Tuggen | |
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 Location of Tuggen | |
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| Coordinates:47°12′N8°56′E / 47.200°N 8.933°E /47.200; 8.933 | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Schwyz |
| District | March |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carl Sobers |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.30 km2 (5.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 409 m (1,342 ft) |
| Population (December 2020) | |
• Total | 3,317 |
| • Density | 216.8/km2 (561.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8856 |
| SFOS number | 1347 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-SZ |
| Surrounded by | Benken (SG),Jona (SG),Schmerikon (SG),Schübelbach,Uznach (SG),Wangen |
| Twin towns | Unterharmersbach (Germany) |
| Website | www.tuggen.ch |
Tuggen (German pronunciation:[ˈtʊɡn̩];High Alemannic:Tugge) is amunicipality inMarch District in thecanton of Schwyz inSwitzerland.
According toWalafrid Strabo the Irish missionariesColumban andGall arrived at Tuggen around the year 610. They intended to settle in the area, but fled after Gall had burnt down a local pagan holy place. Saint Gall is today depicted on the municipality's coat of arms.
Tuggen has an area, as of 2006[update], of 13.6 km2 (5.3 sq mi). Of this area, 62.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 11.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[2] TheBuechberg, aMolasse hill, is located on the area of the municipality, located on the shore ofObersee (Lake Zurich). The formerTuggenersee (Lake Tuggen), which existed in the area until the early 16th century, was named after the municipality.[3]
Tuggen has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 3,317.[4] As of 2007[update], 14.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[5] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 12.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (90.1%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.5%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 1.8%).[2]
As of 2000[update] the gender distribution of the population was 50.0% male and 50.0% female. The age distribution, as of 2008[update], in Tuggen is; 735 people or 27.8% of the population is between 0 and 19. 861 people or 32.5% are 20 to 39, and 806 people or 30.5% are 40 to 64. The senior population distribution is 137 people or 5.2% are 65 to 74. There are 83 people or 3.1% who are 70 to 79 and 24 people or 0.91% of the population who are over 80.[5]
As of 2000[update] there are 1,013 households, of which 263 households (or about 26.0%) contain only a single individual. 90 or about 8.9% are large households, with at least five members.[5]
In the 2007 election the most popular party was theSVP which received 53.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were theFDP (21.1%), theCVP (12.4%) and theSPS (10.1%).[2]
In Tuggen about 63.8% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatoryupper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or aFachhochschule).[2]
Tuggen has an unemployment rate of 0.91%. As of 2005[update], there were 138 people employed in theprimary economic sector and about 50 businesses involved in this sector. 372 people are employed in thesecondary sector and there are 42 businesses in this sector. 345 people are employed in thetertiary sector, with 71 businesses in this sector.[2]
From the 2000 census[update], 2,069 or 78.2% areRoman Catholic, while 254 or 9.6% belonged to theSwiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there are 32 individuals (or about 1.21% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are less than 5 individuals who belong to another Christian church. There are 124 (or about 4.69% of the population) who areIslamic. There are 8 individuals (or about 0.30% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 86 (or about 3.25% of the population) belong to no church, areagnostic oratheist, and 72 individuals (or about 2.72% of the population) did not answer the question.[5]
The historical population is given in the following table:[5]
| year | population |
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| 1950 | 1,409 |
| 1960 | 1,551 |
| 1970 | 1,851 |
| 1980 | 1,914 |
| 1985 | 2,044 |
| 1990 | 2,220 |
| 2000 | 2,682 |
| 2005 | 2,671 |
| 2007 | 2,774 |
As of December 2025[update], twoPostAuto bus routes serve Tuggen, linking it withUznach railway station,Siebnen-Wangen railway station andReichenburg.[6] TheA3 and A15 motorways cross the municipality.
FC Tuggen are the local football team. The team currently plays inLiga 1., the third highest tier in theSwiss football pyramid. They play atLinthstrasse.
Grynau Castle and the historic bridge crossing over theLinth river are listed in theheritage site of national significance.[7]
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