Rapperswil

former town in the municipality of Rapperswil-Jona in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
City city Q688539
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Rapperswil

Summary

Rapperswil is a city[1]. Rapperswil draws 94 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #670 of 5,534).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rapperswil is located in Rapperswil-Jona[3].
  • Rapperswil is in the country of Switzerland[4].
  • Rapperswil's image is recorded as Rapperswil - Seedamm - Holzbrücke - Etzel Kulm 2010-10-21 16-39-22.JPG[5].
  • Rapperswil's instance of is recorded as city[6].
  • Rapperswil's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Switzerland[7].
  • Rapperswil's instance of is recorded as neighborhood[8].
  • Rapperswil's shares border with is recorded as Jona[9].
  • Rapperswil's shares border with is recorded as Freienbach[10].
  • Rapperswil's coat of arms image is recorded as Rapperswil CoA.svg[11].
  • Rapperswil's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 130192089[12].
  • Rapperswil's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 247633649[13].
  • Rapperswil's GND ID is recorded as 4048417-8[14].
  • Rapperswil's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81024635[15].
  • Rapperswil's postal code is recorded as 8640[16].
  • Rapperswil's Commons category is recorded as Rapperswil[17].
  • Rapperswil's licence plate code is recorded as SG[18].
  • Rapperswil's local dialing code is recorded as 055[19].
  • +1220-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Rapperswil[20].
  • Rapperswil's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.22557, 'lon': 8.82228}[21].
  • Rapperswil's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05_5rls[22].
  • Rapperswil's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge561264[23].
  • Rapperswil's Swiss municipality code is recorded as 3336[24].
  • Rapperswil's significant event is recorded as Siege of Rapperswil[25].
  • Rapperswil's official website is recorded as http://www.rapperswil.ch[26].
  • Rapperswil's HDS ID is recorded as 001371[27].

Body

Geography

Rapperswil is in the country of Switzerland[4]. Rapperswil is located in Rapperswil-Jona[3].

Physical Characteristics

Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+409'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+408'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2050'}[30], {'amount': '+2060'}[31], {'amount': '+2101'}[32], {'amount': '+2118'}[33], {'amount': '+2116'}[34], and {'amount': '+2129'}[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[6], former municipality of Switzerland[7], and neighborhood[8]. Rapperswil's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection[36].

History and Context

+1220-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Rapperswil[20].

Why It Matters

Rapperswil draws 94 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #670 of 5,534).[2] Rapperswil has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Rapperswil is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Historicized municipal directory of Switzerland. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [34] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [35] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [36] . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Retrieved . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [28] . wikidata.org.
  34. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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