Zugora

Old town and townscape

Kolinplatz mit Kolinbrunnen

Zug · 424 m above sea level

Translation This English text is a draft translation of the German original and has not been reviewed yet.

Kolinplatz with the Kolin fountain
Photo: Paul Bissegger, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Photo · CC BY-SA 4.0

Kolinplatz lies next to the Zytturm. The Kolin fountain of 1541 with the figure of a standard-bearer gave the square its name; around it stand buildings from the 16th and 17th centuries, including the Kolinhaus of 1665.

Facts

  • Fountain built in 1541, originally called «Lindenbrunnen»
  • Figure of a standard-bearer with the Zug shield and banner
  • Old town house (Bossardhaus) 1543, Kolinhaus 1665

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More information

Coordinates (LV95): 2,681,672 / 1,224,461

Sources and rights

  • Terrain, relief, municipal boundaries, buildings and hiking trails: © swisstopo
  • Playgrounds and family places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL); the derived database of places (JSON file to download) is also available under the ODbL.
  • Photos of the places of interest: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence with each photo.
  • Position of the sun after the NOAA formulas; shade values from swissSURFACE3D and swissALTI3D (calculated by the zug-family project).
  • Tips link to Zug Tourismus; only name and location are taken over.