Einsiedlerhaus

Einsiedlerhaus
Native name
Einsiedlerhaus (German)
Lakeshore at the Kapuzinerkloster and Endingen in Rapperswil: Einsiedlerhaus and Endingerturm gate, Lindenhof hill and the Rapperswil Castle in the background, as seen from Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (ZSG) ship MS Helvetia on Zürichsee.
LocationEndingerstrasse 7, 8640 Rapperswil
Coordinates47°13′36″N 8°48′17″E / 47.22667°N 8.80472°E / 47.22667; 8.80472
Builtprobably first mentioned 981 AD
Architectural style(s)European Medieval
Governing bodyEinsiedeln Abbey

Einsiedlerhaus ("Hermit's dwell") is a historic building with an adjoint garden which is part of the former town wall of the medieval Swiss town of Rapperswil in the Canton of St. Gallen.