Cham, Switzerland
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| Coordinates: 47°11′N 8°27′E / 47.183°N 8.450°ECoordinates: 47°11′N 8°27′E / 47.183°N 8.450°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Zug | |
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| • Mayor | Bruno Werder | |
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| • Total | 17.71 km2 (6.84 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 15,954 | |
| • Density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 6330 | |
| SFOS number | 1702 | |
| Surrounded by | Hünenberg, Knonau (ZH), Maschwanden (ZH), Risch, Steinhausen, Zug | |
| Twin towns | Cham (Germany) | |
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Cham is a municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland.
Cham is located on the northern shore of Lake Zug, 5.5 km (3.4 mi) to the north-west of the cantonal capital of Zug. Surrounding Cham, Steinhausen is the east, Hünenberg is to the west, Lake Zug is south, and Knonau in the Canton of Zürich is to the north. The town has an area of 19.82 km2 (7.65 sq mi). The train station is located 418 m (1,371 ft) above sea level and the highest point in town is 468 m (1,535 ft) above sea level.
The town is located at the mouth of the Lorze river, with two sections (Kirchbühl and Städtli) located on both sides of the river. Cham also includes a number of smaller villages; Enikon, Lindencham, Friesencham, Hagendorn, Rumentikon, Niederwil, Oberwil and Bibersee.
Cham has an area, as of 2006[update], of 17.8 km2 (6.9 sq mi). Of this area, 63.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 13.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 21.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The shores of Lake Zug were populated at least 6000 years ago with several sites in Cham. A number of finds in the Oberwil village of Cham show that there were a number of middle and late Bronze Age settlements in Cham. In 1944–45 a large, unique Roman watermill with multiple waterwheels was found in Hagendorn village. A Roman warehouse from the same era has been discovered in Heiligkreuz village.
The city's name, Cham, translates as village and refers to a large Celtic settlement on the shore of Lake Zug. Following the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, there was also an Alamannic settlement, but only place names remain. The first mention of the town (as Chama) occurred on 16 April 858 when King Louis the German gave the town to his daughter, Hildegard, the abbess of the Fraumünster Abbey in Zürich. The town was administered by a variety of nobles and bailiffs over the following centuries.
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