Rapperswil
Sign in to saveRapperswil (; or ; short: Rappi) is a former municipality and since January 2007 part of the municipality of Rapperswil-Jona in the constituency of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland, located between Obersee and the main part of Lake Zurich.
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Place details
- Locality
- Rapperswil-Jona
- Region
- St. Gallen
- Country
- Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra
- Population
- 34,776
- Timezone
- Europe/Zurich
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Key facts
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Rapperswil
- Swiss town.within_municipality
- Rapperswil-Jona
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- former
- Swiss town.image_photo
- Rapperswil - Seedamm - Holzbrücke - Etzel Kulm 2010-10-21 16-39-22.JPG
- Swiss town.image_caption
- Rapperswil as seen from Etzel mountain: Capuchin monastery to the left, Rapperswil castle and St. John's church in the background, Lake Zurich harbour and Altstadt in the foreground respectively Seedamm, wooden bridge and upper Lake Zurich to the right (October 2010)
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- Rapperswil CoA.svg
- Swiss town.imagepath_flag
- Flag of Rapperswil.gif
- Swiss town.canton
- St. Gallen
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-SG
- Swiss town.district
- See-Gaster
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 8640
Key dates
- Inception
- 1220
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- neighborhood
- Country
- Switzerland
- Located in
- Rapperswil-Jona
- Population
- +2659
- Elevation
- +408
- Shares border with
- Freienbach
- Official website
- www.rapperswil.ch
- Image
- Rapperswil - Seedamm - Holzbrücke - Etzel Kulm 2010-10-21 16-39-22.JPG
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15 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Sights
- History
- Early history
- Counts of Rapperswil
- Modern history
- Culture
- Cultural heritage
- Transportation
- Gallery
- Personalities
- See also
- References
- Literature
- External links
Rapperswil (; or ; short: Rappi) is a former municipality and since January 2007 part of the municipality of Rapperswil-Jona in the constituency of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland, located between Obersee and the main part of Lake Zurich.
==Geography== Rapperswil is located on the northern shore of Lake Zurich at the point at which the lake is cut in two by the Seedamm isthmus, which is an ice age moraine. The upper (or eastern) part of Lake Zurich is called Obersee. Part of the old town, the castle and monastery are situated on a peninsula.
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1220 establishments in Europe1220s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire1450s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire1458 establishments in Europe1460s disestablishments in the Holy Roman Empire1464 disestablishments in Europe15th-century establishments in the Old Swiss Confederacy1798 disestablishments in EuropeFormer municipalities of the canton of St. GallenFormer protectorates of SwitzerlandFree imperial cities