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Steinhausen lies north-west of the town of Zug on south-facing ground, with the Steinhausen forest to the north. With 504 hectares it is the smallest municipality in Zug by area; until the middle of the 20th century the farming village had fewer than 1,000 inhabitants, today it has more than 10,000. Finds in the Sennweid area show settlement since the Stone Age.
Key figures
- Population
- 10,449
- Area
- 5.04 km²
- Elevation
- 424 m a.s.l.
- Tax rate 2026
- 53%
More about Steinhausen
Playgrounds
- Playground Auwenwegon the map: Playground Auwenweg
- Playground Dorfbachwegon the map: Playground Dorfbachweg
- Playground Eichholzwegon the map: Playground Eichholzweg
- Playground Hochwachtstrasseon the map: Playground Hochwachtstrasse
- Playground Industriestrasseon the map: Playground Industriestrasse
- Playground Kindergarten Goldermattenon the map: Playground Kindergarten Goldermatten
- Playground Knonauerstrasseon the map: Playground Knonauerstrasse
- Playground Mattenstrasseon the map: Playground Mattenstrasse
- Playground Nelkenwegon the map: Playground Nelkenweg
- Playground Pilatusstrasseon the map: Playground Pilatusstrasse
- Playground Schulhaus Sunnegrund 2on the map: Playground Schulhaus Sunnegrund 2
- Playground Schulhaus Sunnegrund 3on the map: Playground Schulhaus Sunnegrund 3
All playgrounds of the municipality with shade by time of day (27)
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.
Steinhausen: Gesamterneuerungswahlen vom 4. Oktober 2026 - Information zu einer Kandidatur
Steinhausen: Gemeindliche Erneuerungswahlen 2026 vom 4. Oktober 2026
Ergebnisse der Gemeindeversammlung Steinhausen vom 25. Juni 2026, Steinhausen
Beschluss des Gemeinderats: Kompetenzdelegation Soziales und Gesundheit, Steinhausen
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.
- GemeindesaalBahnhofstrasse 5, 6312 SteinhausenMap: Gemeindesaal
- Schulhaus Feldheim, AulaFeldheim 1, 6312 SteinhausenMap: Schulhaus Feldheim, Aula
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).