Rapperswil, Berne
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| Population | 2,104 (December 2005) | |||||||||
| - Density | 116 /km² (299 /sq.mi.) | |||||||||
| Area | 18.2 km² (7 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 521 m (1,709 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 3255, 3256 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0310 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by (view map) |
Scheunen, Bangerten, Zuzwil, Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee, Münchenbuchsee, Schüpfen, Grossaffoltern, Wengi, Ruppoldsried, and Messen (in the Canton of Solothurn) | |||||||||
| Website | www.rapperswil-be.ch | |||||||||
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Rapperswil is a municipality in the district of Aarberg in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It lies 13 km north of the capital Bern.
It lies on the Swiss Plateau and stretches between the valleys of the Limpach in the north and the Lyss in the south.
There are ten communities within the municipality:
- Rapperswil (521 m), at the entrance of the Wilbach stream, with the hamlet Habanger (515 m) west of the Wilbach, population 583.
- Wierezwil (521 m) on the western plateau, with the hamlet Rüberi (523 m), population 164.
- Frauchwil (503 m) in the valley of the Hohschwerzibach stream, population 81.
- Zimlisberg (527 m) on the eastern plateau, with the hamlet Holzhäusern (522), population 121.
- Bittwil (552 m) on the plateau south of the Limpach, population 68.
- Vogelsang (539 m) in a clearing in the Buechwald forest, poopulation 58.
- Seewil (554 m) on the plateau between the Hardwald forest and Äckenberg, population 209.
- Dieterswil (562 m) on the plateau north of Äckenberg, population 262.
- Moosaffoltern (584 m) on the plateau south of Oberholzes, in the Moossee valley, population 90.
- Lätti (540 m) in the northern valley branch of the Moossee valley, population 449.
[edit] External links
- Aerial photos (German)
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