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"Bollingen" redirects here. For other uses, see Bollingen (disambiguation).
Rapperswil-Jona is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Besides Rapperswil and Jona, which were separate municipalities until 2003, the municipality includes Bollingen, Busskirch, Curtiberg, Kempraten-Lenggis, Wagen, and Wurmsbach.
[edit] Today In 2003 the municipalities of Rapperswil and Jona merged to form a new political entity. Rapperswil-Jona has a population of 24,400 (17,100 from Jona and 7300 from Rapperswil). This makes it the second-largest town in the canton after the capital, St. Gallen. The town is considered one of the most significant traffic junctions in the region. The Seedamm, a dam across Lake Zurich, links Rapperswil with Hurden (SZ) on the other side of the lake. This connection has been part of old pilgrimage routes. The town's 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 Capuchin monastery. There are also a number of churches, chapels, and the nearby Wurmsbach Abbey.   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 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 (Heilighüsli) built in 1551. In the surroundings of the town there are a number of churches. The Chapel St. Ursula in the village of Kempraten was built around 885. The St. Dionysius Chapel, dedicated to Denis, the first bishop of Paris, was reconstructed in 1493 and attracts pilgrims. The nunnery at Wurmsbach (Wurmsbach Abbey) was established in 1259 and today houses an institute for girls.  Bollingen lies about 5 kilometers along the north bank of lake Zurich between Jona and Schmerikon. There is a railway stop about halfway between the abbey and the village, and a landing for the ferry from Zurich. Jona river is flowing through the municipality in the Lake Zürich. Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (commonly abbreviated to ZSG) is operating passenger vessels on the Lake Zürich, connecting surrounding towns between Zürich-Bürkliplatz and Rapperswil. [edit] History
 Settlements in the region of Rapperswil date back at least 5000 years. The castle was first mentioned in 1229. The town was founded when the nobility of Rapperswil moved from Altendorf across the lake to Rapperswil. The town was soon acquired by the Habsburg family who, in 1358, built the wooden bridge across the lake. Later on, the town bought itself free and made an alliance with the Swiss Confederation. The Counts of Rapperswil had possessions in what is now Eastern and Central Switzerland. They bore the title of count from 1233. The house of Rapperswil founded the Wettingen monastery in 1227 and the Wurmsbach one in 1259, and they acted as Vögte of Einsiedeln Abbey. The house of Rapperswil was extinct in 1283 with the death of Rudolf III of Rapperswil, after which emperor Rudolf I acquired their fiefs. The Grafschaft of Rapperswil proper passed to the house of Habsburg-Laufenburg by marriage of Elisabeth of Rapperswil, the sister of Rudolf III. 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 canton of Linth. After 1803's Act of Mediation, it joined the canton of St. Gallen. Bollingen is known for the "Tower" built there by Carl Jung. 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 zoo and a museum. In 2006 Rapperswill-Jona hosted the World Orienteering Championships. [edit] See also
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