Rapperswil-Jona

Rapperswil-Jona
Rapperswil-Jona as seen from Kempraten-Lenggis, Jona to the left, Rapperswil and Seedamm to the right, Obersee (upper Lake Zürich) and Lachen (SZ) in the background (March 2010)
Rapperswil-Jona as seen from Kempraten-Lenggis, Jona to the left, Rapperswil and Seedamm to the right, Obersee (upper Lake Zürich) and Lachen (SZ) in the background (March 2010)
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Coat of arms of Rapperswil-Jona
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Rapperswil-Jona is located in Switzerland
Rapperswil-Jona
Rapperswil-Jona
Rapperswil-Jona is located in Canton of St. Gallen
Rapperswil-Jona
Rapperswil-Jona
Coordinates: 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
 • Total
22.17 km2 (8.56 sq mi)
Elevation
409 m (1,342 ft)
Highest elevation
(Eggwald, Wagen)
544 m (1,785 ft)
Lowest elevation
(Busskirch)
407 m (1,335 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total
26,995
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
8640
SFOS number3340
ISO 3166 codeCH-SG
LocalitiesRapperswil, Jona, Bollingen, Busskirch, Curtiberg, Kempraten-Lenggis, Wagen
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)
Websiterapperswil-jona.ch
SFSO statistics

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 the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.

  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.