Of the rest of the land, 7.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

[5] The municipality is located on a moraine plateau between the Lorze and Sihl rivers at an elevation of about 800 m (2,600 ft).

It consists of the village of Menzingen and a number of hamlets and individual farm houses.

It includes Edlibach and Finstersee and, until the late 1950s, was the highest destination of the then famous Zug tramways.

[5] In the 2007 federal election, the most popular party was the SVP which received 31.6% of the vote.