Unterägeri is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

in the canton of

Zug 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 Switzerland.

History

Oberägeri is first mentioned in 1150 as ''Agregia''. In 1538 it was mentioned as ''Ober Egere''. The first church in the valley was built in 876. After 1100, the land belonged to the monastery on

Einsiedeln Einsiedeln () is a municipality and district in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland known for its monastery, the Benedictine Einsiedeln Abbey, established in the 10th century. History Early history There was no permanent settlement in the area ...

, and was influenced by the Battle of Morgarten. The municipality came into existence in the 15th century. Around 1500, several chapels and the first government building were built in Oberägeri. In 1669 the municipality gained the right to elect its own priest. In 1726 the church was burgled. In 1766 the governments of

Oberägeri Oberägeri, until 1798 simply known as Ägeri, is a municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland. History Oberägeri first appears in historical documents in 1150 as ''Agregia''. In 1538 it was mentioned as ''Ober Egere''. The first churc ...

and Unterägeri (at the time known as Wilägeri) became involved in an open fight during local parliamentary sessions, and the two municipalities split in 1798.

Geography

Unterägeri has an area, , of . Of this area, 37.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 54.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). It is situated at the western shore of the

Ägerisee __NOTOC__ Ägerisee or Lake Aegeri is a glacial lake in the Canton of Zug, Switzerland. The two municipalities along its shore are Oberägeri and Unterägeri. The main tributary is the ''Hüribach''; the Lorze river drains the Ägerisee. Since 1 ...

. Known as Wilägeri, an outlying settlement of Ägeri, the community split in 1798, at the formation of the

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, into two municipalities, Oberägeri and Unterägeri. Mittenägeri lies between the two villages, on the territory of Unterägeri. Originally smaller than Oberägeri, Unterägeri grew more quickly during

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, lying at the road from

Schwyz The town of Schwyz (; french: Schwytz; it, Svitto) is the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. The Federal Charter of 1291 or ''Bundesbrief'', the charter that eventually led to the foundation of Switzerland, can be seen at the ...

, and it is now significantly larger than Oberägeri.

Demographics

Unterägeri has a population (as of ) of . , 19.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 15.8%. Most of the population () speaks German (87.8%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 2.6%) and English being third ( 1.7%).Swiss Federal Statistical Office
accessed 22-Sep-2009 In the

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the most popular party was the SVP which received 32% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (26.8%), the FDP (21.3%) and the

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(13.1%). In Unterägeri about 74.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory

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or additional higher education (either university or a ''

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''). Unterägeri has an unemployment rate of 1.63%. , there were 178 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 61 businesses involved in this sector. 736 people are employed in the

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and there are 78 businesses in this sector. 1,587 people are employed in the

tertiary sector The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector ( raw materials) and the secon ...

, with 267 businesses in this sector.

References

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