Walchwil | |
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Location of Walchwil  | |
  Walchwil  Walchwil | |
| Coordinates:47°6′N8°31′E / 47.100°N 8.517°E /47.100; 8.517 | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Zug |
| District | n.a. |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stefan Hermann CVP/PDC |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.9 km2 (6.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation (Railroad station) | 449 m (1,473 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,250 m (4,100 ft) |
| Lowest elevation (Lake Zug) | 415 m (1,362 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 3,663 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6318 |
| SFOS number | 1710 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-ZG |
| Surrounded by | Arth (SZ), (Küssnacht (SZ),Merlischachen (LU)),Unterägeri,Zug |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Walchwil is a village and amunicipality in thecanton ofZug inSwitzerland.
Walchwil is first mentioned in 1283 asWalchwile.[3]
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).[4]
The municipality is located on the eastern shore ofLake Zug on the south side ofZugerberg (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 2020) of 3,820.[5] 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%).[4]
In the2007 federal election the most popular party was theCVP which received 35.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were theSVP (30.1%), theFDP (16.6%) and theGreen Party (10.1%).[4]
In Walchwil about 82% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatoryupper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or aFachhochschule).[4]
Walchwil has an unemployment rate of 1.29%. As of 2005[update], there were 161 people employed in theprimary economic sector and about 46 businesses involved in this sector. 247 people are employed in thesecondary sector and there are 29 businesses in this sector. 451 people are employed in thetertiary sector, with 137 businesses in this sector.[4]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
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| 1771 | 671 |
| 1850 | 1,039 |
| 1900 | 1,059 |
| 1950 | 1,226 |
| 1970 | 1,675 |
| 1990 | 2,654 |
The municipality has two railway stations:Walchwil andWalchwil Hörndli. Both are located on theThalwil–Arth-Goldau line.
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