Oberägeri
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| Oberägeri | |
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| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Zug |
| District | n.a. |
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| Population | 4,982 (January 2005) |
| - Density | 138 /km² (356 /sq.mi.) |
| Area | 36.2 km² (14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 737 m (2,418 ft) |
| Postal code | 6315 |
| SFOS number | 1706 |
| Mayor | Gustav Iten |
| Surrounded by | Einsiedeln (SZ), Feusisberg (SZ), Hütten (ZH), Menzingen, Rothenthurm (SZ), Sattel (SZ), Unterägeri |
| Website | www.oberaegeri.ch |
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Oberägeri, until 1798 simply known as Ägeri, is a municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland.
It is located on a plain on the northern shores of the Ägerisee.
[edit] History
The first church in the valley was built in 876. After 1100, the land belonged to the monastery on Einsiedeln, and was influenced by the Battle of Morgarten.
The municipality came into existence in the 15th century. Around 1500 several chapels, and the first government building were built in Oberägeri. In 1669 the municipality gained the right to elect its own priest. In 1726 the church is burglared. In 1766 the governments of Oberägeri and Unterägeri (at the time known as Wilägeri) became involved in an open fight during local parliamentary sessions, and the two municipalities split in 1798.
In 1838 the city of Zurich stopped collecting interests they had a right to since medieval times. In the same year the first school building was built in the municipality. The second school was not built until 1956.
Water supplies were established in 1890 by a local pub landlord.
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