Rapperswil, Bern
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Aerial view of Rapperswil village | |
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Location of Rapperswil | |
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| Coordinates: 47°4′N 7°25′E / 47.067°N 7.417°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Seeland |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.2 km2 (7.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 521 m (1,709 ft) |
| Population (December 2020) | |
• Total | 2,592 |
| • Density | 142/km2 (369/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3255, 3256, 3251 |
| SFOS number | 310 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-BE |
| Surrounded by | Scheunen, Bangerten, Zuzwil, Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee, Münchenbuchsee, Schüpfen, Grossaffoltern, Wengi, Ruppoldsried, and Messen (in the Canton of Solothurn) |
| Website | www.rapperswil-be.ch |
Rapperswil (Swiss Standard German pronunciation: [ˈrapərsˌvɪl]) 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. On 1 January 2016 the former municipality of Bangerten merged into Rapperswil.