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Zug (French: Zoug, Italian: Zugo) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. It is located in central Switzerland and its capital is Zug. The canton of Zug is one of the smallest cantons, both in size and population, its total area is only 239 km².

1 Geography

The canton of Zug is located in central Switzerland. The canton of Lucerne and Canton of Aargau lie to its west. To the north, the canton is bond by the Canton of Zurich, whereas to the west and south lies the Canton of Schwyz.

Most of the land is considered productive. The lakes Zug and Lake of Ägeri make up a considerable area of the canton's lands. The Lake of Ägeri is wholly within the canton, whereas the Lake of Zug is shared with the cantons of Lucerne and Schwyz.

The canton is located on a hilly plateau. The Hohe Rohne is the highest elevation (1,205 m) in the east of the canton. The Zugerberg (1,040 m) in the south is another notable elevation. It is part of the Rossberg massif which rises to the Wildspitz (1,583 m) east of the lake of Zug. This massif separates the lake of Zug from the basin and lake of Aegeri. It also separates the hilly district of Menzingen from the lake of Zug.

The Lorze river is the principal drainage in the canton. It originates in the Lake of Ägeri from where it flows northward through moraine deposits in a deep gorge with fine stalactite caverns. The river eventually enters the lake of Zug very near from where the river Reuss originates. The river Reuss forms the boundary of the canton in the north west.

2 History

The earlier history of the canton is practically identical with that of its capital Zug. From 1728 to 1738 it was distracted by violent disputes about the distribution of the French pensions. In 1798Events February- October Irish Rebellion of 1798 April 7 The Mississippi Territory is organized from territory ceded by Georgia and South Carolina and is later twice expanded to include disputed territory claimed by both the U. and Spain April 26 France a its inhabitants opposed the French. The canton formed part of the Tellgau and later was one of the districts of the huge canton of the Waldstätten in the Helvetic RepublicThe Helvetic Republic was a state formation in the area of Switzerland. It existed between 1798 and 1803. On 5 March 1798, French troops entered what is today Switzerland. As a result, the existing Swiss Confederation collapsed. On 12 April 1798 Helvetic. The canton of Waldstätten also consisted of what is today the Canton of Schwyz, the Canton of Lucerne, UnterwaldenUnterwalden is a region in central Switzerland, south of Lake Lucerne. It consists of an upper part, the canton of Obwalden, and a lower part, the canton of Nidwalden. Unterwalden was one of the three participants in the 1291 alliance with Uri and Schwyz, and the Canton of UriUri is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. It is located in central Switzerland. The canton's territory covers the valley of the Reuss River between Lake Lucerne and the Gotthard pass. German is the primary language spoken in Uri. The population is abou.

In 1803 the canton of Zug regained its independence as a separate canton. The constitution of 1814 abolished open assemblies (Landsgemeinde), which had existed for in the canton since 1376. In 1845 the canton of Zug became a member of the Sonderbund and shared in the war of 1847 which was lost to the Swiss confederation. In 1848 the remaining functions of the open assemblies (Landsgemeinde) were abolished. Both in 1848 and in 1874 the canton voted against the federal constitutions. The constitution of 1876 was amended in 1881, and replaced by a new one in 1894.

On the eastern shore of the lake of Ägeri is the site of the famous Battle of Morgarten, won by the Swiss in 1315. In this battle the powerful Habsburgs were defeated.