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Baar-Zug, Switzerland

Baar
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Coat of arms of Baar
Coat of arms
Baar is located in Switzerland
Baar
Baar
Baar is located in Canton of Zug
Baar
Baar
Coordinates: 47°12′N 8°31′E / 47.200°N 8.517°E / 47.200; 8.517Coordinates: 47°12′N 8°31′E / 47.200°N 8.517°E / 47.200; 8.517
Country Switzerland
Canton Zug
District n.a.
Government
 • Executive Gemeinderat
with 7 members
 • Mayor Gemeindepräsident (list)
Andreas Hotz
(as of March 2014)
Area
 • Total 24.83 km2 (9.59 sq mi)
Elevation 443 m (1,453 ft)
Population (Dec 2016)
 • Total 24,129
 • Density 970/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Postal code 6340, 6342
SFOS number 1701
Localities Allenwinden, Blickensdorf, Deinikon, Inwil bei Baar, Neuägeri, Sihlbrugg Dorf, Walterswil
Surrounded by Hausen am Albis (ZH), Kappel am Albis (ZH), Menzingen, Neuheim, Steinhausen, Unterägeri, Zug
Website www.baar.ch
SFSO statistics

Baar is a municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland.

Baar is first mentioned in 1045 as Barra.

Baar has an area, as of 2006, of 24.8 km2 (9.6 sq mi). Of this area, 55% is used for agricultural purposes, while 24.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 19.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The municipality is located in the northern portion of the flood plain of the Lorze river. It was originally a linear village along the road between Lake Zug and Lake Zurich. Since the 1960s it has grown rapidly. It consists of the village of Baar and the former hamlets of Allenwinden, Blickensdorf and Inwil, as well as the farm houses of Deinikon.

Baar has a population (as of 31 December 2016) of 24,129. As of 2007, 24.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years, the population has grown at a rate of 20.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (83.1%), with Italian being second most common (3.6%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (3.1%).

In the 2007 federal election, the most popular party was the SVP which received 31.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (22.9%), the FDP (18.2%) and the Green Party (17.7%).


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