Kempraten

Worth seeing in and around Kempraten

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Ufenau

   Ufenau is an island located, with the neighbouring island of Lützelau, in Lake Zurich in Switzerland between Freienbach away) and Rapperswil away). Highlights on Ufenau include St.

   3.1 km · largest Swiss island in Lake Zurich on the territory of Freienbach in the canton of Schwyz · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Polish Museum

   The Polish Museum, Rapperswil, was founded in Rapperswil, Switzerland, on 23 October 1870, by Polish Count Władysław Broel-Plater, at the urging of Agaton Giller, as "a refuge for Poland's historic memorabilia dishonored and plundered in the [occupied Polish] homeland" and for the promotion of Polish interests. Except for two hiatuses, the Museum has existed to the present day—an outpost of Polish culture in Switzerland, a country which, over the past two centuries, has given refuge to generations of Poles.

   800 m · historical Museum in Rapperswil in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Rapperswil Castle

   Rapperswil Castle 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.

   800 m · castle in Rapperswil in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Egelsee

   Egelsee is a lake in the municipality of Bubikon in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Its surface area is 4.3 ha.

   2.7 km · lake in the municipality of Bubikon in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland · Wikipedia
5. 05
   St. Galler Kantonalbank Arena

   St. Galler Kantonalbank Arena, formerly the Diners Club Arena, and originally known as Eishalle Lido, is an indoor sporting arena located in Rapperswil, Switzerland.

   1.3 km · building · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Ritterhaus Bubikon

   Bubikon Castle or Bubikon Commandery is a castle in the municipality of Bubikon of the Swiss Canton of Zürich. The former Commandery, a medieval monastery of the Knights Hospitaller, is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

   3.8 km · building in Bubikon, Switzerland · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Knie's Kinderzoo

   Knie's Kinderzoo is a zoo aimed for children. It is located in the Swiss municipality of Rapperswil.

   1.1 km · zoo · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Catholic Church of St. John with Chapel of Our Lady

   Stadtpfarrkirche St. Johann is a Roman Catholic parish church in the city of Rapperswil, canton of St.

   700 m · church building and part of an architectural ensemble in Rapperswil in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Heilig Hüsli

   Heilig Hüsli is a bridge chapel in Rapperswil, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

   1.3 km · chapel in Rapperswil in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Capuchin friary with wall enclosure

    The Capuchin Friary, Rapperswil, is a Capuchin friary located in Rapperswil in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

    800 m · church building in Rapperswil in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland · Wikipedia

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Getting to Kempraten

Airports

Zürich (ZRH), 32 km · Bodensee Friedrichshafen (FDH), 71 km · EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 106 km

Stations

Rapperswil SG railway station, 900 m · Jona railway station, 1.4 km · Feldbach railway station, 2.6 km · Blumenau railway station, 2.2 km · Kempraten railway station, 600 m

• Geneva → Kempraten

  234 km · quickest by road, 4h 40m · CHF33–44
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• Friedrichshafen → Kempraten

  68 km · quickest by road, 2h 28m · €16–23
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• Bâle / Mulhouse → Kempraten

  105 km · quickest by road, 2h 31m · €13–19
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