Cham (Zoug)

Geschichte

Cham is a municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland.LocationCham is located on the northern shore of Lake Zug, 5.5km to the north-west of the cantonal capital of Zug. Surrounding Cham, Steinhausen is the east, Hünenberg is to the west, Lake Zug is south, and Knonau in the Canton of Zürich is to the north. The town has an area of 19.82km2. The train station is located 418m above sea level and the highest point in town is 468m above sea level.The town is located at the mouth of the Lorze river, with two sections (Kirchbühl and Städtli) located on both sides of the river. Cham also includes a number of smaller villages; Enikon, Lindencham, Friesencham, Hagendorn, Rumentikon, Niederwil, Oberwil and Bibersee.Cham has an area, of 17.8km2. Of this area, 63.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 13.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 21.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).HistoryThe shores of Lake Zug were populated at least 6000 years ago with several sites in Cham. A number of finds in the Oberwil village of Cham show that there were a number of middle and late Bronze Age settlements in Cham. In 1944–45 a large, unique Roman watermill with multiple waterwheels was found in Hagendorn village. A Roman warehouse from the same era has been discovered in Heiligkreuz village.