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Rapperswil (Swiss German: or ;〔Andres Kristol, ''Rapperswil SG (See)'' in: ''Dictionnaire toponymique des communes suisses – Lexikon der schweizerischen Gemeindenamen – Dizionario toponomastico dei comuni svizzeri (DTS|LSG)'', Centre de dialectologie, Université de Neuchâtel, Verlag Huber, Frauenfeld/Stuttgart/Wien 2005, ISBN 3-7193-1308-5 and Éditions Payot, Lausanne 2005, ISBN 2-601-03336-3, p. 727.〕 short: ''Rappi'') is a former municipality and since January 2007 part of the municipality of Rapperswil-Jona in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland, located at the east side of the Lake Zurich. == Tourist attractions == The town's main sights are concentrated in the Altstadt of Rapperswil and can be seen while strolling through the medieval alleys. The main sights of Rapperswil are its rose gardens, Rapperswil Castle, the reconstructed wooden bridge to Hurden with its bridge chapel ''Heilig Hüsli'' located at Seedamm, the ''Kapuzinerkloster'' (Capuchin's monastery), the remains of the Middle Ages fortifications located on Lake Zürich, ''Lindenhof'' hill, ''Herrenberg'', ''Engelplatz'', ''Hauptplatz'', ''Bühlerallee'' and ''Fischmarktplatz'' at Rapperswil harbour. Rapperswil is often referred to as the "town of roses" (''Rosenstadt'') because of its extensive displays of roses in three designated parks. No less than 15,000 plants of 600 different kinds may be viewed between June and October. There is also a rose garden in the town center, accessible to blind and disabled people. The old town (Altstadt) is dominated by the ''Schloss'' Rapperswil located at the peninsula called ''Endingen'', ''Lindenhof'' and ''Herrenberg'' on Lake Zürich perched atop this rocky hill at the bay of Kempraten. The castle dates back to the early 13th century (first mentioned in 1229). In 1350, it was destroyed by Rudolf Brun, the mayor of Zürich, and was rebuilt in 1352/54 by Albrecht II, Duke of Austria. Deer inhabit lands surrounding the castle.〔(Castle of Rapperswil ) (official site) 〕 Since 1870, the castle has been home to the Polish National Museum created by Polish émigrés, including the castle's lessee and restorer, Count Wladyslaw Broel-Plater.〔(National Museum of Poland in Rapperswil ) (official site)〕 A small Capuchin's monastery was established in 1606 at the lakeside ''Endingerhorn'' as a Catholic counterpart to the Reformation's centre in the city of Zürich. The monastery buildings belong to the citizens of Rapperswil (''Endingen'' itself belongs to the Einsiedeln Abbey) rather than to the monks who inhabit it, and is still in use.〔(Rapperswil monastery ) (official site) 〕 The main churches in town include the Roman Catholic St. John's Church (built in early 13th century),〔(Pfarrei St. Johann ) (official site) 〕 the cemetery chapel (''Liebfrauenkapelle'') and a small Protestant church. The locational advantage of the place attracted the national Circus Knie who built its headquarters in Rapperswil in 1919.〔(Circus Knie ) (official site) 〕 The circus is now also responsible for the Circus Museum 〔(Circus Museum Rapperswil ) (official site) 〕 and the Knie's Kinderzoo located in Rapperswil which is particularly aimed at children.〔(Knie's Kinderzoo ) (official site) 〕 Rapperswil also hosts the Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil HSR (University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil) 〔(University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil (HSR) ) (official site) 〕 and an Economics school for parts of the cantons Zürich and St. Gallen. Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (commonly abbreviated to ''ZSG'') operates passenger vessels on the Lake Zürich (''Zürichsee''),〔(Zürichsee Schifffahrtsgesellschaft ) Boat schedules, mainly 〕 connecting the surrounding towns between Zürich-Bürkliplatz and the Rapperswil peninsula with its beautiful harbour area. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rapperswil」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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