Rapperswil BE

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Rapperswil BE

Total population

2,712

Coordinates47.06°, 7.41°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Rapperswil is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It lies 13 km (8.1 mi) north of the capital Bern. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Ruppoldsried merged into Rapperswil. On 1 January 2016 the former municipality of Bangerten merged into Rapperswil.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Heinrich Morf

Swiss philologist, romanist and linguist (1854-1921)

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Dewet Buri

Swiss politician (1901-1995)

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Hans Stähli

Swiss politician (1889-1963)

Corinne Schmidhauser

Swiss alpine skier

Edy Hubacher

bobsledder

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Bernhard König

Swiss politician and physician (1914-2011)

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Björn Schneider

Swiss ice hockey player

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Christoph Stalder

Swiss politician (1944-2012)

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Viviane Egli

Swiss writer

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Peter Eichenberger

Swiss politician and internist

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Fritz Raaflaub

Swiss politician (1884-1953)

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Hans Wyss

Swiss veterinarian, director of the Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office

Wolfgang Robert Griepenkerl

German author (1810-1868)

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Robert Zumbühl

Swiss politician (1901-1974)

Philipp Wetzel

Swiss ice hockey player

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Rudolf Hostettler

Swiss typesetter (1919-1981)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Bern

• Dieterswil
  0.8 mi away
• Ruppoldsried
  1.8 mi away · pop. 262
• Bangerten
  1.9 mi away · pop. 161
• Schwanden
  1.9 mi away
• Grossaffoltern
  2.3 mi away · pop. 2,948
• Zuzwil BE
  3 mi away · pop. 545
• Diemerswil
  3.1 mi away
• Iffwil
  3.2 mi away · pop. 423
• Wiggiswil
  3.5 mi away · pop. 98
• Mülchi
  4.1 mi away · pop. 245
• Moosseedorf
  4.7 mi away · pop. 4,130
• Oberwil bei Büren
  4.7 mi away · pop. 912

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Recently spotted species

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Seen 2026-10-16

Triangulate Combfoot

Steatoda triangulosa

Seen 2026-10-15

Hister unicolor

Hister unicolor

Seen 2026-10-14

Common Flower Fly

Syrphus ribesii

Seen 2026-10-14

Variegated Lady Beetle

Hippodamia variegata

Seen 2026-10-13

Giant Polypore

Meripilus giganteus

Seen 2026-10-12

Southern Hawker

Aeshna cyanea

Seen 2026-10-12

Trivittate Marsh Fly

Helophilus trivittatus

Seen 2026-10-11

White-throated Dipper

Cinclus cinclus

Seen 2026-10-11

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).