Walchwil is a municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland.
Walchwil is first mentioned in 1283 as Walchwile.
Walchwil has an area, as of 2006, of 13.5 square kilometers (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 sh...
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Walchwil is a municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland.
Walchwil is first mentioned in 1283 as Walchwile.
Walchwil has an area, as of 2006, of 13.5 square kilometers (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 (3,281 ft)). It consists of the villages of Walchwil and Oberdorf (also known as Emmeten).
Walchwil has a population (as of 2007) of 3,440, of which 29.9% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 7.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000) 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...
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