Map of Rapperswil, Switzerland
Rapperswil is a city in Saint Gallen, Switzerland, with a population of about 34,776. It lies at 47.2256°N, 8.8223°E. Rapperswil is about 109 km (67 mi) east of Bern, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Uster, 16 km to the northwest.
Rapperswil at a glance
Country
Region
Saint Gallen
Population
34,776GeoNames
Coordinates
47.2256, 8.822347°13′32″N 8°49′20″E
Time zone
Europe/ZurichUTC+01:00 / UTC+02:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
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Distance to Bern
109 km (67 mi)
Where is Rapperswil?
- The 18th largest city in Switzerland by recorded population.
- Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 8 h 28 min on the shortest day to 15 h 56 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Rapperswil
- Uster — 16 km northwest
- Zürich — 26 km northwest
- Winterthur — 32 km north
- Lucerne — 44 km southwest
- Sankt Gallen — 47 km northeast
- Schaan — 52 km east, Liechtenstein
- Eschen — 53 km east, Liechtenstein
- Vaduz — 54 km east, Liechtenstein
- Schaffhausen — 54 km north
- Balzers — 54 km east, Liechtenstein
Largest cities in Saint Gallen
- Sankt Gallen — 75,833
Largest cities in Switzerland
- Zürich — 415,367
- Geneva — 201,741
- Basel — 177,595
- Lausanne — 139,111
- Bern — 121,631
- Winterthur — 111,840
- Lucerne — 81,691
- Sankt Gallen — 75,833
- Lugano — 63,185
- Biel/Bienne — 55,120
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.