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Rapperswil, St. Gallen

Rapperswil
Former municipality of Switzerland
Rapperswil as seen from Etzel mountain: Capuchin monastery to the left, Rapperswil castle and St. John's church in the background, Lake Zürich harbour and Altstadt in the foreground respectively Seedamm, wooden bridge and upper Lake Zürich to the right (October 2010)
Rapperswil as seen from Etzel mountain: Capuchin monastery to the left, Rapperswil castle and St. John's church in the background, Lake Zürich harbour and Altstadt in the foreground respectively Seedamm, wooden bridge and upper Lake Zürich to the right (October 2010)
Coat of arms of Rapperswil
Coat of arms
Rapperswil is located in Switzerland
Rapperswil
Rapperswil
Rapperswil is located in Canton of St. Gallen
Rapperswil
Rapperswil
Coordinates: 47°13.6′N 8°49′E / 47.2267°N 8.817°E / 47.2267; 8.817Coordinates: 47°13.6′N 8°49′E / 47.2267°N 8.817°E / 47.2267; 8.817
Country Switzerland
Canton St. Gallen
District See-Gaster
Municipality Rapperswil-Jona
Government
 • Mayor Stadtpräsident/Stadtammann (list)
Area
 • Total 1.74 km2 (0.67 sq mi)
Elevation 409 m (1,342 ft)
Population (December 2006)
 • Total 7,601
 • Density 4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Postal code 8640
SFOS number 3316
Surrounded by Altendorf (SZ), Freienbach (SZ), Jona, Bollingen, Lachen (SZ)
Website www.rapperswil.ch
SFSO statistics
Lordship (County) of Rapperswil
Herrschaft (Grafschaft) Rapperswil
State of the Holy Roman Empire
1220–1464
Flag
Juliusbanner (1512)
Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Capital Rapperswil
Government Principality
Historical era Middle Ages, Early Modern period
 •  Rapperswil founded 1229 (official date)
 •  Lordship established ca 1233 1220
 •  Inherited by counts of
    Habsburg-Laufenburg

1309–58
 •  Purchased liberty from
    Austria

1415–58
 •  Allied with Habsburg
    and Zürich
    in the Old Zürich War


1440–46
 •  Condominium of the
    Old Swiss Confederacy

1458–1798
 •  Annexed to Helvetic
    canton of Linth

1798 1464
 •  Joined St Gallen
February 19, 1803
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Duchy of Swabia
Old Swiss Confederacy

Rapperswil (Swiss German: [ˈrɑpːərʃˌʋiːl] or [ˈrɑpːərsˌʋiːl]; short: Rappi) is a former municipality and since January 2007 part of the municipality of Rapperswil-Jona in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland, located at the east side of the Lake Zurich.

The town's main sights are concentrated in the Altstadt of Rapperswil and can be seen while strolling through the medieval alleys. The main sights of Rapperswil are its rose gardens, Rapperswil Castle, the reconstructed wooden bridge to Hurden with its bridge chapel Heilig Hüsli located at Seedamm, the Kapuzinerkloster (Capuchin's monastery), the remains of the Middle Ages fortifications located on Lake Zürich, Lindenhof hill, Herrenberg, Engelplatz, Hauptplatz, Bühlerallee and Fischmarktplatz at Rapperswil harbour.

Rapperswil is often referred to as the "town of roses" (Rosenstadt) because of its extensive displays of roses in three designated parks. No less than 15,000 plants of 600 different kinds may be viewed between June and October. There is also a rose garden in the town center, accessible to blind and disabled people.


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