Walchwil

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Walchwil

Location of Walchwil

Coordinates: 47°6′N 8°31′E / 47.100°N 8.517°ECoordinates: 47°6′N 8°31′E / 47.100°N 8.517°E

Country

n.a.

Area

• Total

13.55 km² (5.23 sq mi)

Elevation (Railway 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 (Dec 2015)

• Total

3,584

• Density

260/km² (690/sq mi)

Postal code

6318

SFOS number

1710

Surrounded by

Arth (SZ), (Küssnacht (SZ), Merlischachen (LU)), Unterägeri, Zug

Website

www.walchwil.ch
SFSO statistics

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

Walchwil is first mentioned in 1283 as Walchwile.

Walchwil has an area, as of 2006^[update], 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).

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).

Walchwil has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 3,584. As of 2007^[update], 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^[update]) speaks German (82.4%), with English being second most common ( 6.1%) and French being third ( 1.8%).

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%).

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).

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