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Menzingen lies at just over 800 m above sea level in the pre-Alpine moraine landscape between Lake Zug, Lake Ägeri and Lake Zurich, which the federal government lists as a landscape of national importance. The municipality, with the villages of Menzingen, Edlibach and Finstersee, is the canton's second-largest by land area. It is known for the Gubel with the Capuchin convent Maria Hilf, the Höllgrotten caves in the Lorze gorge and the teaching tradition of the Menzingen Sisters.
Key figures
- Population
- 4,824
- Area
- 27.51 km²
- Elevation
- 807 m a.s.l.
- Tax rate 2026
- 55%
More about Menzingen
Playgrounds
- Playground Gubelon the map: Playground Gubel
- Playground Tobelbruggon the map: Playground Tobelbrugg
- Spielplatz Dorf Schulhauson the map: Spielplatz Dorf Schulhaus
- Spielplatz Gottschalkenbergon the map: Spielplatz Gottschalkenberg
- Spielplatz Marianumon the map: Spielplatz Marianum
- Spielplatz Schulhauson the map: Spielplatz Schulhaus
- Spielplatz Sonnengrundon the map: Spielplatz Sonnengrund
- Spielplatz Sonnhaldeon the map: Spielplatz Sonnhalde
- Spielplatz Sportplatz Chrüzeggon the map: Spielplatz Sportplatz Chrüzegg
- Spielplatz Unterwulfligenon the map: Spielplatz Unterwulfligen
All playgrounds of the municipality with shade by time of day (10)
Official notices
The latest notices of the municipality in the Official Gazette of the Canton of Zug, title and date only, in German. Only the publication in the gazette is binding.
Emergency meeting points
Your first port of call if the usual emergency numbers stop working during a major incident: you get information and help there.
- Zentrum SchützenmattLuegetenstrasse 3, 6313 MenzingenMap: Zentrum Schützenmatt
Sources
- Canton of Zug, Statistics Office (data: FSO, STATPOP): Population of the Zug municipalities, permanent resident population · Opendata BY: open use, source must be credited · As of 31 Dec 2025 · checked on 5 Oct 2026
- Federal Office of Topography swisstopo: swissBOUNDARIES3D, municipal boundaries 2026 (area including lake) · Opendata BY: open use, source must be credited · As of 1 Jan 2026 · checked on 5 Oct 2026
- Canton of Zug, Statistics Office: Municipal profile: elevation in metres above sea level · official information (facts) · checked on 5 Oct 2026
- Tax rates: Canton of Zug, Tax Administration, Tax rates of the municipalities of the Canton of Zug for the tax years 2023–2026 (As of 21 Jan 2026); open dataset · Opendata BY: open use, source must be credited; Tax Act §§ 1–2 · checked on 5 Oct 2026
- Zugora (profile taken over from zug-family): Short profile and districts · editorial · As of 3 Oct 2026 · checked on 5 Oct 2026
- Municipalities of the Canton of Zug: Official municipal websites · official information (facts) · checked on 5 Oct 2026
- Official notices: Official Gazette of the Canton of Zug (amtsblatt.zg.ch), title, date and link only; the signed PDF is binding.
- Sights: Zugora; playgrounds: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Zugora.
- Emergency meeting points: Canton of Zug, Office for Civil Protection and Military Affairs (data.zg.ch, Opendata BY).