Zugora

Museum and art

Zuger Kirschtorten Museum

Zug · 420 m above sea level

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

The museum in the Treichler shop on Bundesplatz tells the story of the Zuger Kirschtorte, the cherry-brandy cake invented by the confectioner Heinrich Höhn in 1915. On display are more than 200 exhibits, pictures and documents; admission is free during shop opening hours.

Facts

  • More than 200 exhibits
  • Free admission during shop opening hours
  • Zuger Kirschtorte protected as a geographical indication (PGI) since 2015

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More information

Coordinates (LV95): 2,681,635 / 1,224,982

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.