35-457: Risch is a municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland . It is also promoted as Risch-Rotkreuz . Four villages (Rotkreuz, Risch, Buonas and Holzhäusern) belong to the municipality Risch . On 24 November 2007 it was decided to promote the municipality as Risch-Rotkreuz . The change was made because the village Rotkreuz has become much bigger than Risch . The municipality is between
70-472: A population growth rate of -10.0%. The age distribution as of 2000 in Kammersrohr was 4 children (10.3% of the population) between ages 0 and 6 years, and 11 teenagers (28.2%) were between ages 7 and 19 years. Of the adult population, 2 people (5.1%) were between ages 20 and 24 years, 13 people (33.3%) were between ages 25 and 44, and 7 people (17.9%) were between ages 45 and 64. As of 2000 , 22 people in
105-422: A 53.7% voter turnout . As of 2010 , Kammersrohr had no unemployment (0%). In As of 2008 , there were nine people employed in the primary economic sector and about three businesses involved in this sector. No people were employed in the secondary sector and there were no businesses in this sector. Three people were employed in the tertiary sector , with two businesses in this sector. Twenty residents of
140-471: A certain time in Switzerland are also allowed to participate in municipal politics. As at the cantonal and federal level, citizens enjoy political rights, including direct democratic ones, in their municipality. Municipalities are financed through direct taxes (such as income tax ), with rates varying more or less within a framework set by the canton (see Taxation in Switzerland ). As among the cantons, there
175-417: Is Roche Diagnostics International AG. Risch-Rotkreuz has an unemployment rate of 2.3%. As of 2005, there were 145 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 47 businesses involved in this sector. 2,162 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 95 businesses in this sector. 4,220 people are employed in the tertiary sector , with 576 businesses in this sector. Risch-Rotkreuz
210-449: Is a tax transfer among the municipalities to balance various levels of tax income. Switzerland has a relatively high number of small municipalities, with a population of 1,000 or less, especially in rural areas. Because of the increasing difficulty in providing professional government services and in finding volunteers for political offices in small municipalities, the cantons tend to encourage voluntary mergers of municipalities. This led to
245-415: Is forested. Of the rest of the land, 21.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The combined municipality of Risch-Rotkreuz has an area of 22.9 km (8.8 sq mi). Risch-Rotkreuz has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 11,212. As of 2020, about 27.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years
280-862: Is near the two motorways A4 and A14. By train, you can reach the municipality with the SBB . There is a very important station in Rotkreuz because the railway line crossing the Alps via the Gotthard Pass crosses the Intercity line from Zürich to Lucerne here. On the lake you can go by ship to Cham, Zug and Arth. SIS Swiss International School Rotkreuz-Zug is in the city. Municipalities of Switzerland Municipalities ( German : Gemeinden , Einwohnergemeinden or politische Gemeinden ; French : communes ; Italian : comuni ; Romansh : vischnancas ) are
315-419: Is used for agricultural purposes, and 0.38 km (0.15 sq mi) (40.0%) is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.03 km (7.4 acres) or 3.2% is settled with buildings or roads. Of the built up area, housing and other structures made up 2.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.1%. Of the forested land, 37.9% is heavily forested and 2.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of
350-798: The Bürgerrecht (citizenship), regardless of where they were born or where they may currently live. Instead of the place of birth , Swiss legal documents, e.g. passports, contain the Bürgerort (place of citizenship, or place of origin ). The Bürgergemeinde also often holds and administers the common property in the village for the members of the community. Each canton determines the powers and responsibilities of its municipalities. These may include providing local government services such as education, medical and social services, public transportation, and tax collection. The degree of centralization varies from one canton to another. The federal constitution protects
385-784: The FDP (28.6%), the CVP (18.2%) and the Green Party (12.2%). In Risch about 71.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). The majority of the population is Roman Catholic (58%). Of the rest of the population, 14.1% belong to the Swiss Reformed Church , 14.7% belong to another church and 13.2% do not belong to any organized church. The largest firm in Risch-Rotkreuz
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#1733094539213420-507: The Lake of Zug and the river Reuss . In the south, the Rooterberg is a part of the municipality. Many little rivers and two little lakes flow in Risch-Rotkreuz. The municipality historically consists of the four villages of Risch, Buonas and Holzhäusern and Rotkreuz. Risch had an area, as of 2006, of 14.8 km (5.7 sq mi). Of this area, 61% is used for agricultural purposes, while 15.4%
455-559: The canton of Solothurn in Switzerland . The municipality, located in the Lebern district, is the smallest municipality in Switzerland, both in population and surface area and is situated on a terrace in the southern foothills of the Jura Mountains . Kammersrohr is first mentioned in 1374 as ze Rore . As of 2009, Kammersrohr had an area of 0.95 square kilometers (0.37 sq mi), of which 0.53 km (0.20 sq mi) (55.8%)
490-469: The 10-year period of 1999–2009, the population changed at a rate of -15.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000 ) spoke German (37 or 94.9%), with the rest speaking English (1 or 2.6%) and Polish (1 or 2.6%). As of 2008 , the population's gender distribution was 56.8% male and 43.2% female. The population was made up of 19 Swiss men (51.4% of the population) and 2 (5.4%) non-Swiss men. There were 16 Swiss women (43.2%) and no (0.0%) non-Swiss women. Of
525-445: The agricultural land, 29.5% is used for growing crops and 25.3% is in pasture, while 1.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent a Mullet Gules between two Reed plants Vert fructed Sable and with two leaves each issuant from a Mount of 3 Coupeaux of the third. Kammersrohr had a population (as of December 2020 ) of 32. As of 2008 , 2.8% of whom were resident foreign nationals. In
560-403: The autonomy of municipalities within the framework set out by cantonal law. Municipalities are generally governed by an executive council headed by a president or mayor . Legislative authority is exercised by a town meeting of all citizens, or by a municipal parliament, depending on the size of the municipality, and on cantonal and municipal law. In some cantons, foreigners who have lived for
595-697: The exercise of political rights for everyone except the members of the Bürgergemeinde . In the Regeneration era (1830–1848), the liberal revolutions of the common people helped to restore some rights again in a few cantons. In other cantons, the Bürgergemeinden were able to maintain power as political communities. In the city of Zürich it was not until the Municipal Act of 1866 that the political municipality came back into existence. The relationship between
630-646: The lowest level of administrative division in Switzerland. Each municipality is part of one of the Swiss cantons , which form the Swiss Confederation . In most cantons, municipalities are also part of districts or other sub-cantonal administrative divisions. There are 2,131 municipalities as of January 2024 . Their populations range between several hundred thousand ( Zürich ), and a few dozen people ( Kammersrohr , Bister ), and their territory between 0.32 km² ( Rivaz ) and 439 km² ( Scuol ). The beginnings of
665-567: The modern municipality system date back to the Helvetic Republic . Under the Old Swiss Confederacy , citizenship was granted by each town and village to only residents. These citizens enjoyed access to community property and in some cases additional protection under the law. Additionally, the urban towns and the rural villages had differing rights and laws. The creation of a uniform Swiss citizenship, which applied equally for citizens of
700-462: The municipal population, 20 (about 51.3%) were born in Kammersrohr and lived there in 2000. There were 9 (23.1%) who were born in the same canton, while 6 (15.4%) were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 4 (10.3%) were born outside of Switzerland. In 2008 the total Swiss population change (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was a decrease of three people and the non-Swiss population decreased by one person. This represents
735-462: The municipalities under cantonal or federal law. Municipalities are numbered by the Swiss Federal Office for Statistics (see Community Identification Number#Switzerland ). One or more postal codes (PLZ/NPA) can by assigned to a municipality or shared with other municipalities. Between 2011 and 2021 nine of the smallest municipalities merged into others as part of the effort to eliminate
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#1733094539213770-521: The municipality were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 30.0% of the workforce. In 2008 the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was nine. The number of jobs in the primary sector was six, all of which in agriculture. There were no jobs in the secondary sector. There were three jobs in the tertiary sector, of which one (33.3%) was in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, and two (66.7%) were technical professionals or scientists. In 2000 , there were 13 workers who commuted away from
805-489: The municipality were single and never married. There were 14 married individuals, two widows or widowers, and one divorced individual. As of 2000 , the municipality held 11 private households, with an average of 3.5 persons per household. There were two households consisting of one person, and three households with five or more people. From the total of 11 households answering this question, 18.2% were households made up of one person, and one adult lived with their parents. Of
840-526: The municipality. Of the working population, none (0%) used public transportation to get to work, and seven (55%) used a private car. From the 2000 census , 18 people (46.2%) were Roman Catholic , while 14 (35.9%) belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church . Seven people (17.95%) belonged to no church, were agnostic or were atheist . In Kammersrohr about 13 people (33.3%) had completed non-mandatory upper secondary education , and 11 people (28.2%) had completed additional higher education (either university or
875-420: The municipality. There were four apartments of three rooms each. There were no single room apartments, while eight apartments had five or more rooms. Of the 14 apartments, 11 (78.6%) were permanently occupied, two (14.3%) were seasonally occupied, and one (7.1%) was vacant. As of 2009 , the new housing unit construction rate was zero new units per 1,000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2010 ,
910-436: The number of municipalities dropping by 384 between the end of 2010 and the beginning of 2019. Some municipalities designate themselves as "city" ( ville or Stadt ) or as "village" ( Dorf ). These designations result from tradition or local preference – for example, several small municipalities designated as cities held city rights in medieval times – and normally do not impact the legal or political rights or obligations of
945-525: The old towns and their tenants and servants, led to conflict. The wealthier villagers and urban citizens held rights to forests, common land and other municipal property which they did not want to share with the "new citizens", who were generally poor. The compromise solution, which was written into the municipal laws of the Helvetic Republic, is still valid today. Two politically separate but often geographically similar organizations were created. The first,
980-408: The political municipality and the Bürgergemeinde was often dominated by the latter's ownership of community property. Often the administration and profit from the property were totally held by the Bürgergemeinden , leaving the political municipality dependent on the Bürgergemeinde for money and use of the property. It was not until the political municipality acquired rights over property that served
1015-447: The political voting and electoral body rights from the Bürgergemeinde . In the cities, the percentage of members in the Bürgergemeinde in the population was reduced as a result of increasing emigration to the cities. This led to the Bürgergemeinde losing its former importance to a large extent. However, the Bürgergemeinde has remained, and it includes all individuals who are citizens of the Bürgergemeinde , usually by having inherited
1050-453: The population has grown at a rate of 29.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (84.3%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common (3.3%) and Italian being third (2.7%). The population of Risch is 337, while Rotkreuz has a population of 7,425. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 34.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were
1085-498: The public (such as schools, fire stations, etc.) and taxes, that they obtained full independence. For example, in the city of Bern, it was not until after the property division of 1852 that the political municipality had the right to levy taxes. It was not until the Federal Constitution of 1874 that all Swiss citizens were granted equal political rights on local and Federal levels. This revised constitution finally removed all
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1120-510: The rest of the households, there were three married couples without children, and five married couples with children In 2000 there were 11 single-family homes (78.6% of the total) out of 14 inhabited buildings. There were three multi-purpose buildings used mostly for housing (21.4%). Of the single-family homes, two were built before 1919 and two were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single-family homes, four, were built between 1919 and 1945. In 2000 there were 14 apartments in
1155-420: The smallest communities. Only Bister has not merged into a new municipality although the smallest municipality is now Kammersrohr with a population of just 32. In addition to the municipalities as basic territorial political subdivisions, a number of other local subdivisions exist in several cantons. These include: Kammersrohr Kammersrohr is a municipality in the district of Lebern in
1190-659: The so-called municipality, was a political community formed by election and its voting body consists of all resident citizens. However, the community land and property remained with the former local citizens who were gathered together into the Bürgergemeinde /bourgeoisie. During the Mediation era (1803–1814), and especially during the Restoration era (1814–1830), many of the gains toward uniform citizenship were lost. Many political municipalities were abolished and limits were placed on
1225-618: Was 0%. The historical population is shown in the following chart: In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland (CVP) which received 41.18% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Liberals (FDP) (32.03%), the Swiss People's Party (SVP) (9.8%), and the Green Party (9.15%). In the federal election, a total of 22 votes were cast, representing
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