Rapperswil, Bern

Rapperswil
Municipality
Coat of arms of Rapperswil
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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]
 • Total20.40 km2 (7.88 sq mi)
Elevation
521 m (1,709 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total2,617
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3251, 3255, 3256
SFOS number0310
Surrounded byBangerten, Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee, Grossaffoltern, Messen (SO), Münchenbuchsee, Ruppoldsried, Scheunen, Schüpfen, Wengi, Zuzwil
Websitewww.rapperswil-be.ch
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Rapperswil is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is 13 kilometres (8.1 miles) 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]

Rapperswil

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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

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