Canton of Zug
Zug
Risch-Rotkreuz

Rotkreuz

Rotkreuz is a town in , and has about 8,520 residents. Rotkreuz is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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  • Type: Town with 8,520 residents
  • Description: village in the municipality of Risch in the canton of Zug, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Rotkreuz ZG”
  • Postal code: 6343

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rotkreuz railway station and Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Rosary.

Railway station
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is a railway station in the municipality of , in the canton of . It is located at the junction of the standard gauge Rupperswil–Immensee and Zug–Lucerne lines of Swiss Federal Railways.

Church
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Church
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buonas and Meierskappel.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of in the canton of in .

Village
is a former municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in . On 1 January 2025 the former municipality of merged into the municipality of .

Rotkreuz

Latitude
47.14089° or 47° 8′ 27″ north
Longitude
8.43089° or 8° 25′ 51″ east
Population
8,520
Elevation
430 metres (1,411 feet)
United Nations Location Code
CH RTZ
Open location code
8FVC4CRJ+99
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240026521
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2658950
Wiki­data ID
Q1630904
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swiss German—“Rotkreuz” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “罗特克罗伊茨”
  • Chinese: “羅特克羅伊茨”
  • Danish: “Rotkreuz”
  • Dutch: “Rotkreuz”
  • French: “Rotkreuz ZG”
  • French: “Rotkreuz”
  • German: “Rotkreuz ZG”
  • German: “Rotkreuz”
  • Italian: “Rotkreuz ZG”
  • Italian: “Rotkreuz”
  • Swiss German: “Rotchrüüz”
  • “Rotkreuz”
  • “Rotkreuz ZG”

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Highlights include Dorfplatz and Schul- und Gemeindebibliothek Rotkreuz.

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