27 Facts About Zug

Zug is the largest town and capital of the Swiss canton of Zug in Switzerland.

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 dialect.

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 over the Hirzel hill towards Lucerne.

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.

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.

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The town of Zug was seen as having Habsburg ties with the cities of Zurich and Lucerne, and therefore had to be conquered.

Simultaneously, Zug expanded its territory, acquiring a number of rural areas in the form of bailiwicks .

Zug became a confederation in itself – with the town and its subject territories, and the three outer municipalities, Ageri, Menzingen and Baar.

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 and Thurgovian conquests of the Confederates, and later in those of Italy, having already taken part in the occupation of the Val d'Ossola.

Between 1379 and 1477, 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.

Zug became part of the canton Waldstatten, and the cantonal capital for a short time.

Zug was given its current cantonal structure, consisting of eleven local municipalities.

Industry in Zug was dominated by the company Landis+Gyr, founded in 1896, and now owned by Toshiba.

Canton Zug catapulted itself into being at the top of the financially strong cantons.

Zug is a low tax region and is headquarters for a number of multinational enterprises.

Any resident of Zug allowed to vote can be elected as a member of the City Council.

EV Zug II plays in the Second Regio League, the fifth highest league in Switzerland.

Zug has numerous junior teams that compete in the different junior leagues of Switzerland.

Zug has a rowing club See-Club Zug, which is repeatedly the highest ranked rowing club in Switzerland.

Since 2016, Zug has accepted digital currency, first for small payments of municipal fees up to CH200.

Zug is a popular location for incorporation of companies, such as Siemens Building Technologies, and Nord Stream AG.

Zug has been referred to as Crypto Valley because of the large number of companies engaged in cryptocurrency in the city.

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.

Canton Zug has two high schools: the Canton High School in the town of Zug, and the Cantonal School in Menzingen.

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.

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Zug is at the end of Zurich S-Bahn suburban railway network, on lines S5 and S24.

Water transportation on Lake Zug is centred on the town, with public transport on the lake provided by MS Zug, MS Schwyz, MS Rigi and MS Schwan.