Oberägeri, until 1798 simply known as Ägeri, is a municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland.
History
thumb|left|Monument to the Battle of Morgarten
Oberägeri first appears in historical documents in 1150 as Agregia. In 1538 it was mentioned as Ober Egere.
The municipality is located in the eastern pre-alpine, high valley on the northern shores of the Ägerisee at an elevation of about . It consists of the village of Oberägeri and the hamlets of Morgarten/Hauptsee and Alosen (at an elevation of ) as well as scattered farm houses.
Demographics
Oberägeri has a population (as of ) of . , 19.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 14.1%. Most of the population () speaks German (90.2%), with English being second most common ( 2.6%) and Dutch being third ( 1.1%).
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 33% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (32.3%), the FDP (18.1%) and the Green Party (12%).
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! year
! population
|-
| 1660
| 789
|-
| 1743
| 871
|-
| 1798
| 1332
|-
| 1850
| 1,807
|-
| 1900
| 1,891
|-
| 1950
| 2,453
|-
| 2000
| 4,740
|-
|}
: population for the entire municipality of Ägeri 1660 (1'413); 1743 (1'519); 1798 (2'238).
