Steinhausen, Switzerland
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| Coordinates: 47°12′N 8°29′E / 47.200°N 8.483°ECoordinates: 47°12′N 8°29′E / 47.200°N 8.483°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Zug | |
| District | n.a. | |
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| • Total | 5.05 km2 (1.95 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 427 m (1,401 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 9,543 | |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 6312 | |
| SFOS number | 1708 | |
| Surrounded by | Baar, Cham, Kappel am Albis (ZH), Knonau (ZH), Zug | |
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Steinhausen is a city in the canton of Zug in Switzerland.
Steinhausen is first mentioned in 1173 as Steinhusin.
Steinhausen has an area, as of 2006[update], of 5 km2 (1.9 sq mi). Of this area, 50.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 15.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 33.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The municipality is located on the north-west edge of the Lorze river flood plain. It consists of the village of Steinhausen and the hamlets of Bann and Erli.
Steinhausen has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 9,543. As of 2007[update], 19.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 8.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (86.2%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 3.4%) and Italian being third ( 2.8%).
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 28.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (22.7%), the FDP (19.7%) and the Green Party (19.5%).
In Steinhausen about 78.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
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