Menzingen, Switzerland
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| Coordinates: 47°11′N 8°36′E / 47.183°N 8.600°ECoordinates: 47°11′N 8°36′E / 47.183°N 8.600°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Zug | |
| District | n.a. | |
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| • Total | 27.5 km2 (10.6 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 805 m (2,641 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2016) | ||
| • Total | 4,467 | |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 6313 | |
| SFOS number | 1704 | |
| Surrounded by | Baar, Hirzel (ZH), Hütten (ZH), Neuheim, Oberägeri, Schönenberg (ZH), Unterägeri | |
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Menzingen is a municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland.
Menzingen is first mentioned around 1217-22 as Meincingin.
The traditionalist Society of Saint Pius X, which is said to have broken with the Vatican over "doctrinal difficulties" with the teachings of the Second Vatican Council, is headquartered in Menzingen.
Menzingen has an area, as of 2006[update], of 27.5 km2 (10.6 sq mi). Of this area, 62.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 28.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The municipality is located on a moraine plateau between the Lorze and Sihl rivers at an elevation of about 800 m (2,600 ft). In 1848 the municipality of Neuheim separated from Menzingen. It consists of the village of Menzingen and a number of hamlets and individual farm houses.
It includes Edlibach and Finstersee and, until the late 1950s, was the highest destination of the then famous Zug tramways.
Menzingen has a population (as of 31 December 2016) of 4,467. As of 2007[update], 16.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years, the population has decreased at a rate of -1.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (88.8%), with Albanian being second most common (3.3%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (1.5%).
In the 2007 federal election, the most popular party was the SVP which received 31.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (30.6%), the FDP (19.8%) and the Green Party (11.6%).
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