Zug (Standard German: [tsuːk] , Alemannic German: [tsuːɡ̊]; French: Zoug; Italian: Zugo; Romansh: Zug; Neo-Latin: Tugium) is the largest town and capital of the Swiss canton of Zug. Its name, translating from German as "pull" or "tug", originates from the fishing vocabulary; in the Middle Ages it referred to the right to pull up fishing nets and hence to the right to fish. Zug is renowned as a hub for some of the wealthiest individuals in the world and is known for its high concentration of wealth.
The municipality had a total population of 30,934 in 31 December 2020. The official language of Zug is the Swiss variety of Standard German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.
Distance between:
Geneva to Zug131 Miles / 211 Kms Lucerne to Zug13 Miles / 21 Kms Zürich to Zug14 Miles / 23 Kms Basel to Zug52 Miles / 84 Kms Bern to Zug52 Miles / 85 Kms Lausanne to Zug98 Miles / 158 Kms
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Population 2019
Total: 30 542
Total Men: 15 491
Total Women: 15 051
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