Municipalities of Zug
The canton of Zug is a small canton in the heart of Switzerland. It has eleven municipalities. Similar to other cantons, we in Zug decide on the division of responsibilities between the canton and the municipalities.
For issues or services related to local matters, please contact your municipal administration directly. This includes the following services, for example:
- Waste disposal and locations of recycling centres (Zeba)
- Votes and elections in municipalities
- Delivery of voting and election documents
- Updates to personal addresses
- Event permissions
- Building topics (e.g. floor area ratio, building permit authority, zoning regulations)
- Debt enforcement offices/debt collection records
- School enrolment
- Inheritance matters
- Fire service fee
- Justice of the Peace Offices and Arbitration Authority
- Lost property office and police station
- Building value
- Birth, marriage and family register
- Land register and notarial inspectorate: public notarization of contracts
- Property gains tax
- Transfer of ownership agreements
- Permission to have dogs (compulsory registration and leash requirement)
- Health insurance: Proof
- Car park management
- Schools: Registration/de-registration, e.g. for music lessons
- Shop (online or physical) with alcohol sale: permission and opening
- Apply for social assistance from the municipality
- Tax value
- Relocation: registration/de-registration for moving in or out, e-moving
- Apartments: affordable
- Confirmation of residence
- Civil registry office
