Rapperswil, Bern

For Rapperswil, canton of St. Gallen, see Rapperswil.
Rapperswil
Municipality
Aerial view of Rapperswil village
Aerial view of Rapperswil village
Coat of arms of Rapperswil
Coat of arms
Location of Rapperswil
Map
Rapperswil is located in Switzerland
Rapperswil
Rapperswil
Rapperswil is located in Canton of Bern
Rapperswil
Rapperswil
Coordinates: 47°4′N 7°25′E / 47.067°N 7.417°E / 47.067; 7.417
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictSeeland
Area
[1]
 • Total
20.40 km2 (7.88 sq mi)
Elevation
521 m (1,709 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total
2,617
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3255, 3256, 3251
SFOS number0310
ISO 3166 codeCH-BE
Surrounded byScheunen, Bangerten, Zuzwil, Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee, Münchenbuchsee, Schüpfen, Grossaffoltern, Wengi, Ruppoldsried, and Messen (in the Canton of Solothurn)
Websitewww.rapperswil-be.ch
SFSO statistics

Rapperswil is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It lies 13 km (8.1 mi) north of the capital Bern. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Ruppoldsried merged into Rapperswil.[3] On 1 January 2016 the former municipality of Bangerten merged into Rapperswil.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 14 January 2013
  4. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz Archived 2015-11-13 at the Wayback Machine published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 19 January 2016