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Zug (Stadt)
Zug (Standard German: , Alemannic German: ; french: Zoug it, Zugo rm, Zug New Latin: ''Tugium'')named in the 16th century is the largest town and capital of the Swiss canton of Zug in Switzerland. Its name originates from the fishing vocabulary; in the Middle Ages it referred to the right to ''pull up'' fishing nets and hence to the right to fish. The municipality had a total population of in . The official language of Zug is the Swiss variety of Standard German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect. History Prehistory The oldest evidence of humans in the area trace back to 14,000 BC. There have been Paleolithic finds on the north bank of Lake Zug, which come from nomadic hunters and gatherers. Archaeologists have also found over forty lake-shore settlements, known as pile dwellings, on the shores of Lake Zug from the epoch of the first settled farmers in the Neolithic period (5,500-2,200 BC). The peak in thes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zytturm, Zug
The Zytturm is a 13th-century tower in Zug, Switzerland, which houses an astronomical clock. The tower, which is 52 metres high, is located on Kolinplatz in the old town centre. The tower was constructed in the 13th century, then heightened between 1478 and 1480, taking its current form in 1557. The tower's last major renovation was in 1952. It is listed as being of National and Regional Significance, along with the city walls and other towers. Astronomical clock The astronomical clock on the eastern side of the tower was installed in 1574. Underneath the clockface, the calendar dial has four hands: * The arrow indicates the day of the week on the inner ring of the dial, on which the days of the week are represented by their Germanic deities and astrological signs, with Sunday at the top. * The crescent moon indicates the lunar phase, pointing upwards at the new moon and downwards at the full moon. * The sun indicates the sign of the zodiac on the outer ring of the dial. * Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
