Hünenberg

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Template:Infobox Swiss town Hünenberg is a municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland.

History

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Ruins of Hünenberg Castle

Hünenberg is first mentioned in 1173 as de Hunberg, though this document is considered a forgery. In 1185 it was mentioned as de Hunoberg and in 1239 as de Hunaberc.[1]

Geography

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The municipality is located between the Reuss river, Lorze river Lake Zug.

Demographics

Hünenberg has a population (as of Template:Swiss populations date) of Template:Swiss populations.Template:Swiss populations ref As of 2007Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 12.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 21.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) speaks German (91.7%), with English being second most common ( 1.8%) and French being third ( 1.3%).[2]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 27.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (26.7%), the FDP (21.9%) and the Green Party (15.3%).[2]

In Hünenberg about 85.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[2]

Hünenberg has an unemployment rate of 1.39%. As of 2005Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., there were 253 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 74 businesses involved in this sector. 1,092 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 95 businesses in this sector. 2,881 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 445 businesses in this sector.[2]

The historical population is given in the following table:[1]

Year Population
1771 812
1850 1,032
1900 943
1950 1,409
1970 1,819
1980 4,105
2000 6,987

Education

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Heritage sites of national significance

The Catholic Church of St. Wolfgang is listed as a heritage sites of national significance.[4]

References

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  3. "Contact and Visit Us." International School of Zug and Luzern. Retrieved on 20 October 2015. "Rothusstrasse 4b 6331 Hünenberg, Switzerland"
  4. Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance Script error: No such module "webarchive". 21.11.2008 version, Template:In lang accessed 22-Sep-2009

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External links

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