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Risch
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Also known as Risch-Rotkreuz ZG, Risch-Rotkreuz, Risch ZG

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.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name
Risch-Rotkreuz
Swiss town.municipality_type
municipality
Swiss town.image_photo
Risch.JPG
Swiss town.imagepath_flag
CHE Risch-Rotkreuz Flag.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_coa
Wappen Risch Rotkreuz.svg
Swiss town.canton
Zug
Swiss town.iso code region
CH-ZG
Swiss town.district
n.a.
Swiss town.postal_code
6343
Swiss town.municipality_code
1707
Swiss town.area
22.97
Swiss town.elevation
429
Swiss town.elevation_description
Railway station Rotkreuz
Swiss town.website
www.rischrotkreuz.ch
Swiss town.places
Rotkreuz, Risch, Buonas, Holzhäusern
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
Cham, Dietwil (AG), Honau (LU), Hünenberg, Küssnacht (SZ), Meierskappel (LU), Oberrüti (AG), Root (LU), Zug
Swiss town.twintowns
Risch: Amaroni (Italy)

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Risch
Population
10857
Area
14.86
Elevation
442
Image
Risch.JPG
Dialing code
041
Licence plate code
ZG
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postal code
6343
Commons gallery
Risch-Rotkreuz
Commons category
Risch-Rotkreuz
external data available at URL
geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/1707
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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.

==Geography== thumb|left|View from the Rigi toward Risch and Rotkreuz The municipality is between 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.

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