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4 unusual facts about Zug


Interactive Brokers

(IB) is a U.S. based online discount brokerage firm headquartered in Greenwich CT in the United States and with offices in Budapest, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, Montreal, Mumbai, Shanghai, Saint Petersburg, Sydney, Tallinn, Tokyo, and Zug.

Schönegg

Schönegg, Zug, a suburb of the city of Zug in the canton of Zug, Switzerland

Wernher Steiner

Wernher Steiner (1492–1542) was a chronicler of Zug.

Zug.com

From 1999 to 2001 ZUG took a backseat to Computer Stew, a daily comedy Web show produced, written, and directed by Hargrave and cohorts Jay Stevens, Al Natanagara, Tim Elkins, and Moses Blumenstiel for the technology Web site ZDNet.


Céline Schärer

Céline Schärer lives in Steinhausen and finished the Fachmittelschule, a kind of high school, in Zug.

Green Party of Switzerland

In 2007, the Green Party was represented in the governments of the cantons Bern, Basel-City, Geneva (two ministers), Neuchâtel, Nidwalden, Vaud, Zug (two ministers) and Zurich.

Huwyler

This surname is still recognized as linked to the Swiss central region (Zurich, Zug and Lucerne) with roots in the cities of Risch and Steinhausen.

Joseph Vilsmaier

While filming his latest film The Last Train (German: Der Letzte Zug), probably the last movie produced by Artur Brauner, he was injured by the collapse of a camera tower.

Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia

In 2002, Princess Elizabeth received the first Nuclear Disarmament Forum Award, the Demiurgus Peace International, (accompanying president Vladimir Putin, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Ted Turner and others) for outstanding achievements in the field of strengthening peace among nations in Zug, Switzerland.

Schnellzug

In 1987 the new category Interexpress (IEx) emerged for international service, to which normal D-Zug fares applied.

Sonderzug nach Pankow

The melody is based on the swing classic "Chattanooga Choo Choo" by Glenn Miller from the year 1941; the text is loosely based on the lyrics for "Zug nach Kötzschenbroda" by Bully Buhlan from 1946, which uses the same melody.

Walo Lüönd

Walo Lüönd (born 13 April 1927 in Zug, † 17 June 2012 in Locarno) was a Swiss movie actor, best known for his role in the movie The Swissmakers (Die Schweizermacher) along with comedian Emil Steinberger.

Zurich–Lucerne railway line

IR trains operate over the whole length of the line between Zurich and Lucerne every 30 minutes, stopping at Thalwil and Zug, with some stopping at Baar and Rotkreuz as well.

Planned direct connections to Lucerne from Immensee and to Zurich from Arth-Goldau via Thalwil and Zug—to be partly financed by the Swiss government—were postponed for financial reasons.


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