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Wenceslaus
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exempted Zug from all external jurisdictions, and in 1389 the Habsburgs renounced their claims, reserving only an annual payment of 20 silver marks, which came to an end in 1415. In 1400 Wenceslaus gave all criminal jurisdiction to the town only. The Aeusser Amt, in 1404, then 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
''Landammann'' (plural ''Landammänner''), is the German title used by the chief magistrate in certain Cantons of Switzerland and at times featured in the Head of state's style at the confederal level.
Old Swiss Confederacy
''Landammann'' or ''A ...
'' was given to Zug by the Confederation, and a share in the criminal jurisdiction was granted to the Aeusser Amt by German king
Sigismund Sigismund (variants: Sigmund, Siegmund) is a German proper name, meaning "protection through victory", from Old High German ''sigu'' "victory" + ''munt'' "hand, protection". Tacitus latinises it ''Segimundus''. There appears to be an older form of ...
.
The alliance of the four forest cantons of
Uri
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* Canton of Uri, a canton in Switzerland
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* Uri, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province
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,
Schwyz
Schwyz (; ; ) is a town and the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
The Federal Charter of 1291 or ''Bundesbrief'', the charter that eventually led to the foundation of Switzerland, can be seen at the ''Bundesbriefmuseum''.
The of ...
,
Unterwalden
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and
Lucerne
Lucerne ( ) or Luzern ()Other languages: ; ; ; . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the Lucerne (district), di ...
with the city of Zürich in 1351 set much in motion. The town of Zug was seen as having Habsburg ties with the cities of Zürich and Lucerne, and therefore had to be conquered. It is likely that this was more for political than economic reasons: the Lucerne market was very important for central Switzerland, but also strongly dependent on the city of
Zürich
Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The ...
. Zürich initiated a siege on Zug with the federal army in June 1352. Zug surrendered. On 27 June 1352 Zürich, Luzern, Zug, Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden formed an alliance. Zürich's saw this 'Zugerbund' (Zug alliance) as an alliance of convenience. For the town of Zug, little changed, and Zug remained Habsburg. That same year, the Zug alliance was declared invalid by all parties. A period of Schwyz domination then followed. Only gradually did Zug become sovereign and federal.
Simultaneously, Zug expanded its territory, acquiring a number of rural areas in the form of bailiwicks (
Walchwil
Walchwil is a village and a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zug (canton), Zug in Switzerland.
History
Walchwil is first mentioned in 1283 as ''Walchwile''.
Geography
Walchwil has an area, , ...
,
Cham
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***Cham script
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* Cham Albani ...
, Gangolfswil
ischHünenberg
Hünenberg is a municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland.
History
Hünenberg is first mentioned in 1173 as ''de Hunberg'', though this document is considered a forgery. In 1185 it was mentioned as ''de Hunoberg'' and in 1239 as ''de Hun ...
and
Steinhausen, and Oberrüti, now part of the canton of Aargau). Zug became a confederation in itself – with the town and its subject territories, and the three outer ('free') municipalities,
Ägeri,
Menzingen
Menzingen is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zug (canton), Zug in Switzerland.
History
Menzingen is first mentioned around 1217-22 as ''Meincingin''.
The traditionalist Society of Saint Piu ...
(with
Neuheim
Neuheim is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zug (canton), Zug in Switzerland.
History
Neuheim is first mentioned in 1080 as ''Niuheim''. In 1173 the parish church of St. Blasien was built and ...
) and
Baar. This problematic dualism dominated until 1798, i.e. until the end of the old confederation, the political structure of the Canton Zug. The unifying element of this miniature confederation was, among others, the rural municipalities and the forty-member city council.
Growth of the town
In 1385, Zug joined the league of the Swabian cities against
Leopold III of Austria and shared in the victory of
Sempach
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History
It has retained some traces of its medieval appearance, ...
, 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
Walchwil is a village and a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zug (canton), Zug in Switzerland.
History
Walchwil is first mentioned in 1283 as ''Walchwile''.
Geography
Walchwil has an area, , ...
) and 1477 (
Cham
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* Cham Albani ...
), Zug had acquired various districts in its own neighborhood, principally to the north and the west, which were ruled till 1798 by the town alone as subject lands.
In 1478, the building of a larger town wall began, which increased the town area six-fold – the same year as the building of the late gothic St. Oswald Church began. The building master of the new town wall was Hans Felder from Bavarian Swabia. The ground plan of the town wall is indicative of an ideal symmetric plan of the Renaissance period – something very rare at that time. The overall urban planning implemented in the small town of Zug was modern for its time.
The Reformation and early modern era
During the turmoil of the Reformation, Zug remained on the Catholic side of central Switzerland and retained the old faith. Warring religious confederates fought at Kappel am Albis (1531) and at Gubel in Menzingen. Its location on the edge of central Switzerland made Zug a confessional border town. During 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.
The period up until 1798 was marked by internal political rivalries and turbulence. The invasion of the French troops marked the end of the old order, and with the Helvetic order came a radical political change. Zug became part of the canton Waldstätten, and the cantonal capital for a short time. After a 50-year struggle between federalism and centralism, between confederation and central state, between conservative and liberal-radical vision, in 1848, today's federal government of Switzerland emerged. Zug was given its current cantonal structure, consisting of eleven local municipalities.
Industrialisation and internationalisation
Until well into the 19th century, Zug consisted of agricultural land. Actual industrialization began with the entrepreneur Wolfgang Henggeler, who in 1834 built a cotton mill in Unterägeri. This was followed by the two companies in Neuägeri and Baar. In 1866, the American George Ham Page founded the first European condensed milk factory in Cham, which later merged with
Nestlé
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. Industry in Zug was dominated by the company
Landis+Gyr
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History
Landis+Gyr was f ...
, founded in 1896, and now owned by
Toshiba
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. The connection to the Swiss railway network in 1864 was important, as was the connection of mountain and valley with an electric tram at the beginning of the 20th century.
In the second half of the century, dynamic expansion took place and Zug became a national and international financial and trading centre, aided by its proximity to Zürich, and by an attractive tax policy. In parallel, large industrial and commercial zones evolved; employment increased rapidly; the population rose sharply, and the building boom skyrocketed. Canton Zug catapulted itself into being at the top of the financially strong cantons. And the town today has become, as the British Guardian once wrote, 'a compass of the global economy'.
Today
Zug is a
low tax region and is headquarters for a number of multinational enterprises. The Expat City Ranking in 2019, based on a study of more than 20,000 respondents, rated the quality of life in Zug highest among all cities in the survey. The town's best-known agricultural product is
Kirsch
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.
On 27 September 2001, a
mentally-ill 57-year-old resident
shot 32 people, killing 14 before killing himself in the cantonal parliament building (Parlamentsgebäude Zug).
[Untersuchungsrichterlicher Schlußbericht](_blank)
(German)
Geography
Topography
Zug has an area (as of the 2004 survey) of . Of this area, about 33.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 37.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 26.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and 2.5% is unproductive land. In the 2004 survey a total of or about 16.3% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of over the 1982 amount. Over the same time period, the amount of recreational space in the municipality increased by and is now about 2.53% of the total area. Of the agricultural land, is used for orchards and vineyards, is fields and grasslands and consists of alpine grazing areas. Since 1982 the amount of agricultural land has decreased by . Over the same time period the amount of forested land has increased by . Rivers and lakes cover in the municipality.
accessed 18 May 2017
Climate
See also climate of
Lucerne
Lucerne ( ) or Luzern ()Other languages: ; ; ; . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the Lucerne (district), di ...
and
Zürich
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.
Weather
Zug has an average of 136.1 days of rain per year and on average receives of
precipitation
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. It has an average of 5.5 days per year with visibility reduced to less than 1 km, the international definition of fog. The wettest month is August during which time Zug receives an average of of precipitation. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 12.7 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is June, with an average of 13.7, but with only of precipitation. The driest month of the year is January with an average of of precipitation over 12.7 days.
[, the weather station elevation is 435 meters ]above sea level
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.
Politics
Government
The City Council (Stadtrat) constitutes the
executive
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government of the Town of Zug and operates as a
collegiate authority. It is composed of five councillors (), each presiding over a department (''Departement'') comprising several bureaus. The president of the executive department acts as
mayor
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(''Stadtpräsident''). In the mandate period 2015–2018 (''Legislatur'') the City Council is presided by ''Stadtpräsident''
Karl Kobelt
Karl Kobelt (1 August 1891, in St. Gallen – 5 January 1968) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council
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. Departmental tasks, coordination measures and implementation of laws decreed by the Grand Municipal Council are carried by the City Council. The regular election of the City Council by any inhabitant valid to vote is held every four years. The current mandate period (''Legislatur'') is from 2019 to 2022. Any resident of Zug allowed to vote can be elected as a member of the City Council. The delegates are selected by means of a system of
Majorz (since 2014). The mayor is elected as such as well by public election while the heads of the other departments are assigned by the collegiate. The executive body holds its meetings in the ''Stadthaus'' (Town Hall) on Kolinplatz.
, Zug's City Council is made up of two of FDP (
FDP.The Liberals
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The party was formed on 1 January 2009, after two parties, the Free Democratic Party (FDP/PRD) and the smaller Liberal Party (LPS/PLS), united. In Vaud and Valais, the parti ...
, of whom one is also the mayor), and one each of CVP (
Christian Democratic Party
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), CSP (
Christian Social Party), and SVP (
Swiss People's Party
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). The last regular election was held on 7 October 2018.
Martin Würmli is Town Chronicler (''Stadtschreiber'') since 2014 and presides the Town Office (''Stadtkanzlei''). He has been elected by the collegiate.
Parliament
Federal elections
National Council
In the
2015 federal election the most popular party was the
SVP with 25.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the
CVP (22.5%), the
FDP (19.5%) and the
SP (17.2%). In the federal election, a total of 9,438 votes were cast, and the
voter turnout
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was 55.4%. The 2015 election saw a large change in the voting when compared to 2011. The percentage of the vote received by the SP increased sharply from 6.4% in 2011 to 17.2% in 2015, while the percentage that the
GPS
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received dropped from 21.3% to 9.5%.
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
After
World War II
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, Zug helped the town of
Fürstenfeld
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,
Styria
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in
Austria
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. In 1986 they decided to become sister cities.
*
Fürstenfeld
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,
Styria
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in
Austria
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, 1986
*
Kalesija
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,
Bosnia-Herzegowina, 2008
Demographics

Zug has a population (as of ) of . , 31.7% of which are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years
hen?the population has grown at a rate of 11.4%. Most of the population () speaks German (81.8%), with Italian being second most common (3.8%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (3.2%).
[Swiss Federal Statistical Office](_blank)
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In Zug about 76% of the population (between the ages 25 and 64) have completed either non-mandatory
upper secondary education
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Level 2 or ''lower secondary education'' (less commonly ''junior secondary education'') is considered the second and final phase of basic e ...
or additional higher education (either university or a ''
Fachhochschule
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'').
Zug has an unemployment rate of 2.28%. , there were 172 people employed in the
primary economic sector and about 51 businesses involved in this sector. 5,821 people are employed in the
secondary sector
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and there are 269 businesses in this sector. 21,445 people are employed in the
tertiary sector
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, with 3,205 businesses in this sector.
Sport
Zug is known as a hockey town in Switzerland. The town's main team is
EV Zug
EV Zug is a professional men's ice hockey team from Zug, Switzerland. It is a member of the National League and plays its home games at the Bossard Arena.
History
EV Zug won its first championship in the 1997–98 season, and the second one in t ...
, which plays in the
National League
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*National League (division), the fifth division of the English football (soccer) system ...
(NL). They play their home games in the 7,200-seat
Bossard Arena
Bossard Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Zug, Switzerland. The capacity of the arena is 7,800 spectators and opened in 2010. It hosts indoor sporting events such as ice hockey. It hosts the EV Zug of the National League (NL). It re ...
. Their affiliate team, the EV Zug Academy, competes in the
Swiss League
The Swiss League, also known as the Sky Swiss League for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland, behind the National League (ice hockey), National League. The winners of the league each ...
(SL) and their home games are either held in the 7,200-seat Bossard Arena or in the 1,500-seat Academy Arena. EV Zug II plays in the Second Regio League, the fifth highest league in Switzerland. Their home games are held in the Academy Arena. HC Zugerland plays in the Third Regio League, the sixth highest league in Switzerland. The team plays its home games in the Bossard Arena. Zug also has numerous junior teams that compete in the different junior leagues of Switzerland.
There are also an amateur
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...
team,
Zug 94
Zug 94 is a Swiss football team based in Zug, in the Canton of Zug. The team competes in the 1. Liga Classic from 2025–26, the fourth tier of Swiss football after promotion from 2. Liga Interregional in 2024–25. It was formed in 1994 afte ...
, which was formed in 1994 and one amateur Rugby Team, Zug Rugby Club, in the national 3rd Division. They also have the largest junior (minis) club in Switzerland. They have had many junior players representing Switzerland at U18 & U19 Internationally. Additionally, there is an amateur
floorball
Floorball (also known by other names) is a sport played with five players and a goalkeeper in each team. It is played indoors with sticks and a hollow plastic ball with holes. Matches are played in three periods. The sport of bandy also playe ...
team,
Zug United
Zug United is a floorball club based in Zug, Switzerland. The club was founded in 2004 through the collaboration of the teams ''UHC Einhorn Hünenberg'', ''UHC Astros Rotkreuz'', '' UHC Zugerland'', ''UHC White Indians Baar-Inwil'' and ''UHC Zuge ...
. Zug has a rowing club
See-Club Zug, which is repeatedly the highest ranked rowing club in Switzerland.
Economy
, there were a total of 40,166 people employed in the municipality. Of these, a total of 142 people worked in 42 businesses in the
primary economic sector. 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 constructi ...
employed 5,939 workers in 351 separate businesses. Finally, 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 ...
provided 34,085 jobs in 6,592 businesses. In 2013 a total of 15.3% of the population received social assistance.
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Since 2016, Zug has accepted
digital currency
Digital currency (digital money, electronic money or electronic currency) is any currency, money, or money-like asset that is primarily managed, stored or exchanged on digital computer systems, especially over the internet. Types of digital cu ...
, first for small payments of municipal fees up to CH200. To reduce risk, Zug immediately converts any cryptocurrency received into Swiss francs. This is part of a strategy to associate Zug with new technologies.
Zug is a popular location for incorporation of companies, such as
Siemens Building Technologies
Siemens Building Technologies is an operating division of Siemens providing automation technologies and services for commercial, industrial and public buildings, and infrastructures. The division is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, and employ ...
, and
Nord Stream AG
Nord Stream AG is a consortium for construction and operation of the Nord Stream 1 submarine pipeline between Vyborg in Russia and Greifswald in Germany. The consortium was incorporated in Zug, Switzerland, on 30 November 2005.
Since the first g ...
. Zug has also been referred to as Crypto Valley because of the large number of companies engaged in
cryptocurrency
A cryptocurrency (colloquially crypto) is a digital currency designed to work through a computer network that is not reliant on any central authority, such as a government or bank, to uphold or maintain it.
Individual coin ownership record ...
in the city. These include
Ethereum
Ethereum is a decentralized blockchain with smart contract functionality. Ether (abbreviation: ETH) is the native cryptocurrency of the platform. Among cryptocurrencies, ether is second only to bitcoin in market capitalization. It is open-s ...
,
Cardano,
Polkadot and Bitcoin Suisse.
By 2018, a Crypto Valley Association had been formed, with Oliver Bussmann as its president.
Culture
Situation
The lake shore has been embanked and forms a promenade, from which views of the
Rigi
The Rigi (or ''Mount Rigi''; also known as ''Queen of the Mountains'') is a mountain massif of the Alps, located in Central Switzerland. The whole massif is almost entirely surrounded by the water of three different bodies of water: Lake Lucerne ...
and
Pilatus, as well as of the snowy peaks of the
Bernese Oberland
The Bernese Oberland (; ; ), sometimes also known as the Bernese Highlands, is the highest and southernmost part of the canton of Bern. It is one of the canton's five administrative regions (in which context it is referred to as ''Oberland'' witho ...
, 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.
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
Northumbria () was an early medieval Heptarchy, kingdom in what is now Northern England and Scottish Lowlands, South Scotland.
The name derives from the Old English meaning "the people or province north of the Humber", as opposed to the Sout ...
(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 hillside 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.
The ''Museum of Prehistory Zug'' houses an important collection of archaeological remains, especially from the late
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age () was a historical period characterised principally by the use of bronze tools and the development of complex urban societies, as well as the adoption of writing in some areas. The Bronze Age is the middle principal period of ...
(
urnfield culture
The Urnfield culture () was a late Bronze Age Europe, Bronze Age culture of Central Europe, often divided into several local cultures within a broader Urnfield tradition. The name comes from the custom of cremation, cremating the dead and placin ...
) settlement of
Zug-Sumpf. Many of
Catharine II of Russia
Catherine II. (born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 172917 November 1796), most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was the reigning empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. She came to power after overthrowing her husband, Peter III ...
's relatives descended from Zug and became known as the
Volga German
The Volga Germans (, ; ) are ethnic Germans who settled and historically lived along the Volga River in the region of southeastern European Russia around Saratov and close to Ukraine nearer to the south.
Recruited as immigrants to Russia in th ...
s.
Museums
There are three museums in the town: the Museum of Prehistory, which displays archaeological finds from Canton Zug; the castle houses the Museum of Cultural History of the town and Canton Zug, and the Zug Art Gallery attracts visitors with its exhibitions. Several municipalities also have their own local museum. The Casino Theatre in Zug and the Zug ''Burgbachkeller'', along with the ''Chollerhalle'' cultural center, are the most famous establishments. The event centers in Baar, Cham and Rotkreuz and the Zug youth scene (Galvanik, Podium Industrie 45) enrich the range of cultural events.
Zug is surrounded with mountains, rivers and lakes including the mountains Zugerberg and the Walchwilerberg Oberallmig, the Höhronen and the river Sihl. The Choller nature reserve is also near Lake Zug.
Sights within the town include the late Gothic church of St. Wolfgang, near Hünenberg, or St. Oswald in Zug, the old town of Zug with the Town Hall and the
Zytturm (clock tower), the
Huwiler Tower
Huwiler Tower () is the smallest of the four outer town wall towers in the city of Zug (Switzerland). Its exact age is unknown, but cannot be later than 1524/25. The tower was known for a long time as the "Hof" tower, and was called that until ...
, the Zurlaubenhof, feudal estate of the family Zurlauben, on the outskirts of the town.
Zug's culture also includes the famous Zuger cherry liqueur cake. Local specialties, in addition to the cherry and the cherry liqueur cake, include the Zug 'Rötel', a fine lake charfish, found on many menus.
The
IG Culture Zug society
IG, Ig, or ig may refer to:
Companies
* IG Farben, a former German industrial conglomerate
* IG Group, a UK financial services company
* IG Recordings, a record label formed by the Indigo Girls, an American folk/rock duo
* Production I.G, a Japan ...
, an
umbrella organization
An umbrella organization is an association of (often related, industry-specific) institutions who work together formally to coordinate activities and/or pool resources. In business, political, and other environments, it provides resources and iden ...
of museums, theaters, orchestras and other cultural organizations, was founded in Zug in 1995. The society publishes calendars and a magazine of cultural events in the canton. In 2019 it had 167 members.
Heritage sites
There are a number of Swiss
heritage sites of national significance in Zug. These include two libraries, the Library of the former Capuchin monastery and the library of the
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the Church (building), church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in com ...
of St. Michael. One archeological site, the ''Sumpf'' a late Bronze Age lake shore settlement, is included, as are three museums; the ''Burg'' (Castle museum), ''Kunsthaus'' (Art museum) and ''Museum für Urgeschichte'' (Museum for ancient history). There are three archives that are included in the list; ''Bürgerarchiv Zug'' (Citizen's archive of Zug), ''Staatsarchiv Zug'' (State/Canton of Zug archive) and the ''Unternehmensarchiv der Landis & Gyr AG'' (Landis & Gyr AG company archives). The rest of the sites are the Catholic Church of St. Oswald with
Charnel house
A charnel house is a vault or building where human skeletal remains are stored. They are often built near churches for depositing bones that are unearthed while digging graves. The term can also be used more generally as a description of a plac ...
, the
Seminary
A seminary, school of theology, theological college, or divinity school is an educational institution for educating students (sometimes called seminarians) in scripture and theology, generally to prepare them for ordination to serve as cle ...
of St. Michael, the town walls and several buildings in the old town of Zug.
The prehistoric settlements at Oterswil/Insel Eielen, Riedmatt and Sumpf are part of the
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps a
UNESCO World Heritage Site
World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an treaty, international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural ...
.
File:Zug Pfarrbibliothek St. Michael Pfrundhaus St. Konrad 6.jpg, Library of the Zug Parish Church
File:Kunsthaus Zug.jpg, ''Kunsthaus'' or Art Museum
File:Picswiss ZG-04-20.jpg, Zug Castle, now a museum
File:Kapuziner Kloster - Kirche St. Anna, Zug.jpg, Capuchin Cloister, Church of St. Anne, Zug (2023) by Elena Ternovaja
File:Kapuziner Kloster, Kirche St Anna, Decke, Zug.jpg, Ceiling of the Capuchin cloister, Church of St Anne, Zug (2023) by Elena Ternovaja
Education
The Zug education system is based on equal abilities and includes compulsory primary and secondary school, with optional secondary education and vocational training. Two thirds of young people go into vocational education, connected to an apprenticeship, joining the professional world after the 9th grade of secondary school. The international business community of Zug offers many and varied apprenticeships along with the Zug technical and industrial college, GIBZ, and the business college, KBZ, provide the academic knowledge and skills.
Zug has a long tradition of education. Private schools, like the Montana Institute Zug, on Zugerberg, International School of Zug or Lucerne (ISZL), or the Dr. Pfister Institute AG, Oberägeri supplement the range available. In addition, there are the three former non-state teacher training colleges in Menzingen, Holy Cross in Cham and St. Michael in Zug.
Tertiary education
Canton Zug has two high schools: the Canton High School in the town of Zug, and the Cantonal School in Menzingen. Also at higher secondary level, is the Vocational School Zug and the Business Studies School, incorporated within the Canton School. Zug is one of the university cantons, with, on the one hand, the University of Teacher Training, PHZ Zug, on the other, a polytechnic for financial services.
There are also six technical colleges (for business, computer science, engineering design, naturopathy and homeopathy, child education, and rescue services).
In 2022 the European Institute of Management and Technology (EIMT) has been duly established in the Canton of Zug, Switzerland as a Business, Management and Technology Tertiary education school offering bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees, through online, onsite or hybrid mediums and through other schools worldwide under the aegis of the laws, regulations and authorities of Switzerland. The European Institute of Management and Technology has been granted Accreditation for two years by the Diplomatic Research and Policy Foundation (DRPF). Diplomatic Research and Policy Foundation is a prestigious Intergovernmental Organization a Government recognized Accreditation Agency founded by Ministry of Education and Science, Republic of Macedonia and Ministry of Diaspora, Republic of Albania. The same is now graced by the presence of Ministry of Labour and Social Service, Government of Kosovo.
International Schools
The range of educational institutions is a key factor for location in the globalized world of competition, especially for foreign employees, the so-called 'Expats'. The four international schools have been developed accordingly, and report a high student intake.
Transportation

Zug acts as an important transportation node.
An extensive bus network within the town and canton is provided by
ZVB Zugerland Verkehrsbetriebe.
The
Swiss Federal Railways
Swiss Federal Railways (, SBB; , CFF; , FFS) is the national railway company of Switzerland.
The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Bern. It used to be a State-owned enterprise, government institution, but since 1999 it has be ...
link at
Zug railway station
Zug railway station () serves the municipality of Zug, the capital city of the canton of Zug, Switzerland.
Opened in 1897, the station is owned and operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS). It is a ''keilbahnhof'': it forms the ...
for Cham –
Horgen
Horgen () is a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
It is one of the larger towns along the south bank of the Lake of Zurich.
On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Hirzel merged into the mu ...
–
Zürich
Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The ...
,
Steinhausen –
Affoltern am Albis
Affoltern am Albis (abbreviated as ''Affoltern a.A.''; Swiss German: ''Affoltere'') is a town and a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
History
Affoltern is first mentioned in 1190 as ''Afiltre ...
,
Arth-Goldau
Arth-Goldau railway station () is a railway station in the Switzerland, Swiss canton of Schwyz and Arth, municipality of Arth. The station is located in the centre of the village of Goldau, which forms part of Arth.
The station is an important ...
–
St. Gotthard –
Ticino
Ticino ( ), sometimes Tessin (), officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino, is one of the Canton of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eight districts ...
and Italy, and
Rotkreuz
Risch is a municipality in the canton of Zug 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 th ...
–
Luzern
Lucerne ( ) or Luzern ()Other languages: ; ; ; . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the Lucerne (district), di ...
. Zug is the hub of the
Zug Stadtbahn
The Zug Stadtbahn () is an S-Bahn-style commuter rail network centred on Zug, Switzerland.
Opened on 12 December 2004, the network forms part of the Central Switzerland S-Bahn project (), which also includes the Lucerne S-Bahn ().
Lines
, the n ...
(an
S-Bahn
The S-Bahn ( , ), , is a hybrid urban rail, urban–suburban rail system serving a metropolitan region predominantly in German language, German-speaking countries. Some of the larger S-Bahn systems provide service similar to rapid transit syst ...
-style
commuter rail
Commuter rail or suburban rail is a Passenger train, passenger rail service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting Commuting, commuters to a Central business district, central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter town ...
network). The network consisted of the following lines:
* :
Baar–
Zug
Zug (Standard German: , Alemannic German: ; ; ; ; )Named in the 16th century. is the largest List of cities in Switzerland, town and capital of the Swiss canton of Zug. Zug is renowned as a hub for some of the wealthiest individuals in the wor ...
–
Cham
Cham or CHAM may refer to:
Ethnicities and languages
*Chams, people in Vietnam and Cambodia
**Cham language, the language of the Cham people
***Cham script
*** Cham (Unicode block), a block of Unicode characters of the Cham script
* Cham Albani ...
–
Rotkreuz
Risch is a municipality in the canton of Zug 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 th ...
–(
Luzern
Lucerne ( ) or Luzern ()Other languages: ; ; ; . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the Lucerne (district), di ...
) (also of the
Lucerne S-Bahn
The Lucerne S-Bahn () is an S-Bahn-style commuter rail network focusing on Lucerne in Central Switzerland.
Opened on 12 December 2004, the network forms part of the Central Switzerland S-Bahn project (), which also includes the Zug Stadtbahn (). ...
)
* :
Baar Lindenpark–
Zug
Zug (Standard German: , Alemannic German: ; ; ; ; )Named in the 16th century. is the largest List of cities in Switzerland, town and capital of the Swiss canton of Zug. Zug is renowned as a hub for some of the wealthiest individuals in the wor ...
–
Walchwil
Walchwil is a village and a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zug (canton), Zug in Switzerland.
History
Walchwil is first mentioned in 1283 as ''Walchwile''.
Geography
Walchwil has an area, , ...
–
Arth-Goldau
Arth-Goldau railway station () is a railway station in the Switzerland, Swiss canton of Schwyz and Arth, municipality of Arth. The station is located in the centre of the village of Goldau, which forms part of Arth.
The station is an important ...
–(
Erstfeld
Erstfeld is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.
History
In 1962 a collection of four gold torques and three gold arm rings were discovered near Erstfeld. While the exact origin date is unknown, they are likely from the 4th cen ...
)
Zug is also at the end of
Zürich S-Bahn
The Zurich S-Bahn () system is a network of rail lines that has been incrementally expanded to cover the ZVV area, which comprises the entire canton of Zurich and portions of neighbouring cantons (Aargau, Glarus, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, ...
suburban railway network, on lines
S5 and
S24.
The
Zugerbergbahn
The Zugerbergbahn is a funicular railway in the southern-eastern suburbs of the Swiss city of Zug, in the canton of Zug. The line links the Zug suburb of Schönegg with the Zugerberg mountain overlooking the city and Lake Zug. The line has a ...
is a funicular linking the Zug suburb of
Schönegg (558 m) with the
Vordergeissboden (literally: anterior goat terrain, 925 m), the plateau of the
Zugerberg
The Zugerberg is a mountain overlooking Zug and Lake Zug in the canton of Zug, Zug. It lies approximately halfway between Lake Zug and Ägerisee, Lake Ägeri.
The Zugerbergbahn funicular connects the Zugerberg from Zug. The upper station is loca ...
overlooking the town and Lake Zug.
The
A4 motorway and other main roads connect Zug with the rest of the nation.
Water transportation on
Lake Zug
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Lake Zug () is a lake in Central Switzerland, situated between Lake Lucerne and Lake Zurich. It stretches for between Arth and the Cham- Zug bay. The Lorze as the main feeder river empties its waters into the lake at its northern ex ...
is centred on the town, with public transport on the lake provided by (Motor Ship) ''MS Zug'', ''MS Schwyz'', ''MS Rigi'' and ''MS Schwan''. These vessels belong to the Zugersee Schifffahrt, a partner of the local public transport executive, ZVB Zugerland Verkehrsbetriebe.
Notable people

*
Johannes Brandenberg
Johannes Brandenberg (1660 –1729) was a Swiss painter.
Life
Brandenberg was born at Zug, in Switzerland, in 1660. He was the son of Thomas Brandenberg, a painter little known, by whom he was instructed in the art. On the death of his father he ...
(1660–1729), a painter of pastoral subjects, historical pictures and battle-pieces
*
Béat Fidèle Antoine Jean Dominique de La Tour-Châtillon de Zurlauben (1720–1799), soldier in the French army and Swiss historian
*
Henric Trenk
Henric Trenk (also known as Henri or Heinrich Trenk; 1818–5 July 1892) was a Swiss-born Romanian painter and graphic artist, best known for his Romantic landscapes and his association with writer and amateur archaeologist Alexandru Odobescu.
B ...
(1818–1892), a Romanian painter and graphic artist of Romantic landscapes
*
Helen Keiser
Helen Keiser (27 August 1926 in Zug – 20 December 2013 in Zug) was a Swiss writer, painter and photographer. Between 1950 and 1990, she travelled to all Arab countries and had the reputation in the 1970s and 1980s as one of the most profound ex ...
(1926-2013), a writer, painter and photographer
*
Walo Lüönd
Walo Lüönd (born 13 April 1927 in Zug, died 17 June 2012 in Locarno) was a Swiss movie actor, best known for his role in the movie '' The Swissmakers'' (''Die Schweizermacher'') along with comedian Emil Steinberger. He has had roles in 102 fil ...
(1927–2012), a movie actor
*
Marc Rich
Marc Rich (born Marcell David Reich; December 18, 1934 – June 26, 2013) was an international commodity, commodities Trader (finance), trader, financier, and businessman. He founded the commodities company Glencore, and was later indicted in the ...
(1934–2013), controversial businessman, founded
Glencore
Glencore plc is an Anglo-Swiss Multinational corporation, multinational commodity trading and mining company with headquarters in Baar, Switzerland, Baar, Switzerland. Glencore's oil and gas headquarters are in London, London, England as well a ...
(the largest company in Switzerland) and funded the early-growth of Kanton Zug.
*
Carl Rütti (born 1949), a notable composer who writes choral music
*
Simonetta Sommaruga
Simonetta Myriam Sommaruga (born 14 May 1960) is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2010 to 2022. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SP/PS), she was President of the Swiss Confederation in 2015 and ...
(born 1960), a politician, current member of the
Swiss Federal Council
The Federal Council is the federal cabinet of the Swiss Confederation. Its seven members also serve as the collective head of state and government of Switzerland. Since World War II, the Federal Council is by convention a permanent grand co ...
, became President of the Swiss Confederation in 2015
*
Roland Dahinden
Roland Dahinden (born 2 May 1962) is a Swiss trombonist and composer.
Career
He was born in Zug, Switzerland. He studied the trombone and composition at Musikhochschule Graz with Erich Kleinschuster and Georg Friedrich Haas, at Scuola di Musica ...
(born 1962), a trombonist and composer
*
Severin Hacker
Severin Hacker (born July 6, 1984) is a Swiss-American computer scientist who is the co-founder and CTO of Duolingo, the world's most popular language-learning platform.
Biography
Hacker was born and raised in Zug and studied at ETH Zurich. I ...
(born 1984), a computer scientist, co-founded
Duolingo
Duolingo, Inc. is an American educational technology company that produces learning Mobile app, apps and provides Language assessment, language certification. Duolingo offers courses on 43 languages, ranging from English language, English, Fre ...
*
Max Husmann
Max Husmann (9 March 1888 – 19 February 1965) was a Swiss citizen who helped instigate and orchestrate Operation Sunrise (by Winston Churchill referred to as ''Crossword''), the secret negotiations that led to the surrender of German troops in ...
, (1888–1965), Swiss peacemaker (
Operation Sunrise), educator and founder of
Institut Montana Zugerberg
Institut Montana Zugerberg is a Swiss international day and boarding school located on Mt. Zugerberg, overlooking the city of Zug and its lake. It opened on May 3, 1926. Today it is a co-educational school that takes around 380 students. Over 55 na ...
*
Mirjam Indermaur
Mirjam Lydia Indermaur (born 1967) is a Swiss businesswoman and author. In 2019, she co-wrote the book ''Ich habe einen Knall - Sie auch?'' with her therapist, Denise Hürlimann, about her experience with psychotherapy.
Early life
Indermaur wa ...
(born 1967), Swiss businesswoman and writer
*
Andreas Blum
Andreas Blum (21 February 1938 – 26 January 2024) was a Swiss radio journalist and actor, and director of Schweizer Radio DRS (1979–1999).
Blum grew up in Zug, and after studying history and philosophy in Munich, Bern and Basel
Basel ...
(1938–2024), actor and radio journalist
; Sport
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Georges Stuber (1925–2006), a football goalkeeper who played 14 times for Switzerland
*
Karl Fridlin (born 1935), a former swimmer, competed at the
1960 Summer Olympics
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*
Fritz Schmid (born 1959), a football coach, currently the manager of the
New Zealand men's national football team
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*
Lionel Donato
Lionel Donato (born 17 June 1964) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a centre-back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and preven ...
(born 1964), Swiss former professional footballer
* Patrick Fischer (born 1975), head coach of the Swiss national ice hockey team
* Nadia Styger (born 1978), a former World Cup alpine ski racer.
* Christoph Schmid (born 1982), a sport shooter, competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics
* Sibylle Scherer (born 1992), a handballer who plays for LK Zug and the Switzerland national team
* Jad Smaira (born 2003), Lebanese footballer
Notes and references
Notes
References
Bibliography
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External links
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