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57-554: Rapperswil-Jona is a municipality in the Wahlkreis ( constituency ) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland . Besides Rapperswil and Jona , which were separate municipalities until 2006, Rapperswil-Jona also includes Bollingen , Busskirch , Curtiberg, Kempraten -Lenggis, and Wagen. The official language of Rapperswil is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German , but

114-528: A Capuchin monastery . There are also a number of churches , chapels , and the nearby Wurmsbach Abbey . In the surroundings of the town there are a number of churches. St. John's Church in Rapperswil was built around 1220 and became Rapperswil's parish church in 1253, the Chapel St. Ursula in the village of Kempraten was built around 885. The St. Dionysius Chapel, dedicated to Denis , the first bishop of Paris ,

171-472: A moraine of the Linth Glacier  [ de ] across Lake Zürich, links Rapperswil with Hurden (SZ) on the other side of the lake. This connection has been part of old pilgrimage routes. From early centuries, a wooden footbridge led across Lake Zürich. At a later stage, the bridge was replaced by a stone dam. In 2001, a new wooden footbridge was opened alongside the dam for the first 840 meters of

228-471: A certain time in Switzerland are also allowed to participate in municipal politics. As at the cantonal and federal level, citizens enjoy political rights, including direct democratic ones, in their municipality. Municipalities are financed through direct taxes (such as income tax ), with rates varying more or less within a framework set by the canton (see Taxation in Switzerland ). As among the cantons, there

285-568: Is a ferry across Obersee . The ferry connects a pier near the University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil (now part of OST ), just south of Rapperswil railway station , with Lachen and Altendorf in the canton of Schwyz . As of 2016, an average of 26,000 road vehicles cross the Seedamm causeway and the Bahnhofstrasse in Rapperswil every day. Rapperswil-Jona is expected to participate as

342-449: Is a tax transfer among the municipalities to balance various levels of tax income. Switzerland has a relatively high number of small municipalities, with a population of 1,000 or less, especially in rural areas. Because of the increasing difficulty in providing professional government services and in finding volunteers for political offices in small municipalities, the cantons tend to encourage voluntary mergers of municipalities. This led to

399-560: Is served by four railway stations , of which the main one is Rapperswil . This railway station is served by S-Bahn lines S5 , S7 , S15 and S40 of the Zürich S-Bahn , the first three of which provide frequent (6 trains per hour) and fast (36 minute journey time) links to the city of Zürich . It is also a calling point of the Voralpen-Express , an InterRegio (IR) running hourly between Lucerne and St. Gallen . The S5, S40 and

456-616: Is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 28.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.4%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). Rapperswil-Jona is situated across the Seedamm , an ice age moraine built by the Linth Glacier , which separates Lake Zurich into an upper and lower part. The Linth Glacier, named after the River Linth , also formed Lake Zurich itself ( glacial lake ) and shaped

513-798: The Bürgerrecht (citizenship), regardless of where they were born or where they may currently live. Instead of the place of birth , Swiss legal documents, e.g. passports, contain the Bürgerort (place of citizenship, or place of origin ). The Bürgergemeinde also often holds and administers the common property in the village for the members of the community. Each canton determines the powers and responsibilities of its municipalities. These may include providing local government services such as education, medical and social services, public transportation, and tax collection. The degree of centralization varies from one canton to another. The federal constitution protects

570-654: The Polish Museum and its archive and the Rathaus (Town Council house) of Rapperswil are the more recent structures. The Roman Vicus Centum Prata at Kempraten and the Seedamm region and historical bridge (which had existed in some form since the prehistoric era through the Middle Ages with the most recent bridge in 2001 and Heilig Hüsli ) round out the five. Rapperswil-Jona has an area, as of 2006, of 22.2 square kilometers (8.6 sq mi). Of this area, 37.4%

627-827: The S17 , began operations between Sargans and Rapperswil via Ziegelbrücke (calling at all stations between Uznach and Rapperswil). The scheduled call at Schmerikon of the Voralpen-Express was suspended in December 2023. The municipality is served by a local bus service, Stadtbus Rapperswil-Jona , provided since 2008 by the Verkehrsbetriebe Zürichsee und Oberland (VZO). In addition, Schneider Busbetriebe  [ de ] operates line 622 to Wagen (continues to St. Gallenkappel / Wattwil ) and, since December 2023, bus line 995 from Jona to Hummelberg and Buechstrasse Ost. As of

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684-650: The SVP which received 30.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (19.3%), the SP (17%) and the FDP (13.1%). In Rapperswil-Jona about 74.6% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). As of  2007, Rapperswil-Jona had an unemployment rate of 1.84%. As of 2005, there were 183 people employed in

741-526: The Swiss Confederation . Because of its strategic location along important infrastructure the town grew rich because of flourishing trade. This allowed a certain degree of freedom which was ended with the formation of Swiss cantons by Napoleon . Rapperswil was at first part of the Helvetic canton of Linth . After 1803's Act of Mediation , it joined the canton of St. Gallen . The locational advantage of

798-487: The Swiss cantons , which form the Swiss Confederation . In most cantons, municipalities are also part of districts or other sub-cantonal administrative divisions. There are 2,131 municipalities as of January 2024 . Their populations range between several hundred thousand ( Zürich ), and a few dozen people ( Kammersrohr , Bister ), and their territory between 0.32 km² ( Rivaz ) and 439 km² ( Scuol ). The beginnings of

855-565: The Voralpen-Express use the Seedamm causeway ( Rapperswil-Pfäffikon railway ). Rapperswil railway station is also the terminus of three hourly regional trains of St. Gallen S-Bahn : the S4 which operates eastwards to Sargans via St. Gallen, the S6 which operates south-east to Schwanden / Linthal via Ziegelbrücke , and the S17 which operates eastwards to Sargans via Ziegelbrücke. The other three railway stations are Jona , served by lines S5 and S15 of

912-505: The historical bridge between Rapperswil and Hurden in the upper lake Zürich , found in the 2000s. At the Kempratnerbucht the Roman transshipment harbour for goods, that have been transported on the Roman streets, on the Seedamm area bridge and on the waterway, was situated. The main road (as of today, Kreuzstrasse and Fluhstrasse ) of the vicus Centum Prata was built parallel to

969-495: The primary economic sector and about 56 businesses involved in this sector. 3,898 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 231 businesses in this sector. 8,340 people are employed in the tertiary sector , with 1,077 businesses in this sector. Among other companies, Geberit , LafargeHolcim , Obersee Nachrichten and Radio Zürisee are situated in Rapperswil-Jona. The municipality of Rapperswil-Jona

1026-610: The Alemanni up to the present time inhabited. Around 120 AD stone buildings with courtyards were erected after a devastating fire in the centre of the village. On its periphery were timber framing houses with long rectangular floor plans were built. Commercial buildings were oriented to the street, facing away from the street, in the same buildings also the living quarters were situated. In the backyards, probably one- to two-roomed smaller buildings were erected, as well as areas for gardens, animal husbandry, rubbish pits and kilns. The Forum at

1083-486: The December 2023 timetable change, the bus services are as follows: Until the timetable change on 10 December 2023, bus line 621 (operated by Schneider ) ran between Rapperswil railway station and Jona, Buechstrasse Ost. This line stopped operations due to the increase in frequency of line 622, which mostly uses the same route. Line 995 operated between Rapperswil railway station and Hummelberg, but its leg between Kreuz ( Jona railway station ) and Rapperswil railway station

1140-572: The IR Voralpen-Express are operated by Südostbahn (SOB). Prior to the 10 December 2023 timetable change, service over the Rapperswil-Ziegelbrücke railway line east of Rapperswil-Jona was provided by the S6 and InterRegio Voralpen-Express , which combined for a half-hourly service to Uznach . While the S6 called at all stations, the Voralpen-Express did not serve Blumenau . With

1197-486: The Seewiese area, then the edge of the settlement on Kempratnerbucht . On the exit road ( Rütistrasse – Rebacker ) towards Vitudurum , a digger fire field with around 50 burials archaeologically was recorded. The area of the vicus Centum Prata and the historical lake crossings are listed in the Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance as Class A objects of national importance. Hence,

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1254-626: The St. Ursula chapel in Rapperswil . On lakeshore Zürichsee the foundation walls of religious structures were also archaeologically excavated, beginning in the 1990s. Seegubel , a Neolothic settlement located between Feldbach and Kempraten , was situated nearby the Seedamm isthmus in close vicinity to the prehistoric lake crossings . The area was neighbored by three other prehistoric pile dwelling settlements: Freienbach–Hurden Rosshorn , Freienbach–Hurden Seefeld and Rapperswil-Jona–Technikum . The area at

1311-481: The World Orienteering Championships. Rapperswil-Jona is twinned with: and Municipalities of Switzerland Municipalities ( German : Gemeinden , Einwohnergemeinden or politische Gemeinden ; French : communes ; Italian : comuni ; Romansh : vischnancas ) are the lowest level of administrative division in Switzerland. Each municipality is part of one of

1368-545: The Zürich S-Bahn (combined quarter-hourly service), Kempraten , served half-hourly by line S7 of the Zürich S-Bahn, and Blumenau , served half-hourly by lines S6 and S17 of St. Gallen S-Bahn. The fifth station, Bollingen , is now disused. The S5 and S15 of ZVV are operated by Swiss Federal Railways , whereas the S4, S6 and S17 ( Tarifverbund Ostwind  [ de ] ), S40 ( Tarifverbund Schwyz  [ de ] ), and

1425-473: The Zürichsee lakeshore at the so-called Kempratnerbucht , meaning bay of Kempraten. It measures about 300 metres (984 ft) in the north-south direction and 200 metres (656 ft) in the east-west axis. The first settlement phase was built in half-timbered and simple wooden houses, later in stone along the main axis. On the eastern edge, there was a cremation cemetery. The centre of the settlement extended to

1482-403: The autonomy of municipalities within the framework set out by cantonal law. Municipalities are generally governed by an executive council headed by a president or mayor . Legislative authority is exercised by a town meeting of all citizens, or by a municipal parliament, depending on the size of the municipality, and on cantonal and municipal law. In some cantons, foreigners who have lived for

1539-405: The crossing. It was built in the same place as the original bridge and links Rapperswil with the nearby bridge chapel ( Heilig Hüsli ) built in 1551. The main sights are concentrated in the centre of Rapperswil and can be seen while strolling through the medieval alleys. The main sights of Rapperswil are its roses, the castle, the reconstructed wooden bridge to Hurden with its bridge chapel, and

1596-660: The eastern part of Lake Zürich. Settlements in the area of Rapperswil-Jona date back at least 5000 years. Evidence includes archaeological relicts collected from the Neolithic Seegubel site or the body burials of the La Tène culture . Centum Prata , after which Kempraten is named, is an important archeological site of the Gallo-Roman era . Atop the Lindenhof hill overlooking a former small village ( Endingen ), Rapperswil Castle

1653-697: The exercise of political rights for everyone except the members of the Bürgergemeinde . In the Regeneration era (1830–1848), the liberal revolutions of the common people helped to restore some rights again in a few cantons. In other cantons, the Bürgergemeinden were able to maintain power as political communities. In the city of Zürich it was not until the Municipal Act of 1866 that the political municipality came back into existence. The relationship between

1710-487: The first Swiss city in a pilot project for so-called Mobility pricing in order to relieve the traffic on road and rail during rush hours. The National League ice hockey team Rapperswil-Jona Lakers plays in the 6,200-seat St. Galler Kantonalbank Arena . The FC Rapperswil-Jona is a football team. It was founded in 1928 and is now playing in the Swiss Promotion League . In 2006, Rapperswill-Jona hosted

1767-413: The large square was completed by symmetrical lateral walls. To the west of the plant, there was another stone building with columns, maybe uses as a Curia or temple. Public institutions such as the spas, are suspected at the area of the present cemetery at the St. Ursula church, and a walled temple precinct with two Gallo-Roman temples, a fire altar and two chapels on the northwest of the settlement at

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1824-582: The main body of the Zürichsee , the area is in close vicinity to the prehistoric lake crossings that are documented by finds in the Hurden Rosshorn site. Three pile dwelling settlements were closely connected to these sea crossings: Freienbach–Hurden Seefeld , Rapperswil-Jona/Hombrechtikon–Feldbach and Rapperswil-Jona–Technikum . Because the lake has grown in size over time, the original piles are now around 4 metres (13 ft) to 7 metres (23 ft) under

1881-491: The main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect. On 1 January 2007, the municipalities of Rapperswil and Jona merged to form a new political entity. After the merger Rapperswil-Jona had a population of 25,777 (17,799 from Jona and 7,601 from Rapperswil). This makes it the second largest town in the canton of St. Gallen after the capital St. Gallen itself. On 31 December 2020

1938-567: The modern municipality system date back to the Helvetic Republic . Under the Old Swiss Confederacy , citizenship was granted by each town and village to only residents. These citizens enjoyed access to community property and in some cases additional protection under the law. Additionally, the urban towns and the rural villages had differing rights and laws. The creation of a uniform Swiss citizenship, which applied equally for citizens of

1995-462: The municipalities under cantonal or federal law. Municipalities are numbered by the Swiss Federal Office for Statistics (see Community Identification Number#Switzerland ). One or more postal codes (PLZ/NPA) can by assigned to a municipality or shared with other municipalities. Between 2011 and 2021 nine of the smallest municipalities merged into others as part of the effort to eliminate

2052-436: The number of municipalities dropping by 384 between the end of 2010 and the beginning of 2019. Some municipalities designate themselves as "city" ( ville or Stadt ) or as "village" ( Dorf ). These designations result from tradition or local preference – for example, several small municipalities designated as cities held city rights in medieval times – and normally do not impact the legal or political rights or obligations of

2109-525: The old towns and their tenants and servants, led to conflict. The wealthier villagers and urban citizens held rights to forests, common land and other municipal property which they did not want to share with the "new citizens", who were generally poor. The compromise solution, which was written into the municipal laws of the Helvetic Republic, is still valid today. Two politically separate but often geographically similar organizations were created. The first,

2166-564: The place attracted the national Circus Knie who built its headquarters in Rapperswil in 1919. The circus is now also responsible for the Knie's Kinderzoo and the Circus Museum . After the Seedamm causeway and bridge were built in 1878, the Heilig Hüsli chapel was the only remaining structure of the medieval wooden bridge. It stood isolated in the lake and was not accessible to visitors until

2223-408: The political municipality and the Bürgergemeinde was often dominated by the latter's ownership of community property. Often the administration and profit from the property were totally held by the Bürgergemeinden , leaving the political municipality dependent on the Bürgergemeinde for money and use of the property. It was not until the political municipality acquired rights over property that served

2280-447: The political voting and electoral body rights from the Bürgergemeinde . In the cities, the percentage of members in the Bürgergemeinde in the population was reduced as a result of increasing emigration to the cities. This led to the Bürgergemeinde losing its former importance to a large extent. However, the Bürgergemeinde has remained, and it includes all individuals who are citizens of the Bürgergemeinde , usually by having inherited

2337-557: The population was 27,483. Rapperswil-Jona is one of the most significant traffic junctions in the region, and Rapperswil railway station is a nodal point for the Swiss Federal Railways , Südostbahn and S-Bahn Zürich lines. Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (commonly abbreviated to ZSG ) operates passenger vessels on the Lake Zürich, connecting surrounding towns between Zürich-Bürkliplatz and Rapperswil. The Seedamm ,

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2394-409: The present Meienbergstrasse lane hosted on its eastern side ( Rütistrasse ) a stone with two distinctive front pillars. The forum was accessible by a wide staircase and by a double door to the main room. The foundations are preserved, as well as the pivots of the door leaf and the locking hole. Due to its central location and the front pillars, the building may also interpreted as a temple. The front of

2451-498: The public (such as schools, fire stations, etc.) and taxes, that they obtained full independence. For example, in the city of Bern, it was not until after the property division of 1852 that the political municipality had the right to levy taxes. It was not until the Federal Constitution of 1874 that all Swiss citizens were granted equal political rights on local and Federal levels. This revised constitution finally removed all

2508-455: The reconstruction of the former wooden bridge was erected in 2001. The reconstructed wooden bridge is listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance as part of the Seedamm area including Heilig Hüsli and the remains of the prehistoric wooden bridges respectively stilt house settlements. Located at the Seedamm isthmus , an ice age moraine (Linth Glacier) between the Obersee and

2565-515: The smallest communities. Only Bister has not merged into a new municipality although the smallest municipality is now Kammersrohr with a population of just 32. In addition to the municipalities as basic territorial political subdivisions, a number of other local subdivisions exist in several cantons. These include: Centum Prata In the Gallo-Roman era the former vicus was named Centoprato (literally: 100 meadows), and in 863 it

2622-528: The so-called Kempratnerbucht , a natural indentation on the eastern lake shore, extends between Feldbach and the Lindenhof hill in Rapperswil on a length of about 3 kilometres (2 mi). Due to its location, the area was already inhabited in pre-Roman times and was used as a natural harbor. Centum Prata was founded around 40 AD at the intersection of the roads between Zürich ( Turicum ) and assumably via Irgenhausen Castrum towards Winterthur ( Vitudurum ), on

2679-451: The so-called Römerwiese (literally: Roman meadow), now a residential building complex, where the remains of walls of a Roman building and several exhibits from the excavations are shown to the public. Further remains of stone residential and commercial buildings are located at Meienbergstrasse , where some pillars and the stairs to the entrance of the Forum are re-erected, and in the cemetery in

2736-659: The so-called municipality, was a political community formed by election and its voting body consists of all resident citizens. However, the community land and property remained with the former local citizens who were gathered together into the Bürgergemeinde /bourgeoisie. During the Mediation era (1803–1814), and especially during the Restoration era (1814–1830), many of the gains toward uniform citizenship were lost. Many political municipalities were abolished and limits were placed on

2793-457: The surrounding land. It was connected to the Rhine Glacier . The River Jona , which originates near Gibswil in the canton of Zürich , runs through Rapperswil-Jona and flows into Obersee . Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (86.9%), with Italian being second most common ( 3.1%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (2.1%). In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was

2850-401: The upgrade from single track to double-track between Uznach and Schmerikon (constructed between 2021 and 2023), Rapperswil received two additional S-Bahn services. The S4 , which followed a circle route between 2013 and 2023, was rerouted to run between Sargans and Rapperswil via St. Gallen . This line does not call at stations between Uznach and Rapperswil. Additionally, a new line,

2907-639: The water level of 406 metres (1,332 ft). As well as being part of the 56 Swiss sites of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps , the settlements are also listed in the Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance as a Class object . There are further sites that are listed as in the Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance as Class A object: The chapel of St. Dionys, Schloss Rapperswil with

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2964-500: The waterway over Obersee , the present Linth canal and Walensee towards Chur ( Curia Raetorum ), and on the alpine route towards the Roman heartland in northern Italy. Hence, the vicus became a commercial center for the surrounding area where artisans, traders, sailors and teamsters lived. Following the prehistorical lake crossings at the present Seedamm isthmus, a 6 metres (20 ft) wide wooden bridge under Empire Marcus Aurelius

3021-497: Was built around 1220 by the Counts of Rapperswil and is first mentioned in 1229. The town was founded when the nobility of Rapperswil moved from Altendorf across the lake to Rapperswil. The town was soon acquired by the Habsburg family who, in 1358/60, built the wooden bridge across the upper Lake Zürich. Later, the town bought itself free, and ending Old Zürich War made an alliance with

3078-401: Was built around 161–180. Centum Prata became an important Roman settlement which besides its regional and transport hub functions also may have served to secure the province borders from the 1st to the 4th century AD. Following the withdrawal of Roman troops to Italy around 400 AD, the settlement was continuously used by the Gallo-Roman population, and remained even after the invasion of

3135-614: Was mentioned as Centiprata from which Kempraten is derived. Unclear due to the naming of the settlement is a Celtic origin respectively a former Celtic settlement. The majority of the remains of commercial, residential, religious and public buildings are situated in Kempraten , some structures in Rapperswil (St. Ursula church and cemetery), as well at St. Martin Busskirch and at the parish church in Jona . There are also Roman era pile remains of

3192-427: Was reconstructed in 1493 and attracts pilgrims. The nunnery ( Wurmsbach Abbey ), was established in 1259 and today houses an institute for girls, and St. Martin Busskirch is the former parish church of Rapperswil. Bollingen is known for the " Tower " built there by Carl Jung . Kempraten is one of the most important archeological sites in the canton of St. Gallen and is located at the northern shore of Obersee ,

3249-571: Was truncated in December 2023 for the same reason. Line 995 now also serves the leg from Jona Center to Jona, Buechstrasse Ost , formerly operated by line 621. Rapperswil harbour is adjacent to the old town of Rapperswil and Rapperswil railway station . Lake shipping services of the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft ( ZSG ) provide routes to Zürich and other lakeside towns on Lake Zürich . Most boats of ZSG dock Ufenau island near Rapperswil harbour. During summer, there

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