Baar has an area, as of 2016[update], of 24.85 km2 (9.59 sq mi). Of this area, 51% is used for agricultural purposes, while 25% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 22.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]
The municipality is located in the northern portion of the flood plain of the Lorze river. It was originally a linear village along the road between Lake Zug and Lake Zurich. Since the 1960s it has grown rapidly. It consists of the village of Baar and the former hamlets of Allenwinden, Blickensdorf and Inwil, as well as the farm houses of Deinikon.
DemographicsEdit
Baar has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 24,686.[5] As of 2007[update], 24.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years, the population has grown at a rate of 20.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (83.1%), with Italian being second most common (3.6%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (3.1%).[6]
In the 2007 federal election, the most popular party was the SVP which received 31.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (22.9%), the FDP (18.2%) and the Green Party (17.7%).[6]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
year
population
1743
1,831
1850
2,346
1860
3,323
1900
4,484
1950
6,992
1960
9,114
1970
14,074
1990
16,147
EducationEdit
In Baar about 72% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[6]
Baar is home to the International School of Zug and Luzern, or ISZL. The ISZL is an independent co-educational, non-profit day school, from Pre-School to Grade 12 serving the international community of Central Switzerland.
The municipality has a stadium, named Waldmannhalle, with fixed seating for 1,200 people. This regular capacity can be extended to 3,000 for larger events.
IndustryEdit
From 1980 to 2006, it was also home to Lego Produktions AG Schweiz, a toy manufacturing plant owned by the Lego Group where some Lego parts, especially those for the Lego Technic building sets, were manufactured. In 2006, the Lego Group announced a restructuring of the current production setup including the outsourcing of some of the production work to Flextronics, a Singaporean electronics company.[7] Lego Produktion AG in Baar was to be shut down and its operations moved to a plant now owned by Flextronics in Kladno, Czech Republic. Lego Technic parts would still be manufactured in the headquarters at Billund, Denmark, which then had a workforce of 3,000.[8]
Baar serves as the official headquarters of Glencore, the global producer and trader of commodities, Sika AG, a chemical company with products for construction and automotive, and Veeam, an independent software vendor.
Baar has an unemployment rate of 2.26%. As of 2005[update], there were 333 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 94 businesses involved in this sector. 3,810 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 278 businesses in this sector. 9,335 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 1,415 businesses in this sector.[6]
Baar railway station is a stop on the InterRegio service between Zürich Hauptbahnhof and Lucerne, serviced every full hour, as well as on the Zurich S-Bahn service S24 between Zug and Zürich Oerlikon. Several stops of the Stadtbahn Zug are in Baar.
In the summer months it is possible to rent free bikes to bike around Baar. This can be done near the Rathaus.
Notable peopleEdit
Yvonne Gilli, 2008Marcel Rohner, ca. 2013
Martin Schmid (1694 in Baar – 1772), Jesuit, missionary, musician and architect, worked mainly in Bolivia.
Sebastian Vettel (born 1987), Formula-1 driver lives in a house in Baar
Jannik Fischer (born 1990 in Baar), ice hockey defenceman
ReferencesEdit
^ ab"Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^"Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
^Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2018 data (in German) accessed 26 July 2020
^"Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
^ abcdSwiss Federal Statistical Office 2016-01-05 at the Wayback Machine accessed 22-Sep-2009
^"LEGO Group to outsource major parts of its production to Flextronics". Lego.com. from the original on 11 June 2007. Retrieved 12 May 2007.
^"Lego to move operations out of Denmark and U.S." International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 12 May 2007.
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Baar German pronunciation ˈbaːr is a municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland BaarMunicipalityCoat of armsLocation of BaarBaarShow map of SwitzerlandBaarShow map of Canton of ZugCoordinates 47 12 N 8 31 E 47 200 N 8 517 E 47 200 8 517CountrySwitzerlandCantonZugDistrictn a Government ExecutiveGemeinderat with 7 members MayorGemeindeprasident list Andreas Hotz as of March 2014 Area 1 Total24 83 km2 9 59 sq mi Elevation443 m 1 453 ft Population 2018 12 31 2 Total24 464 Density990 km2 2 600 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 Central European Time Summer DST UTC 02 00 Central European Summer Time Postal code s 6340 6342SFOS number1701LocalitiesAllenwinden Blickensdorf Deinikon Inwil bei Baar Neuageri Sihlbrugg Dorf WalterswilSurrounded byHausen am Albis ZH Kappel am Albis ZH Menzingen Neuheim Steinhausen Unterageri ZugWebsitewww wbr baar wbr ch SFSO statistics Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Education 5 Industry 6 Transportation 7 Notable people 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditBaar is first mentioned in 1045 as Barra 3 Geography Edit nbsp Lorze river near Baar nbsp Aerial view from 500 m by Walter Mittelholzer 1919 Baar has an area as of 2016 update of 24 85 km2 9 59 sq mi Of this area 51 is used for agricultural purposes while 25 is forested Of the rest of the land 22 8 is settled buildings or roads and the remainder 0 8 is non productive rivers glaciers or mountains 4 The municipality is located in the northern portion of the flood plain of the Lorze river It was originally a linear village along the road between Lake Zug and Lake Zurich Since the 1960s it has grown rapidly It consists of the village of Baar and the former hamlets of Allenwinden Blickensdorf and Inwil as well as the farm houses of Deinikon Demographics EditBaar has a population as of 31 December 2020 of 24 686 5 As of 2007 update 24 9 of the population was made up of foreign nationals Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 20 9 Most of the population as of 2000 update speaks German 83 1 with Italian being second most common 3 6 and Serbo Croatian being third 3 1 6 In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 31 2 of the vote The next three most popular parties were the CVP 22 9 the FDP 18 2 and the Green Party 17 7 6 The historical population is given in the following table 3 year population1743 1 8311850 2 3461860 3 3231900 4 4841950 6 9921960 9 1141970 14 0741990 16 147Education EditIn Baar about 72 of the population between age 25 64 have completed either non mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education either university or a Fachhochschule 6 Baar is home to the International School of Zug and Luzern or ISZL The ISZL is an independent co educational non profit day school from Pre School to Grade 12 serving the international community of Central Switzerland The municipality has a stadium named Waldmannhalle with fixed seating for 1 200 people This regular capacity can be extended to 3 000 for larger events Industry EditFrom 1980 to 2006 it was also home to Lego Produktions AG Schweiz a toy manufacturing plant owned by the Lego Group where some Lego parts especially those for the Lego Technic building sets were manufactured In 2006 the Lego Group announced a restructuring of the current production setup including the outsourcing of some of the production work to Flextronics a Singaporean electronics company 7 Lego Produktion AG in Baar was to be shut down and its operations moved to a plant now owned by Flextronics in Kladno Czech Republic Lego Technic parts would still be manufactured in the headquarters at Billund Denmark which then had a workforce of 3 000 8 Baar serves as the official headquarters of Glencore the global producer and trader of commodities Sika AG a chemical company with products for construction and automotive and Veeam an independent software vendor Baar has an unemployment rate of 2 26 As of 2005 update there were 333 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 94 businesses involved in this sector 3 810 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 278 businesses in this sector 9 335 people are employed in the tertiary sector with 1 415 businesses in this sector 6 Baar is also home to the Typo3 Association which moderates the free open source content management system Typo3 Transportation EditBaar railway station is a stop on the InterRegio service between Zurich Hauptbahnhof and Lucerne serviced every full hour as well as on the Zurich S Bahn service S24 between Zug and Zurich Oerlikon Several stops of the Stadtbahn Zug are in Baar In the summer months it is possible to rent free bikes to bike around Baar This can be done near the Rathaus Notable people Edit nbsp Yvonne Gilli 2008 nbsp Marcel Rohner ca 2013Martin Schmid 1694 in Baar 1772 Jesuit missionary musician and architect worked mainly in Bolivia Max Huber 1919 in Baar 1992 an influential graphic designer Yvonne Gilli born 1957 in Baar physician and politician Swiss National Council 2007 2015SportHarry Froboess 1899 1985 in Baar a German stunt diver and high diver 9 Kurt Schmid born 1932 in Baar rower competed in the 1952 and 1960 Summer Olympics Pirmin Stierli born 1947 in Baar former Swiss football player 187 club caps and 16 for Switzerland Martin Andermatt born 1961 in Baar football manager who coaches AC Bellinzona Marcel Rohner born 1964 in Baar bobsledder silver medallist in the 1998 Winter Olympics Brigitte McMahon born 1967 in Baar former triathlete competed in the 2000 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics 10 Patrick de Napoli born 1975 in Baar footballer of Italian descent about 650 club caps Moreno Merenda born 1978 in Baar former footballer about 400 club caps assistant manager of SC Cham Kimi Raikkonen born 1979 Formula 1 driver and former WRC driver lives in Baar Daniela Diaz born 1982 in Baar ice hockey coach and former player coached the Swiss national team Raphael Diaz born 1986 in Baar ice hockey player with the New York Rangers Sebastian Vettel born 1987 Formula 1 driver lives in a house in Baar Jannik Fischer born 1990 in Baar ice hockey defencemanReferences Edit a b Arealstatistik Standard Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen Federal Statistical Office Retrieved 13 January 2019 Standige Wohnbevolkerung nach Staatsangehorigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde Provisorische Jahresergebnisse 2018 Federal Statistical Office 9 April 2019 Retrieved 11 April 2019 a b Baar in German French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland Swiss Federal Statistical Office Land Use Statistics 2018 data in German accessed 26 July 2020 Standige und nichtstandige Wohnbevolkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen Geburtsort und Staatsangehorigkeit bfs admin ch in German Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT TAB 31 December 2020 Retrieved 21 September 2021 a b c d Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2016 01 05 at the Wayback Machine accessed 22 Sep 2009 LEGO Group to outsource major parts of its production to Flextronics Lego com Archived from the original on 11 June 2007 Retrieved 12 May 2007 Lego to move operations out of Denmark and U S International Herald Tribune Retrieved 12 May 2007 IMDb Database retrieved 27 December 2018 Brigitte McMahon SUI Profiles ITU Archived from the original on 2008 10 14 Retrieved 2009 10 12 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Baar Switzerland nbsp Switzerland portalOfficial website in German Baar Switzerland in German French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Baar Switzerland amp oldid 1152973497, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
