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{{Infobox Swiss town
| subject_name = Rapperswil-Jona
| municipality_type = municipality
| imagepath_flag = CHE Rapperswil-Jona Flag.svg
| imagepath_coa = Rapperswil-Jona CoA.svg
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| image1      = Rapperswil-Jona - Lenggis Spitzewies IMG 4991 -crop-.JPG
| alt1        = View from Kempraten-Lenggis
| image2      = Jona (SG) IMG 7079.JPG
| alt2        = Grünfels villa
| image3      = Bollingen IMG 2156.JPG
| alt3        = Bollingen on upper Lake Zurich
| image4      = Bootshäuser & Kirche St. Martin in Busskirch SG.jpg
| alt4        = St. Martin, Busskirch
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| alt5        = Rapperswil Castle and port
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|image_caption     = '''Clockwise from top:''' View from [[Kempraten]]-Lenggis ([[Jona, Switzerland|Jona]] to the left, [[Rapperswil]] to the right), St. Pankraz in [[Bollingen]]; [[Rapperswil Castle]], [[Stadtpfarrkirche Rapperswil|Stadtpfarrkirche]], [[Altstadt|old town]] and port; [[Busskirch#History|St. Martin Busskirch]] and [[Obersee (Lake Zurich)|Obersee]]; Grünfels villa and public park
| canton = St. Gallen
| iso-code-region = CH-SG
| district = [[See-Gaster (district)|See-Gaster]]
|coordinates = {{coord|47|13|N|8|49|E|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code = 8640
| municipality_code = 3340
| area = 22.17
| elevation = 409|elevation_description=|highest=Eggwald, Wagen|highest_m=544|lowest=Busskirch|lowest_m=407
| population = 27047|populationof = August 2019
| website = rapperswil-jona.ch
| mayor =Barbara Dillier|mayor_asof=January 2025|
| mayor_title =Stadtpräsident|list_of_mayors = List of mayors of Rapperswil-Jona
| executive_name = Stadtrat | executive_number_of_members = 7
| places = [[Rapperswil]], [[Jona, Switzerland|Jona]], [[Bollingen]], [[Busskirch]], Curtiberg, [[Kempraten]]-Lenggis, Wagen
| demonym =
| neighboring_municipalities= [[Altendorf, Switzerland|Altendorf]] ([[Canton of Schwyz|SZ]]), [[Bubikon]] ([[Canton of Zurich|ZH]]), [[Eschenbach, St. Gallen|Eschenbach]], [[Freienbach]] (SZ), [[Hombrechtikon]] (ZH), [[Lachen, Switzerland|Lachen]] (SZ), [[Rüti, Zurich|Rüti]] (ZH), [[Schmerikon]], [[Tuggen]] (SZ), [[Wangen, Switzerland|Wangen]] (SZ)
| twintowns = [[Aalborg]] (Denmark), [[Bagno di Romagna]] (Italy)
|}}
'''Rapperswil-Jona''' is a [[Municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] in the ''Wahlkreis'' ([[constituency]]) of [[See-Gaster (Wahlkreis)|See-Gaster]] in the [[canton of St. Gallen]] in [[Switzerland]].
Besides [[Rapperswil]] and [[Jona, Switzerland|Jona]], which were separate municipalities until 2006, Rapperswil-Jona also includes [[Bollingen, Switzerland|Bollingen]], [[Busskirch]], Curtiberg, [[Kempraten]]-Lenggis, and Wagen.

The official language of Rapperswil is (the Swiss variety of Standard) [[Swiss Standard German|German]], but the main spoken language is the local variant of the [[Alemannic German|Alemannic]] [[Swiss German (linguistics)|Swiss German]] dialect.

==Today==
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[[File:Rapperswil el la aero.jpg|thumb|Rapperswil from the air]]
[[File:CH Rapperswil-Jona, Hauptplatz 015.jpg|thumb|Rapperswil ''Hauptplatz'' (main square)]]
[[File:Seedamm Jul2002.jpg|thumb|[[Seedamm]] [[isthmus]] ([[ice age]] [[moraine]]) with [[causeway]] and bridge, with both [[railway track]] and [[road]]. The [[Holzbrücke Rapperswil-Hurden|wooden pedestrian bridge]] is shown in the background.]]
}}
On 1 January 2007, the municipalities of [[Rapperswil]] and [[Jona, Switzerland|Jona]] merged to form a new political entity.<ref name=Fusion>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.html Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office {{in lang|de}} accessed 23 September 2009</ref> After the merger Rapperswil-Jona had a population of 25,777 (17,799 from Jona and 7,601 from Rapperswil). This makes it the second largest town in the [[canton of St. Gallen]] after the capital [[St. Gallen]] itself. On {{Swiss populations date|CH-SG}} the population was {{Swiss populations|CH-SG|3340}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-SG}}

Rapperswil-Jona is one of the most significant traffic junctions in the region, and [[Rapperswil railway station]] is a nodal point for the [[Swiss Federal Railways]], [[Südostbahn]] and [[Zurich S-Bahn]] lines. [[Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft]] (commonly abbreviated to ''ZSG'') operates passenger vessels on the Lake Zurich, connecting surrounding towns between [[Bürkliplatz, Zurich|Zurich Bürkliplatz]] and Rapperswil. The ''[[Seedamm]]'', a [[moraine]] of the {{ill|Linth Glacier|de|Linthgletscher}} across Lake Zurich,<ref name="Wagner"/> links Rapperswil with [[Hurden|Hurden (SZ)]] on the other side of the lake. This connection has been part of old [[pilgrimage]] routes. From early centuries, a wooden footbridge led across Lake Zurich. At a later stage, the bridge was replaced by a stone dam. In 2001, a new [[Holzbrücke Rapperswil-Hurden|wooden footbridge]] was opened alongside the dam for the first 840 meters of the crossing. It was built in the same place as the original bridge and links Rapperswil with the nearby bridge chapel (''[[Heilig Hüsli]]'') built in 1551.

The main sights are concentrated in the centre of Rapperswil and can be seen while strolling through the medieval alleys. The main sights of Rapperswil are its roses, the castle, the reconstructed wooden bridge to [[Hurden]] with its bridge chapel, and a [[Kapuzinerkloster Rapperswil|Capuchin monastery]]. There are also a number of [[Church (building)|churches]], [[chapel]]s, and the nearby [[Wurmsbach Abbey]]. In the surroundings of the town there are a number of churches. St. John's Church in Rapperswil was built around 1220 and became Rapperswil's parish church in 1253, the Chapel St. Ursula in the village of [[Kempraten]] was built around 885. The St. Dionysius Chapel, dedicated to [[Saint Denis of Paris|Denis]], the first [[bishop of Paris]], was reconstructed in 1493 and attracts pilgrims. The nunnery ([[Wurmsbach Abbey]]), was established in 1259 and today houses an institute for girls, and St. Martin Busskirch is the former [[parish church]] of Rapperswil.

[[Bollingen, Switzerland|Bollingen]] is known for the "[[Bollingen Tower|Tower]]" built there by [[Carl Jung]]. [[Kempraten]] is one of the most important archeological sites in the canton of St. Gallen and is located at the northern shore of ''[[Obersee (Lake Zurich)|Obersee]]'', the eastern part of Lake Zurich.

==History==
{{See also|Rapperswil#History|Jona, Switzerland#History|Kempraten#History|Bollingen#History|Busskirch#History}}
[[File:Centum prata (Kempraten) - Meienbergstrasse 2012-01-16 14-29-58.JPG|thumb|[[Centum Prata]] archeological site]]
[[File:Rapperswil - Schloss IMG 1405.JPG|thumb|[[Rapperswil Castle]] ''Zeitturm'' (clock tower). View from ''Hauptplatz'']]
Settlements in the area of Rapperswil-Jona date back at least 5000 years. Evidence includes archaeological relicts collected from the Neolithic [[Seegubel]] site or the body burials of the [[La Tène culture]]. [[Centum Prata]], after which Kempraten is named, is an important archeological site of the [[Gallo-Roman culture|Gallo-Roman era]].

Atop the [[Lindenhof (Rapperswil)|''Lindenhof'' hill]] overlooking a former small village (''Endingen''), [[Rapperswil Castle]] was built around 1220 by the [[Counts of Rapperswil]] and is first mentioned in 1229. The town was founded when the nobility of Rapperswil moved from [[Altendorf, Schwyz|Altendorf]] across the lake to Rapperswil. The town was soon acquired by the [[Habsburg]] family who, in 1358/60, built the wooden bridge across the upper Lake Zurich. Later, the town bought itself free, and ending [[Old Zürich War]] made an alliance with the [[Old Swiss Confederation|Swiss Confederation]].

Because of its strategic location along important infrastructure the town grew rich because of flourishing trade. This allowed a certain degree of freedom which was ended with the formation of Swiss cantons by [[Napoleon]]. Rapperswil was at first part of the [[Helvetic Republic|Helvetic]] [[canton of Linth]]. After 1803's [[Act of Mediation]], it joined the [[canton of St. Gallen]]. The locational advantage of the place attracted the national [[Circus Knie]] who built its headquarters in Rapperswil in 1919. The circus is now also responsible for the [[Knie's Kinderzoo]] and the ''Circus Museum''.

=== Cultural heritage ===
After the [[Seedamm]] [[causeway]] and bridge were built in 1878, the ''[[Heilig Hüsli]]'' chapel was the only remaining structure of the medieval wooden bridge. It stood isolated in the lake and was not accessible to visitors until the reconstruction of the former wooden bridge was erected in 2001. The reconstructed wooden bridge is listed as Swiss [[Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance|heritage sites of national significance]] as part of the [[Seedamm]] area including Heilig Hüsli and the remains of the prehistoric wooden bridges respectively [[stilt house]] settlements.<ref name="kgs">{{cite web|url=http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar/a-objekte.html|title=A-Objekte KGS-Inventar|publisher=Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft, Amt für Bevölkerungsschutz|date=2009|access-date=2014-12-07|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628110559/http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar/a-objekte.html|archive-date=28 June 2010}}</ref>

Located on the ''Seedamm'' [[isthmus]], an [[ice age]] [[moraine]] (Linth Glacier)<ref name="Wagner"/> between the {{lang|de|Obersee}} and the main body of Lake Zurich, the area is in close vicinity to the [[Holzbrücke Rapperswil-Hurden|prehistoric lake crossings]] that are documented by finds in the [[Freienbach–Hurden Rosshorn|Hurden Rosshorn]] site.<ref name="palafittes-sz01">{{cite web|url=http://www.palafittes.org/en/unesco-world-heritage/sites-switzerland/index.html|title=Sites Switzerland: ''Freienbach–Hurden Rosshorn'' (CH-SZ-01)|publisher=palafittes.org|access-date=2014-12-08|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007220441/http://www.palafittes.org/en/unesco-world-heritage/sites-switzerland/index.html|archive-date=7 October 2014}}</ref> Three pile dwelling settlements were closely connected to these sea crossings: [[Freienbach–Hurden Seefeld]],<ref name="palafittes-sz02">{{cite web|url=http://www.palafittes.org/en/unesco-world-heritage/sites-switzerland/index.html|title=Sites Switzerland: ''Freienbach–Hurden Rosshorn'' (CH-SZ-02)|publisher=palafittes.org|access-date=2014-12-08|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007220441/http://www.palafittes.org/en/unesco-world-heritage/sites-switzerland/index.html|archive-date=7 October 2014}}</ref> [[Rapperswil-Jona/Hombrechtikon–Feldbach]]<ref name="palafittes-sg01">{{cite web|url=http://www.palafittes.org/en/unesco-world-heritage/sites-switzerland/index.html|title=Sites Switzerland: ''Rapperswil-Jona/Hombrechtikon–Feldbach'' (CH-SG-01)|publisher=palafittes.org|access-date=2014-12-08|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007220441/http://www.palafittes.org/en/unesco-world-heritage/sites-switzerland/index.html|archive-date=7 October 2014}}</ref> and [[Rapperswil-Jona–Technikum]].<ref name="palafittes-sg01-2">{{cite web|url=http://www.palafittes.org/en/unesco-world-heritage/sites-switzerland/index.html|title=Sites Switzerland: ''Rapperswil-Jona–Technikum'' (CH-SG-02)|publisher=palafittes.org|access-date=2014-12-08|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007220441/http://www.palafittes.org/en/unesco-world-heritage/sites-switzerland/index.html|archive-date=7 October 2014}}</ref> Because the lake has grown in size over time, the original piles are now around {{convert|4|m|ft|0}} to {{convert|7|m|ft|0}} under the water level of {{convert|406|m|ft|0}}.

As well as being part of the 56 Swiss sites of the UNESCO World Heritage Site ''Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps'', the settlements are also listed in the [[Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance]] as a ''Class object''.<ref name="kgs"/>

There are further sites that are listed as in the [[Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance]] as ''Class A'' object: The chapel of St. Dionys, [[Schloss Rapperswil]] with the [[Polish Museum, Rapperswil|Polish Museum]] and its archive and the [[Rathaus (Rapperswil)|''Rathaus'']] (Town Council house) of Rapperswil are the more recent structures. The [[Switzerland in the Roman era|Roman]] [[Centum Prata|Vicus ''Centum Prata'']] at [[Kempraten]] and the ''[[Seedamm]]'' region and [[Holzbrücke Rapperswil-Hurden|historical bridge]] (which had existed in some form since the prehistoric era through the [[Middle Ages]] with the most recent bridge in 2001 and ''[[Heilig Hüsli]]'') round out the five.

==Geography==
Rapperswil-Jona has an area, {{as of|2006|lc=on}}, of {{convert|22.2|km2|sqmi|sp=us}}.  Of this area, 37.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.6% is forested.  Of the rest of the land, 28.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.4%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).<ref name=SFSO/>

Rapperswil-Jona is situated across the ''[[Seedamm]]'', an [[ice age]] [[moraine]] built by the Linth [[Glacier]], which separates Lake Zurich into an upper and lower part. The Linth Glacier, named after the [[Linth (river)|River Linth]], also formed Lake Zurich itself ([[glacial lake]]) and shaped the surrounding land. It was connected to the [[Rhine Glacier]].<ref name="Wagner">{{cite journal |last1=Wagner |first1=Gerhard |date=2002 |title=Eiszeitliche Mittelmoränen im Kanton Zürich, 1. Teil: Gebiet des Linthgletschers in der Zürichsee-Talung und im Knonauer Amt |journal=Vierteljahrsschrift der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich |volume=147 |pages=151–163}}</ref> The [[Jona river|River Jona]], which originates near [[Gibswil]] in the [[canton of Zurich]], runs through Rapperswil-Jona and flows into ''[[Obersee (Lake Zurich)|Obersee]]''.

==Demographics==
Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German (86.9%), with Italian being second most common ( 3.1%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (2.1%).<ref name=SFSO>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 7 January 2010</ref>

In the [[2007 Swiss federal election|2007 federal election]] the most popular party was the [[Swiss People's Party|SVP]] which received 30.3% of the vote.  The next three most popular parties were the [[Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland|CVP]] (19.3%), the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|SP]] (17%) and the [[Free Democratic Party of Switzerland|FDP]] (13.1%).<ref name=SFSO/>

In Rapperswil-Jona about 74.6% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory [[Education in Switzerland#Secondary|upper secondary education]] or additional higher education (either university or a ''[[Fachhochschule]]'').<ref name=SFSO/>

==Economy==
{{as of|2007|In 2007}}, Rapperswil-Jona had an unemployment rate of 1.84%.  {{as of|2005}}, there were 183 people employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]] and about 56 businesses involved in this sector.  3,898 people are employed in the [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] and there are 231 businesses in this sector.  8,340 people are employed in the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]], with 1,077 businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO/>

Among other companies, [[Geberit]], [[LafargeHolcim]], ''[[Obersee Nachrichten]]'' and ''[[Radio Zürisee]]'' are situated in Rapperswil-Jona.

==Transport==
===Train===
{{See also|Rapperswil railway station|Jona railway station|Kempraten railway station|Blumenau railway station}}
[[File:Rapperswil - Bahnhof IMG 8939.JPG|thumb|right|Trains at [[Rapperswil railway station]]]]
The municipality of Rapperswil-Jona is served by four [[railway station]]s, of which the main one is {{rws|Rapperswil}}. This railway station is served by [[S-Bahn]] lines [[S5 (ZVV)|S5]], [[S7 (ZVV)|S7]], [[S15 (ZVV)|S15]] and [[S40 (ZVV)|S40]] of the [[Zurich S-Bahn]], the first three of which provide frequent (6 trains per hour) and fast (36 minute journey time) links to the city of [[Zurich]]. It is also a calling point of the ''[[Voralpen-Express]]'', an [[InterRegio]] (IR) running hourly between [[Lucerne]] and [[St. Gallen]]. The S5, S40 and the ''Voralpen-Express'' use the [[Seedamm]] [[causeway]] ([[Rapperswil-Pfäffikon railway]]). Rapperswil railway station is also the terminus of three hourly regional trains of [[St. Gallen S-Bahn]]: the [[S4 (St. Gallen S-Bahn)|S4]] which operates eastwards to [[Sargans]] via St. Gallen, the [[S6 (St. Gallen S-Bahn)|S6]] which operates south-east to [[Schwanden GL|Schwanden]]/[[Linthal, Glarus|Linthal]] via [[Ziegelbrücke]], and the [[S17 (St. Gallen S-Bahn)|S17]] which operates eastwards to Sargans via Ziegelbrücke.<ref name=chmap>{{cite map |publisher=Swiss Confederation |title=map.geo.admin.ch |url=http://map.geo.admin.ch/?selectedNode=node_ch.swisstopo.gg25-gemeinde-flaeche.fill1&Y=707640&X=231967.5&zoom=5&bgLayer=ch.swisstopo.pixelkarte-farbe&layers=ch.swisstopo.gg25-gemeinde-flaeche.fill&layers_opacity=1&layers_visibility=true&lang=en |access-date=2011-12-16}}</ref><ref name=zvvmap>{{cite web |url=http://www.zvv.ch/export/sites/default/common-images/content-image-gallery/linien-zonen-pdfs/Liniennetzplan_ganzer_Verbund_2010.pdf |title=S-Bahn trains, buses and boats |publisher=ZVV |access-date=2011-12-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929051510/http://www.zvv.ch/export/sites/default/common-images/content-image-gallery/linien-zonen-pdfs/Liniennetzplan_ganzer_Verbund_2010.pdf |archive-date=29 September 2011}}</ref>

The other three railway stations are {{rws|Jona}}, served by lines S5 and S15 of the Zurich S-Bahn (combined quarter-hourly service), {{rws|Kempraten}}, served half-hourly by line S7 of the Zurich S-Bahn, and {{rws|Blumenau}}, served half-hourly by lines S6 and S17 of St. Gallen S-Bahn.<ref name=chmap/><ref name=zvvmap/> The fifth station, {{rws|Bollingen}}, is now disused.

The S5 and S15 of [[Zürcher Verkehrsverbund|ZVV]] are operated by [[Swiss Federal Railways]], whereas the S4, S6 and S17 (''{{ill|Tarifverbund Ostwind|de|Ostwind}}''), S40 (''{{ill|Tarifverbund Schwyz|de|Tarifverbund Schwyz}}''), and the IR ''Voralpen-Express'' are operated by [[Südostbahn]] (SOB).

====History====
Prior to the 10 December 2023 timetable change, service over the [[Rapperswil-Ziegelbrücke railway line]] east of Rapperswil-Jona was provided by the [[S6 (St. Gallen S-Bahn)|S6]] and [[InterRegio]] ''[[Voralpen-Express]]'', which combined for a half-hourly service to [[Uznach]]. While the S6 called at all stations, the ''Voralpen-Express'' did not serve {{rws|Blumenau}}. With the upgrade from [[single track railway|single track]] to [[double-track]] between {{rws|Uznach}} and {{rws|Schmerikon}} (constructed between 2021 and 2023), Rapperswil received two additional [[S-Bahn]] services. The [[S4 (St. Gallen S-Bahn)|S4]], which followed a [[circle route]] between 2013 and 2023, was rerouted to run between Sargans and Rapperswil via {{rws|St. Gallen}}. This line does not call at stations between Uznach and Rapperswil. Additionally, a new line, the [[S17 (St. Gallen S-Bahn)|S17]], began operations between Sargans and Rapperswil via Ziegelbrücke (calling at all stations between Uznach and Rapperswil). The scheduled call at Schmerikon of the ''Voralpen-Express'' was suspended in December 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-04 |title=Mehr Züge nach Rapperswil und neue Liniennummern: So verkehren die Züge künftig am Obersee |url=https://direkt.sob.ch/news-detail/mehr-zuege-nach-rapperswil-und-neue-liniennummern-so-verkehren-die-zuege-kuenftig-am-obersee |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=Schweizerische Südostbahn AG (SOB) |language=de}}</ref>

===Bus===
[[File:Jona (SG) - Rapperswil-Jona Stadtbus der VBZ - Bahnhof 2011-11-18 13-30-30.JPG|thumb|Bus of ''Stadtbus Rapperswil-Jona'' at {{rws|Jona}} bus station (before it was renewed between 2013 and 2015)]]
The municipality is served by a local bus service, ''Stadtbus Rapperswil-Jona'',<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vzo.ch/stadtbus-rapperswil-jona | title=Stadtbus Rapperswil-Jona }}</ref> provided since 2008 by the [[Verkehrsbetriebe Zürichsee und Oberland]] (VZO).<ref name=vzomarket>{{cite web |url=http://www.vzo.ch/marktgebiet_de.cfm |title=Marktgebiet |language=de |trans-title=Market area |publisher=VZO |access-date=2013-10-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004082654/http://www.vzo.ch/marktgebiet_de.cfm |archive-date=4 October 2013}}</ref> In addition, ''{{ill|Schneider Busbetriebe|de}}'' operates line 622 to Wagen (continues to [[St. Gallenkappel]]/[[Wattwil]]) and, since December 2023, bus line 995 from {{rws|Jona}} to Hummelberg and Buechstrasse Ost. {{As of|alt=As of the December 2023 timetable change|2023|12|post=,}} the bus services are as follows:

{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:95%; margin-left:10px; margin-bottom:5px;"
!Line
!Route
!Operator
|- align=center
| bgcolor=#94b7d4 | <span style="color:white"><big>'''622'''</big></span>
| [[Rapperswil railway station|Rapperswil Bahnhof]] – Cityplatz – Sonnenhof – Kreuz ([[Jona railway station]]) – Jona Center – St. Dyonis – Wagen – [[Eschenbach SG|Eschenbach]] – [[St. Gallenkappel]] (– [[Ricken Pass|Ricken]] – [[Wattwil]])
| ''Schneider''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.schneiderbus.ch/fahrplan | title=''Schneider Linienbus AG – Fahrplan'' [Bus line 622 timetable] |language=de}}</ref>
|- align=center
| bgcolor=#94b7d4 | <span style="color:white"><big>'''885'''</big></span>
| [[Rapperswil railway station|Rapperswil Bahnhof]] – Cityplatz – Sonnenhof – [[Kempraten railway station|Kempraten, Bahnhof]] – Schönau – [[Rüti ZH railway station|Rüti ZH, Bahnhof]] – [[Wald railway station|Wald ZH, Bahnhof]] – [[Goldingen]] – Atzmännig, Schutt
| (VZO)<ref>{{cite web |title=Bus line 885 timetable |url=https://www.tp-info.ch/sites/default/files/fap/2024/pdf/70.885.pdf |date=2023-11-02 |access-date=2024-01-21}}</ref>
|- align=center
| bgcolor=#ed1b24 | <span style="color:white"><big>'''991'''</big></span>
| [[Rapperswil railway station|Rapperswil Bahnhof Süd]] – [[Knie's Kinderzoo|Kinderzoo]] – Grünfeld – [[Geberit]] ([[Blumenau railway station]]) – [[Jona railway station|Jona, Bahnhof]]
| ''Stadtbus Rapperswil-Jona'' (VZO)<ref>{{cite web |title=Bus line 991 timetable |url=https://www.tp-info.ch/sites/default/files/fap/2024/pdf/70.991.pdf |date=2023-11-02 |access-date=2024-01-21}}</ref>
|- align=center
| bgcolor=#b55314 | <span style="color:white"><big>'''992'''</big></span>
| Sonnenhof – Glärnischstrasse – Grünfeld – [[Geberit]] ([[Blumenau railway station]]) – Feldlistrasse – [[Jona railway station|Jona, Bahnhof]]
| ''Stadtbus Rapperswil-Jona'' (VZO)<ref>{{cite web |title=Bus line 992 timetable |url=https://www.tp-info.ch/sites/default/files/fap/2024/pdf/70.992.pdf |date=2023-11-14 |access-date=2024-01-21}}</ref>
|- align=center
| bgcolor=#fcb812 | <span style="color:white"><big>'''993'''</big></span>
| [[Rapperswil railway station|Rapperswil Bahnhof]] – Cityplatz – Sonnenhof – Altersheim Meienberg – Vogelau ([[Jona railway station]]) – Tägernau
| ''Stadtbus Rapperswil-Jona'' (VZO)<ref>{{cite web |title=Bus line 993 timetable |url=https://www.tp-info.ch/sites/default/files/fap/2024/pdf/70.993.pdf |date=2023-11-02 |access-date=2024-01-21}}</ref>
|- align=center
| bgcolor=#8f52a0 | <span style="color:white"><big>'''994'''</big></span>
| [[Rapperswil railway station|Rapperswil Bahnhof]] – Cityplatz – Sonnenhof – [[Kempraten railway station|Kempraten, Bahnhof]] – Wohnheim Balm – Schönau – [[Jona railway station|Jona, Bahnhof]]
| ''Stadtbus Rapperswil-Jona'' (VZO)<ref>{{cite web |title=Bus line 994 timetable |url=https://www.tp-info.ch/sites/default/files/fap/2024/pdf/70.994.pdf |date=2023-11-02 |access-date=2024-01-21}}</ref>
|- align=center
| bgcolor=#f6821f | <span style="color:white"><big>'''995'''</big></span>
| [[Jona railway station|Jona, Bahnhof]] – Jona Center – Hummelberg/Jona, Buechstrasse Ost
| ''Schneider''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.schneiderbus.ch/fahrplan/8-fahrplan/42-linie-995-buech-industrie-jona-bahnhof | title=''Schneider Linienbus AG – Fahrplan'' [Bus line 995 timetable] |language=de}}</ref>
|- align=center
| bgcolor=#56b03c | <span style="color:white"><big>'''996'''</big></span>
| [[Rapperswil railway station|Rapperswil Bahnhof Süd]] – Kinderzoo – Grünfeld – Geberit ([[Blumenau railway station]]) – Schachen/Feldlistrasse – [[Jona railway station|Jona, Bahnhof]]
| ''Stadtbus Rapperswil-Jona'' (VZO)<ref>{{cite web |title=Bus line 996 timetable |url=https://www.tp-info.ch/sites/default/files/fap/2024/pdf/70.996.pdf |date=2023-11-02 |access-date=2024-01-21}}</ref>
|}

====History====
Until the timetable change on 10 December 2023, bus line 621 (operated by ''Schneider'') ran between Rapperswil railway station and Jona, Buechstrasse Ost. This line stopped operations due to the increase in frequency of line 622, which mostly uses the same route. Line 995 operated between Rapperswil railway station and Hummelberg, but its leg between ''Kreuz'' ([[Jona railway station]]) and Rapperswil railway station was truncated in December 2023 for the same reason. Line 995 now also serves the leg from ''Jona Center'' to ''Jona, Buechstrasse Ost'', formerly operated by line 621.

===Boat===
[[File:Ansicht vom Lindenhof in Rapperswil auf Einsiedlerhaus & Kapuzinerkloster, die Rosengärten und den Hafen mit der einlaufenden 'Panta Rhei' sowie den Bahnhof mit angrenzendem Seedamm und der Holzbrücke über den Obersee 2011-11-27 15-23-50.jpg|thumb|right|Boat of ZSG in Rapperswil harbour]]
Rapperswil harbour is adjacent to the old town of Rapperswil and [[Rapperswil railway station]]. Lake shipping services of the ''[[Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft]]'' (''ZSG'') provide routes to [[Zurich]] and other lakeside towns on [[Lake Zurich]]. Most boats of ''ZSG'' dock [[Ufenau]] island near Rapperswil harbour.

During summer, there is a [[ferry]] across ''[[Obersee (Lake Zurich)|Obersee]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rapperswil-zuerichsee.ch/de/besuchen/natur/sommerfaehre-obersee | title=Oberseefähre }}</ref> The ferry connects a [[pier]] near the [[Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil|University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil]] (now part of [[University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland|OST]]), just south of [[Rapperswil railway station]], with [[Lachen SZ|Lachen]] and [[Altendorf SZ|Altendorf]] in the [[canton of Schwyz]].

===Private transport===
As of 2016, an average of 26,000 road vehicles cross the [[Seedamm]] [[causeway]] and the ''Bahnhofstrasse'' in Rapperswil every day. Rapperswil-Jona is expected to participate as the first Swiss city in a pilot project for so-called [[Mobility pricing]] in order to relieve the traffic on road and rail during rush hours.<ref name="10vor10-20160630">{{cite web|url=http://www.srf.ch/sendungen/10vor10/mobility-pricing-theresa-may-125-jahre-volksinitiative|title=FOKUS: Mobility Pricing soll Pendlerverkehr entlasten|work=Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) |publisher=[[10vor10]]|language=de|date=2016-06-30|access-date=2016-06-30}}</ref>
===Air transport===
The nearest airport is [[Zurich Airport]], which is located {{convert|41|km|0|abbr=on}} north west of Rapperswil-Jona. It is easily accessible by train operated by [[Schweizerische Bundesbahnen]].

==Sport==
[[File:20180204 Cupfinal Rapperswil Siegerehrung 2.jpg|thumb|right|[[SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers]] won the [[Swiss Cup (ice hockey)|cup final]] in 2018 in the [[Diners-Club Arena|St. Galler Kantonalbank Arena]]]]
The [[National League (ice hockey)|National League]] [[ice hockey]] team [[Rapperswil-Jona Lakers]] plays in the 6,200-seat [[Diners-Club Arena|St. Galler Kantonalbank Arena]].

The [[FC Rapperswil-Jona]] is a [[association football|football]] team. It was founded in 1928 and is now playing in the [[Swiss Promotion League]].

In 2003, Rapperswill-Jona hosted the [[2003 World Orienteering Championships|World Orienteering Championships]].

==International relations==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Switzerland}}

Rapperswil-Jona is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:
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|- valign="top"
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* {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Aalborg]], [[Denmark]]<ref name="Aalborg twinnings">{{cite web|url=http://www.europeprize.net/en/?page_id=5|title=Aalborg Twin Towns|work=Europeprize.net|access-date=19 August 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907145357/http://www.europeprize.net/en/?page_id=5|archive-date=7 September 2013}}</ref>
||
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Bagno di Romagna]], [[Emilia-Romagna]], [[Italy]]
|}

==Notable people==
{{main|Rapperswil#Personalities}} and 
{{main|Jona, Switzerland#Notable_people}}

==Gallery and map==
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File:Obersee - Jona Yachthafen IMG 1860.JPG|[[Wurmsbach Abbey]]
File:St. Dionys1.jpg|Chapel of St. Dionys
File:St.Dionys innen.JPG|Interior of the chapel
File:St._Dionys_Bilder_Südwand.JPG|Paintings on the south wall of the chapel
File:Jona (SG) - Busskirch St Martin IMG 2217 ShiftN.jpg|[[Busskirch#History|''St. Martin'' Busskirch]] on ''Obersee'' (upper [[Lake Zurich]])
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File:Jona (SG) - Busskirch St Martin IMG 4774 ShiftN.jpg|''Höllenrachen'' ([[Last Judgement]]) painting inside St. Martin
File:Meienberg (Rapperswi-Jona) - Lenggis Spitzewies IMG 4965.JPG|''Meienberg'' hill
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File:Rapperswil - Holzbrücke IMG 3862.JPG|[[Schloss Rapperswil]] and [[Stadtpfarrkirche Rapperswil|''Stadtpfarrkirche'']] (St. John's church)
File:Rapperswil - Polen Museum Bibliothek IMG 2087.JPG|[[Polish Museum, Rapperswil|Polish Museum]] at the ''Schloss''
File:Seedamm rapperswil.jpg|[[Seedamm]] bridge across the lake
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File:ETH-BIB-Rapperswil-Jona-LBS H1-016732.tif|Aerial view (1954)
File:ETH-BIB-Rapperswil-LBS H1-023317.tif|Aerial view (1962)
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==See also==
; Settlements comprised by the municipality of Rapperswil-Jona
{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
* [[Bollingen, Switzerland|Bollingen]]
* [[Busskirch]]
* [[Jona, Switzerland|Jona]]
* [[Kempraten]]
* [[Rapperswil]]
}}
; Points of interest:
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
* [[Circus Knie]]
* [[Heilig Hüsli]]
* [[Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil]] 
* [[Holzbrücke Rapperswil-Hurden]] 
* [[Kapuzinerkloster Rapperswil]]
* [[Knies Kinderzoo]] 
* [[PS Stadt Rapperswil|Paddle steamer ''Stadt Rapperswil'']]
* [[Polish Museum, Rapperswil]] 
* [[Rapperswil Castle]]
* [[Rathaus Rapperswil]]
* [[Seedamm]]
* [[Stadtmuseum Rapperswil]]
* [[Stadtpfarrkirche Rapperswil]]
* [[Wurmsbach Abbey]]
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Rapperswil}}
{{commons category}}
*[http://www.rapperswil-jona.ch Rapperswil-Jona] (official site) {{in lang|de}}
*[http://www.klosterrapperswil.ch Capuchin monastery] {{in lang|de}}
*[http://www.hsr.ch/?L=4 University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil, HSR] (university)
*[http://www.markstravelnotes.com/europe/switzerland/canton_st_gallen/rapperswil/ A brief history of Rapperswil] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100728033049/http://www.markstravelnotes.com/europe/switzerland/canton_st_gallen/rapperswil/ |date=28 July 2010 }}
*{{HDS|12136|Bollingen}}
*{{HDS|7654|Busskirch}}
*{{HDS|1370|Jona}}
*{{HDS|7660|Kempraten}}

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