Baar, Municipality in canton of Zug, Switzerland.
Located at an elevation of 443 meters, Baar extends across 24.83 square kilometers of land between agricultural fields and forested areas.
First documented in 1045 under the name Barra, Baar developed from a linear village along the Lake Zug to Lake Zurich route.
The municipality maintains several local organizations including Bulgarian Orthodox Church community and traditional Swiss music clubs focusing on folk performances.
The executive government consists of seven members in the Gemeinderat, with municipal offices located on Rathausstrasse serving the population of 24,617 residents.
The Lorze river flows through the northern section of Baar, creating a natural floodplain that shapes the local geography.
Location: Canton of Zug
Elevation above the sea: 443 m
Shares border with: Hausen am Albis, Kappel am Albis, Menzingen, Neuheim, Steinhausen, Unterägeri, Zug
Website: https://baar.ch
GPS coordinates: 47.19556,8.52639
Latest update: May 27, 2025 07:00
Höllgrotten
2.6 km
Lassalle house
3.7 km
Lorzentobel Bridge (1759)
2.8 km
Salesianum
4.7 km
Zytturm, Zug
3.4 km
Zug Castle
3.5 km
Wildenburg Castle
3.1 km
Kunsthaus Zug
3.5 km
St. Oswald, Zug
3.5 km
Bibliothek Zug
3.6 km
Baarburg
2.4 km
St. Michael Catholic Church
3.7 km
Verena chapel at Zugerberg
3.4 km
Casino / Theater
3.6 km
Zurlaubenhof, Zug
3.8 km
Kolinbrunnen
3.4 km
Doku-zug.ch
3.5 km
Spinning mill on the Lorze (old building, administration building, Kosthäuser, boiler house, power station, water reservoir)
838 m
St. Martin's catholic church with St. Anne's ossuary
389 m
Schweizerische Bauernhausforschung
4 km
Stadtarchiv Zug
3.6 km
Prehistorical museum, Zug
4.1 km
Reformed church
2.8 km
Staatsarchiv Zug
2.6 km
Baar Reformed Church
623 m
Stadthaus (Zug)
3.4 km
Altstadthalle und Fischbrutanstalt
3.4 km
Maison Kolin
3.4 kmReviews
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