Walchwil

Walchwil
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Train (ZG)
District :	No district division
BFS no. :	1710
Postal code :	6318
Coordinates :	681 836  /  217116 coordinates: 47 ° 6 '0 "  N , 8 ° 31' 0"  O ; CH1903:  six hundred and eighty-one thousand eight hundred thirty-six  /  217116
Height :	417  m above sea level M.
Height range :	413–1250 m above sea level M.
Area :	13.55  km²
Residents:	3663 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	270 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners : (residents without citizenship )	35.2% (December 31, 2,018)
Mayor :	Stefan Hermann ( CVP )
Website:	www.walchwil.ch
The village center. View from the Ausseregg
Location of the municipality

Walchwil on Lake Zug

Walchwil, historical aerial photo from 1919, taken by Walter Mittelholzer

Village center with parish church of St. John the Baptist

Walchwil is a municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland .

geography

The municipality of Walchwil is nestled on the eastern shore of Lake Zug (440 m above sea level) on the southern slope of the Zugerberg (1000 m above sea level), in Central Switzerland, in the Swiss plateau .

The area of ​​the community area of ​​15.9 km² comprises a section on the east bank of Lake Zug, at the transition from the Swiss plateau to the pre-alpine hilly landscape. Walchwil borders the canton capital Zug to the north, the municipality of Unterägeri to the east and the municipality of Arth in the canton of Schwyz to the south . The Walchwils water area borders in the west on that of the communities of Immensee in the canton of Schwyz and Meierskappel in the canton of Lucerne .

Data:

• Lowest point: 413 m above sea level M. (lake level)
• Highest point: 1204 m above sea level M. (Hagegg)
• Total area 1350 ha

Walchwil is protected on the slope between the Zugerberg and Rossberg. Because of this, Walchwil is often referred to as the "Zug Riviera" or the "Zugerian Nice". Excellent chestnuts, figs, kiwis and grapes thrive as a major specialty in Walchwil. Walchwil is also known for its many fruit trees - especially cherry trees, from which the famous Zug cherry is made.

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council is the executive power of the Walchwil municipality. It consists of 5 members whose composition is as follows (valid from January 1, 2019):

• CVP : 2 seats
• FDP : 2 seats
• SVP : 1 seat

Mayor of Walchwil is Stefan Hermann ( CVP ).

Surname	Political party	function	Dicastery
Stefan Hermann	CVP	Mayor	Presidential / Finances
Manuel Studer	CVP	Municipal council	Education / culture and school president
Eveline Bräm	FDP	Councilor	Infrastructure / security
Caroline Schmid	SVP	Councilor	Social / health
René Peyer	FDP	Municipal council	Construction / planning

Parties

The following parties are organized in Walchwil:

• Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP) - Walchwil section
• Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP) - Walchwil section
• Free Democratic Party (FDP) - Walchwil section
• Swiss People's Party (SVP) - Walchwil section

Cantonal Council

The municipality of Walchwil provides two representatives of the 80-strong Zug Cantonal Council:

• Guido Suter (SP)
• Peter Rust jun. (CVP)

Government Council

With Florian Weber (FDP), the Walchwil community provides a government councilor for the current legislative period.

coat of arms

The Walchwil municipality coat of arms consists of a green fir tree. Six red pine cones hang from this fir tree. These represent the six old families of Hürlimann, Rust, Müller, Enzler, Roth and Röllin of the Walchwil community.

traffic

Historic houses on Artherstrasse

Road traffic

Walchwil is on the main road H25 . The A4 motorway junction in Arth-Goldau is only a few kilometers away from Walchwil. The village is mostly divided into Vorderbergstrasse (north side) and Hinterbergstrasse (south side). Forchwaldstrasse runs between the two streets. On October 15, 2018, the Oberdorfstrasse was opened, which serves as a north access and is intended to relieve the traffic in the village center.

Public transport

railroad

Walchwil station is served hourly by line S2 of the Zug urban railway ( Zug - Arth-Goldau - Brunnen - Erstfeld ). In 2010, the Walchwil Hörndli stop was opened on Hörndlirain . It is served by the S2, which has been running every half hour between Walchwil and Baar Lindenpark, and every hour to Erstfeld.

Since June 19, 2019, the railway line between Zug and Arth-Goldau has been closed due to construction work until the end of 2020.

Bus transport

Walchwil is served by three lines of the Zugerland Verkehrsbetriebe . Line 5 connects Walchwil with the city of Zug, while line 21 runs from Walchwil via Arth and Oberarth to Goldau . Most of the buses on the two lines are connected to the Goldau - Zug route. From Monday to Friday there is a local bus circuit (line 26) in the morning and evening.

Since the rail line was closed, replacement buses with a fast track to Zug have also been offered.

Village and club life

Walchwil has a very active village and club life. Around 35 clubs are active in Walchwil.

Musical associations

The music society at their annual concert

The “Edelweiss” yodelling club and the “Echo vo de Bärenegg” alphorn players mainly cultivate the folkloric style of music, while the church choir performs the church performances. The «Musikgesellschaft Walchwil», founded in 1895, which rehearses in the new music school building, plays in harmony and maintains a varied repertoire, which includes styles from traditional brass music to modern light music. In the early 20th century, the music society gave birth to the “6er music”, which has its own traditional style of music. Since 2006 there has been a further small information of the Musikgesellschaft Walchwil: The Riviera-Band maintains a mixed repertoire, which ranges from old hits to Dixieland to modern rock rhythms.

Carnival

The Fasnachtsgesellschaft organizes a carnival parade every three years. In addition, the carnival society elects the carnival heads ("Hudivater" and "Vize-Hudivater"), the " Walachei " ( the carnival name of Walchwil) for three years . The «Guggemusig Cheschtänärigler» takes care of the carnival music.

sports clubs

The range of sports clubs in Walchwil includes a bike club, a football club, gymnastics clubs for women, men, children and senior citizens, a tennis club, a motorcycle club and a military shooting club.

Various

The "Bärgtrichler" maintain the traditional Chlausjagen , which takes place on 5 December. Other clubs in Walchwil are the blue ring, the scout and the traditional costume dance group, which promote traditional folk dance in the pretty Walchwil costumes.

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Walchwil

population

Population numbers

• 3731 (as of December 31, 2019)

• According to nationality
  • 63.3% Swiss
  • 36.6% foreign nationals

• By gender
  • 1928 men (51.6%)
  • 1803 women (48.3%)

• Population density: 208 people / km²

Age distribution as of December 31, 2004

Age distribution 2004
0-14	15-24	25-39	40-59	60-99	> 100
16%	10%	22%	32%	20%	0%

Denominations

• Roman Catholic: 44.3%
• Evangelical Reformed: 13.1%
• Non-denominational and other denominations: 42.4%

Personalities

• Hans Hürlimann (1918–1994), politician: Cantonal, Government and Council of States, Federal Council
• Alois Hürlimann (1916–2003), politician: mayor, canton, government and national councilor
• Josef Enzler “Xander's Seffel” (1884–1976), musician and composer of brass music works

literature

• Linus Birchler : The art monuments of the canton of Zug, Volume I: Introduction and Zug-Land. (= Art Monuments of Switzerland. Volume 5). Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1934.
• Otto Hürlimann: Walchwil in the 20th century . 1999

Web links

Commons : Walchwil  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the Walchwil community
• Renato Morosoli: Walchwil. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 . 
2. ↑ http://www.walchwil.ch/xml_1/internet/de/application/d2/f4.cfm
3. ↑ Why the Oberdorfstrasse . In: Oberdorfstrasse Walchwil . August 24, 2015 ( oberdorfstrasse.ch [accessed October 29, 2018]).
4. ↑ Lake Zug | SBB. Retrieved September 3, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Walchwil local bus. Retrieved October 29, 2018 . 
6. ↑ Numbers and facts. Retrieved October 9, 2019 .