Rapperswil

For other uses, see Rapperswil (disambiguation).

Rapperswil
Former municipality
Rapperswil as seen from Etzel mountain: Capuchin monastery to the left, Rapperswil castle and St. John's church in the background, Lake Zurich harbour and Altstadt in the foreground respectively Seedamm, wooden bridge and upper Lake Zurich to the right (October 2010)
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Rapperswil
Rapperswil Location within Switzerland Rapperswil Location within Canton of St. Gallen
Coordinates: 47°13.6′N 8°49′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	St. Gallen
District	See-Gaster
Municipality	Rapperswil-Jona
Government
• Mayor	Stadtpräsident/Stadtammann (list)
Area
• Total	1.74 km2 (0.67 sq mi)
Elevation	409 m (1,342 ft)
Population  (December 2006)
• Total	7,601
• Density	4,370/km2 (11,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	8640
SFOS number	3336
ISO 3166 code	CH-SG
Surrounded by	Altendorf (SZ), Freienbach (SZ), Jona, Bollingen, Lachen (SZ)
Website	www.rapperswil.ch

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Rapperswil (Swiss Standard German: [ˈrapərsˌvɪl]; Swiss German: [ˈrɑpːərʃˌʋiːl] or [ˈrɑpːərsˌʋiːl]; short: Rappi) is a former municipality and since January 2007 part of the municipality of Rapperswil-Jona in the constituency of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland, located between Obersee and the main part of Lake Zurich.