Zug - Zug (English spelling)

Japanese: ツーク - つーく(英語表記)Zug
Zug - Zug (English spelling)

The capital of the canton of Zug in central Switzerland. It is located on the shores of Lake Zug, at an altitude of 425 meters. It has a population of 22,917 (2001). Until the 13th century, it was just a fishing village, and its name comes from the act of pulling fishing nets. It became a city under the rule of the Prince of Küburg around 1240, and eventually became part of the Habsburgs, and in 1352 it became the capital of a federal state. For hundreds of years, the city was an important fish market and logistics base on the way to the St. Gothard Pass. The opening of the railway from Zurich through this town to the St. Gothard Pass or to Lucerne dealt a blow to lake traffic on Lake Zug, but at the same time, a commercial and industrial district was born near the station. It is now an industrial city producing metals, machinery, and tools, and its city limits extend to the town of Baar, 3 kilometers away. Low taxes have attracted financial and trading companies.

The Canton of Zug is the third smallest canton after Basel City and Appenzell Innerrhoden, with an area of ​​239 square kilometres, about half of which is non-agricultural. It has a population of 100,900 (2001), of which 90% speak German and 71% are Catholic. Small villages are distributed in the hills and mountains, and dairy farming is practiced, but in the valley plains intensive fruit farming is also carried out. In urban areas, industries such as textiles, machinery, food and paper are carried out.

[Ikuo Maejima]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

スイス中部、ツーク州の州都。ツーク湖の湖岸にあり、標高425メートル。人口2万2917(2001)。13世紀までは一漁村にすぎず、地名も漁網を引くことに由来する。1240年ごろキューブルク侯治下で都市となり、やがてハプスブルク家領となり、1352年には連邦加盟州の州都となった。市は数百年間、サン・ゴタルド峠へ向かう途上の重要な魚市場であり、兵站(へいたん)地であった。チューリヒからこの町を経てサン・ゴタルド峠またはルツェルンに至る鉄道開通により、ツーク湖の湖上交通は打撃を被ったが、一方、駅付近に商工業地区が生まれた。現在は金属、機械、器具を産する工業都市で、市域の延長は3キロメートル離れたバールの町に続いている。税金が安いため金融業、商社が集まる。

 ツーク州はバーゼル・シュタット準州、アッペンツェル・インナーローデン準州に次ぐ小さいほうから数えて3番目の州で、面積239平方キロメートル、うち約半分は非農耕地である。人口10万0900(2001)。うち90%がドイツ語を話し、71%がカトリック教徒である。丘陵地、山地には小村が分布し、酪農を営むが、谷底平野では加えて集約的な果樹作も行われる。都市部では繊維、機械、食品、製紙などの工業が行われる。

[前島郁雄]

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