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train is a city in the canton train in the Switzerland.
background
Zug is the capital of the canton of the same name. Due to its low tax rate, it is the seat of many international companies.
getting there
By plane
1 airport Zurich
(IATA: ZRH). Tel.: 41 (0)43 816 22 11, Email: [email protected]. 
Zug can be reached by direct trains from Zurich Airport.Features: money exchange machine, post office, changing table.
By train
To the 2 train station train Interregio trains run every half hour from Zurich (25 min) or Lucerne (25 min). In addition, the express trains from Zurich via the Gotthard stop in Zug.
By bus
In the street
By car from Basel via the A2, shortly before Lucerne near Emmen, you have to change to the A 14. From Zurich via the A4, at Cham (Blegi junction) you can change to the A14. From Austria you drive from Feldkirch to Buchs, from there via the A3 to the Sarganserland junction (Sargans) to change there to the A3 in the direction of Zurich. You have to leave it at the Wädenswil exit in order to reach the main road over the Hirzel Zug.
mobility
There is an S-Bahn network and a dense bus network, so you don't have to have your own car. The old town itself can easily be explored on foot. The city is relatively bike-friendly.
Tourist Attractions
The whole Old town is worth seeing. This also applies to the end of the lake, especially at sunset. To the north of the old town is the suburb (also known as the station district). In this, especially around the train station, there are several offices of international companies. These modern buildings are also worth seeing, especially the new train station, which is illuminated in different colors at night.
Churches
- The former 1 Capuchin monastery with church is somewhat hidden in the outer old town of Zug. Capuchins lived here from 1595 to 1997. The Catholic church has been in operation since 2000 Community of the Beatitudes in the former monastery.
- The late Gothic Catholic Church 2 St. Oswald
was built from 1478 to 1483 as a single-nave church and expanded into a basilica in 1545. It is considered to be one of the most important late Gothic buildings in Switzerland.
- The Catholic Church 3 St. Michael is the largest in the city and towers over it. The historicist building is based on earlier stylistic epochs. She has a generosity that makes you forget city life.
Castles, chateaux and palaces
- The 4 Castle, the former official residence of the Vogts, built around 1200. Zug Castle is a landmark of the city. In the Middle Ages, the Lenzburger, Kyburger and Habsburgs lived there. Then rich Zugers. Today it houses that historical museum.
Buildings
- 5 town hall The defiant house is enthroned on the corner of Fischmarkt and Unteraltstadt. The Zugers created it with the booty from the Burgundian Wars. The ground floor once served as a market hall. The council and the court met on the upper floors. This is still used today by the Zug community. The rooms of the town hall are only partially accessible to the public. However, they can be viewed as part of a city tour or event.
- Townhouse. The history of the Kappeler milk soup is depicted on the facade of the town house, built in 1497.
- Zytturm. With astronomical clock.
- Huwylerturm
- Button tower
- Chaibenturm
- Kornhaus. Today it houses the city library.
Monuments
Museums
- Africa Museum, in the Brandenberghaus. Open: Mon - Fri 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- historical Museum, in the castle. Open: Tue - Fri 2 p.m. - 5 p.m., Sat Sun 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
- Fisheries Museum
- Cantonal Museum of Prehistory. Is geared towards families.
- Kunsthaus Zug, Courtyard in the village. 5 main exhibitions changing annually.Open: Tue - Fri 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Sat - Sun 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- 6 Zug cherry cake museum, Coffee house and confectionery Treichler, Bundesplatz 3, Zug. Tel.: 41 (0)41 711 44 12. Over 200 original exhibits, documents and pictures from the 100-year history of the Zug cherry cake.Open: Mon to Fri 6 a.m. - 6.30 p.m., Sat 7 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sun 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., freely accessible daily during shop opening hours.
Streets and squares
- Landsgemeindeplatz
- Kolinplatz. With the fountain on which stands a standard bearer with the Zug standard.
Parks
- Lake promenade
various
- The Zug cherry pie mile in the Neustadt quarter shows the history of Zug cherries, Zug cherry water and Zug cherry cake with 5 rotating picture stations.
activities
- In summer, right next to the old town, the lido invites you to linger.
- In the neighboring community Risch-Rotkreuz there is an 18 hole golf course.
- Every Saturday in summer a city tour starts in the morning at the Zytturm (Kolinplatz). Duration approx. 1 1/2 hours Adults CHF 5.- Children free, no advance notice required. Ask the tourist information for the current dates.
shop
- The Zugerkirschtorte is Zug's specialty. In the Confectionery bacon, you can watch the production.
- The kirsch, a distilled schnapps made from cherries, is another specialty.
The shopping area is in the suburbs south of the train station, in the area of the former Metalli.
kitchen
- The Zug cherry cake consists of two japonais bases (meringue) and two sponge bases with cherry syrup and a filling of cherry pie cream. The cake is dusted with powdered sugar and the edge is decorated with toasted almond slices. The cake is protected by law; it may only be made with Zug cherries or Rigi cherries in the canton of Zug.
Zug cherry cake
nightlife
The nightlife in Zug is limited to bars. However, clubs and discos can be reached quickly by train in Zurich or Lucerne. In summer, many young people meet every weekend at the Zug lake basin near the old town.
accommodation
- 1 City Hotel ox, Kolinplatz 11. Tel.: 41 729 32 32, Fax: 41 729 32 22. Price: From 130 CHF p.p.
- 2 Hotel Löwen am See, Landsgemeindeplatz 1. Tel.: 41 725 22 22, Fax: 41 725 22 00. Price: From 135 CHF p.p.
- 3 Parkhotel Zug, Industriestrasse 14. Tel.: 41 727 48 48, Fax: 41 727 48 49. Price: From 196.50 CHF p.p.
- 4 Hotel Guggital, Zugerbergstrasse 46. Tel.: 41 728 74 17, Fax: 41 728 74 10. Price: From 110 CHF p.p.
- 5 Hotel Zugertor, Baarerstrasse 97. Tel.: 41 729 38 38, Fax: 41 711 32 03. Price: From 112.50 CHF p.p.
- 6 Quality Swisshotel Zug, Chamerstrasse - Chollerstrasse 1a. Tel.: 41 747 28 28, Fax: 41 741 45 23. Price: From 110 CHF p.p.
- 7 Youth hostel Zug, Allmendstrasse 8. Tel.: 41 711 53 54, Fax: 41 710 51 21. Open: closed in winter.Price: From 32 CHF p.p.
- TCS Inner Lorzenallmend "Brüggli" campsite. Tel.: 41 741 84 22. Directly on the lake with its own beach.Open: April - October.
- Further accommodation options in and around Zug can be found at Zug tourism. Here you can also find the campsites on Lake Aegeri.
trips
- With the funicular to the Zugerberg. Hiking area in summer, toboggan run in winter.
- A boat trip on Lake Zug.
- The Goldau zoo in the landslide area
- Baar. With the Hell caves in the Lorzentobel, the stalactite cave is accessible daily from spring to autumn
- Chapel. Site of the Battle of the Five Places (1531) and Cistercian Abbey.
Learn
Work
security
If you follow the normal security principles, you have nothing to fear.
Police emergency number: 117 Fire department emergency number: 118
health
The Zug Cantonal Hospital in Baar was opened in 2008 and, with its infrastructure, is one of the most modern acute hospitals in Switzerland and the largest acute medical facility in the Canton of Zug. In addition to the emergency center, the Zug Cantonal Hospital also houses a surgical clinic, a medical clinic and a gynecological clinic. The smaller Andreasklinik, which belongs to the Hirslanden Group, which runs several private clinics in Switzerland, is located in Cham.
Practical advice
- 1 Tourist office for the city and canton of Zug, Bahnhofsplatz, CH 6304 Zug. Tel.: 41 41 723 68 00, Email: [email protected].
The international dialing code for Switzerland is 41. What you have to be careful with is that the former dialing code for Zug, which is now firmly integrated into the telephone number, is 041.
literature
Web links
- http://www.stadtzug.ch - Official website of Zug
- Zug tourism
- Zug Cantonal Hospital
