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Steinhausen, Switzerland

Steinhausen
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Coat of arms of Steinhausen
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Steinhausen is located in Switzerland
Steinhausen
Steinhausen
Steinhausen is located in Canton of Zug
Steinhausen
Steinhausen
Coordinates: 47°12′N 8°29′E / 47.200°N 8.483°E / 47.200; 8.483Coordinates: 47°12′N 8°29′E / 47.200°N 8.483°E / 47.200; 8.483
Country Switzerland
Canton Zug
District n.a.
Area
 • Total 5.05 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Elevation 427 m (1,401 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
 • Total 9,543
 • Density 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
Postal code 6312
SFOS number 1708
Surrounded by Baar, Cham, Kappel am Albis (ZH), Knonau (ZH), Zug
Website www.steinhausen.ch
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Steinhausen is a city in the canton of Zug in Switzerland.

Steinhausen is first mentioned in 1173 as Steinhusin.

Steinhausen has an area, as of 2006, of 5 km2 (1.9 sq mi). Of this area, 50.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 15.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 33.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The municipality is located on the north-west edge of the Lorze river flood plain. It consists of the village of Steinhausen and the hamlets of Bann and Erli.

Steinhausen has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 9,543. As of 2007, 19.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 8.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (86.2%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 3.4%) and Italian being third ( 2.8%).

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 28.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (22.7%), the FDP (19.7%) and the Green Party (19.5%).

In Steinhausen about 78.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).


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