Menzingen

Municipality in the canton of Zug · FSO no. 1704

Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.

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The parcel data lists 1’622 parcels in Menzingen, covering 27.5 km². 55.1% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’162 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’622
6.6% of the canton
Total area
27.5 km²
11.5% of the canton
Median area
1’162 m²
Canton: 854 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
55.1%
Canton: 63.6%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1988
Canton: 1985
Switzerland: 1975

About Menzingen

Menzingen ranks 8th of 11 municipalities in the canton of Zug by number of parcels and holds 6.6% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 11.5% of their area. The median parcel in Menzingen measures 1’162 m², larger than the canton median of 854 m². Menzingen is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 55.1% of its parcels have a building, against 63.6% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (29.8%), Wohnzone 2 (21.9%) and Wald (17.4%). In total, Menzingen uses 21 zone designations.

According to the building register, Menzingen has 1’675 buildings with 2’163 dwellings, 1.3 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 49.4% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 49% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (33.6% of them), and 28% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1988, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1985).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 894 (55.1%)

Unbuilt: 728 (44.9%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Landwirtschaftszone48318.53 km²55.3%
Wohnzone 23550.27 km²76.3%
Wald2836.18 km²13.4%
Wohnzone 3920.08 km²90.2%
Verkehrsflaeche790.39 km²2.5%
Kernzone A500.02 km²82.0%
Naturschutz kantonal500.90 km²14.0%
Wohnzone 4440.05 km²75.0%
Wohn und Arbeitszone 2340.03 km²85.3%
Kernzone B330.03 km²87.9%
Weilerzone290.03 km²93.1%
Oeffentliches Interesse Bauten Anlagen210.11 km²90.5%
Other zones (9 labels)690.89 km²69.6%

Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.

Building stock

The building register lists 1’675 buildings with 2’163 dwellings here; 378 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’675
Dwellings
2’163
Single-family houses
378
Building volume
3.1 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential765
  • Mixed use41
  • Non-residential821
  • Other48

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 192091
  • 1920-194523
  • 1946-196036
  • 1961-1980180
  • 1981-2000300
  • 2001-2010123
  • 2011-2020100
  • 2021 and later27
  • Unknown year14

Maps and geodata for Menzingen

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