Baar
municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland
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Baar is a municipality in Switzerland[1]. Its official language is German. As of 2018, Baar had a population of 24,000[2].
The municipality covers an area of 24.8 square kilometers. Its elevation is 443 meters above sea level. Baar observes UTC+01:00 and UTC+02:00 as its time zones.
Key Facts
- Member of: SGV-ACS[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Canton of Zug[4]
- Country: Switzerland[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Lorze[6]
- Instance of: city of Switzerland[7]
- Official language: German[8]
- Shares border with: Hausen am Albis[9], Kappel am Albis[10], Menzingen[11], Neuheim[12], Steinhausen[13], Unterägeri[14], Zug[15]
- Postal code: 6340[16]
- Commons category: Baar, Switzerland[17]
- Licence plate code: ZG[18]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[19], UTC+02:00[20]
- Local dialing code: 041[21]
- Official website: https://www.baar.ch[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Baar, Switzerland[23]
- Commons gallery: Baar, Switzerland[24]
- Population: 24,232[25], 24,322[26], 24,464[27]
- External data available at URL: https://geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/1701[28]
- Described by source: Meyer’s Universum, Neunter Band[29]
- Official name: Baar[30]
- List of monuments: list of cultural properties in Baar[31]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Baar, Switzerland[32]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Baar, Switzerland[33]
- Elevation above sea level: 443 m[34]
- Area: 24.83 km²[35], 24.85 km²[36]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[37]
Why It Matters
Baar has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Baar is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]