Rapperswil-Jona

Rapperswil-Jona (short: Rappi) is a municipality in See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is at the east side of Lake Zurich (Zürichsee). As of December 2016, 26,962 people lived there.

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Coat of arms of Rapperswil-Jona
Coordinates: 47°13′N 8°49′E / 47.217°N 8.817°E / 47.217; 8.817Coordinates: 47°13′N 8°49′E / 47.217°N 8.817°E / 47.217; 8.817
CountrySwitzerland
CantonSt. Gallen
DistrictSee-Gaster
Government
 • ExecutiveStadtrat
with 7 members
 • MayorStadtpräsident (list)
Martin Stoeckling CVP/PDC
(as of February 2016)
Area
 • Total1.74 km2 (0.67 sq mi)
Elevation
409 m (1,342 ft)
Population
 (December 2016)
 • Total26,962
 • Density15,500/km2 (40,130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
8640
LocalitiesRapperswil, Jona, Bollingen, Busskirch, Curtiberg, Lenggis, Wagen, Wurmsbach
Surrounded byAltendorf (SZ), Bubikon (ZH), Eschenbach, Freienbach (SZ), Hombrechtikon (ZH), Lachen (SZ), Rüti (ZH), Schmerikon, Tuggen (SZ), Wangen (SZ)
Twin townsAalborg (Denmark), Bagno di Romagna (Italy)
Websitewww.rapperswil-jona.ch
SFSO statistics

On 1 January 2007, the municipalities Rapperswil and Jona joined together to become the new municipality of Rapperswil-Jona.[1]

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References

  1. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 23 September 2009

Other websites

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