How many people live in Rapperswil and Jona?
On January 1, 2007, the municipalities of Rapperswil and Jona merged to form a new political entity: Rapperswil-Jona has a population of 25,777 (December 2007). This makes it the second largest town in the canton after the capital St. Gallen itself.
Where is the village of Jona in Germany?
Jona is located at the eastern shore of Obersee. It has been part of the municipality of Rapperswil-Jona since 2007, as before comprising the villages of Bollingen, Busskirch, Curtiberg, Kempraten -Lenggis, Wagen and Wurmsbach ( Wurmsbach Abbey ).
Where does the last name Jona come from?
The Middle High German form Jonun is recorded 1243. The river name was likely adapted into Alemannic (Old High German) around the 8th century from a Gallo-Roman *Jauna as a weakly inflecting feminine *Jōna (n), yielding modern dialectal Jōne (n) .
Where did the river Jona get its name?
The river Jona flows through the municipality in the Lake Zürich, the settlement is named after the river, first recorded in Latinized form Johanna in AD 834, as super Johannam fluvium. The Middle High German form Jonun is recorded 1243.
On 1 January 2007 the former municipalities of Rapperswil and Jona merged to form a new political entity: Rapperswil-Jona has a population of 25,777 (December 2007). This makes it the second-largest town in the canton after the capital of St. Gallen itself.
Where is the town of Rapperswil in Switzerland?
Rapperswil ( Swiss German: [ˈrɑpːərʃˌʋiːl] or [ˈrɑpːərsˌʋiːl]; 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 .
When did Rapperswil join the canton of Linth?
Rapperswil was at first part of the Helvetic and the canton of Linth ‘s capital city. After the 1803 Act of Mediation, it joined the canton of St. Gallen, and the former Herrschaft Rapperswil was split into the municipalities of Rapperswil and Jona.
Where is the Polish National Museum in Rapperswil located?
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. 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.