Forgotten History
Rapperswil Castle
Rapperswil, Switzerland
Rapperswil Castle (Swiss German: Schloss Rapperswil) is a castle, built in the early 13th century by the House of Rapperswil, in the formerly independent city of Rapperswil. The castle is located on the eastern Lake Zurich's western Obersee lakeshore in Rapperswil, a locality of the Rapperswil-Jona municipality in Switzerland's canton of St. Gallen. Since 1870 the castle has been home to the Polish National Museum established by Polish émigrés, including the castle's lessee and restorer, Count Wladyslaw Broel-Plater. Schloss Rapperswil and the Museum are listed in the Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance as Class A objects of national importance.
- Category
- Forgotten History
- Location
- Rapperswil, Switzerland
- Address
- Lindenhof 263, Rapperswil
- Coordinates
- 47.22667, 8.81833
- How to get there
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- Wikidata
- Q1354897
What is Rapperswil Castle?
Rapperswil Castle is a Forgotten History place on VeroMaps, on Lindenhof 263. Other places close by: Liebfrauenkapelle, Heilig Hüsli, St. Wendelin Chapel, Drei Eidgenossen Chapel.
Where is Rapperswil Castle?
Rapperswil Castle is in Rapperswil, Switzerland. Coordinates: 47.22667, 8.81833.
How do I get to Rapperswil Castle?
Rapperswil Castle is at Lindenhof 263, Rapperswil, Switzerland (47.22667, 8.81833). Enter these coordinates in Google Maps, Apple Maps or OpenStreetMap for walking, cycling or driving directions.