Location
Home to a good 10,000 residents, Risch Rotkreuz is an attractive bedroom community right on Lake Zug, replete with beautiful neighborhoods, excellent schools, a low tax base, and inspiring landscapes filled with lush, untrammeled nature.
Transportation
Several regional and municipal railways travel the routes to Baar and Lucerne, Rotkreuz and Zurich and across the Lenzburg to Aarau. Overnight from Friday to Saturday, and Saturday to Sunday, the night-owl express from Lucerne, Cham, Zug, Baar and Zurich brings Rischer citizens back to their homes throughout the night and up to 3:00 in the morning. The nearby autobahn interchange links to the A4, which will connect you to Zurich in 30 minutes and Lucerne in 22 minutes.
Schools
Risch Rotkreuz cultivates its youth and adults with educational programs that far surpass the average. Every level of schooling, a music school and the multifaceted courses and seminars for adults are available to all residents. When the kid’s schools close their doors, the town helps its parents by providing family-oriented child-care services.
Shopping
You can find all the essentials for your everyday needs in Risch at the grocery stores and at the butcher shop, whereas the adjacent Rotkreuz is home to a variety of big-box retailers. And Risch Rotkreuz also offers the services of the apothecary, bank, post, hair stylists and grooming, osteopathy and massage services, and much, much more.
Recreation
(Re-)invigorating recreational options and services for cultural, athletic, and entertainment purposes provide an exciting range of leisure and recreational activities: Surrounded by open, unsullied nature, residents and visitors enjoy leisure and recreation along the shores of Lake Zug or around the riverside landscape along the Reuss River, in addition to the active outdoor experience on the natural trails, at the nearby Holzhäusern Golf Club, the lakeside beaches, sports facilities and of course, the conveniently accessible ski resorts, which guarantee a snowpack. When it comes to cultural choices, Risch Rotkreuz boasts a delightful array of options – and even the opportunity to actively participate – in the music clubs, choirs, dance groups, theater troupes and much more. The downtown areas of the nearby cities supplement access to cultural events of international acclaim.
Restaurants
Several restaurants in Risch and Rotkreuz entice their guests with a wide range of culinary delights – an irresistible invitation to dine. One restaurant particularly noted for its cuisine is at the idyllic “Waldheim” hotel, located on the banks of Lake Zug. The hotel restaurant serves delectable and elegantly crafted meals outdoors under the mature groves of trees in the garden dining area, or inside its elegant dining rooms.
