Walchwil

Walchwil
Municipality
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Coat of arms of Walchwil
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Location of Walchwil
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Walchwil is located in Switzerland
Walchwil
Walchwil
Walchwil is located in Canton of Zug
Walchwil
Walchwil
Coordinates: 47°6′N 8°31′E / 47.100°N 8.517°E / 47.100; 8.517
CountrySwitzerland
CantonZug
Districtn.a.
Government
 • MayorStefan Hermann CVP/PDC
Area
[1]
 • Total
15.9 km2 (6.1 sq mi)
Elevation
(Railroad station)
449 m (1,473 ft)
Highest elevation
(Hagegg (mountain))
1,250 m (4,100 ft)
Lowest elevation
(Lake Zug)
415 m (1,362 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total
3,663
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
6318
SFOS number1710
ISO 3166 codeCH-ZG
Surrounded byArth (SZ), (Küssnacht (SZ), Merlischachen (LU)), Unterägeri, Zug
Websitewww.walchwil.ch
SFSO statistics

Walchwil is a village and a municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland.

History

Walchwil is first mentioned in 1283 as Walchwile.[3]

Geography

Oberdorf section of Walchwil
Aerial view by Walter Mittelholzer (1919)

Walchwil has an area, as of 2006, of 13.5 km2 (5.2 sq mi). Of this area, 41.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 45.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]

The municipality is located on the eastern shore of Lake Zug on the south side of Zugerberg (1,000 m (3,300 ft)). It consists of the villages of Walchwil and Oberdorf (also known as Emmeten).

Demographics

Walchwil has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 3,820.[5] As of 2007, 29.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 7.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (82.4%), with English being second most common ( 6.1%) and French being third ( 1.8%).[4]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 35.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (30.1%), the FDP (16.6%) and the Green Party (10.1%).[4]

In Walchwil about 82% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[4]

Walchwil has an unemployment rate of 1.29%. As of 2005, there were 161 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 46 businesses involved in this sector. 247 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 29 businesses in this sector. 451 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 137 businesses in this sector.[4]

The historical population is given in the following table:[3]

year population
1771 671
1850 1,039
1900 1,059
1950 1,226
1970 1,675
1990 2,654

Transportation

The municipality has two railway stations: Walchwil and Walchwil Hörndli. Both are located on the Thalwil–Arth-Goldau line.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b Walchwil in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. ^ a b c d e Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 22-Sep-2009
  5. ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
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