Busskirch

Coordinates: 47°14′N 8°50′E / 47.233°N 8.833°E / 47.233; 8.833
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Busskirch is a village (Kirchdorf) within the municipality of Rapperswil-Jona in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

St. Martin Busskirch on upper lake shore.
Busskirch as seen from Holzbrücke Rapperswil-Hurden at Seedamm in Rapperswil, Buechberg in the background.
St. Martin Church

Geography

The village is located along the northern shore of the Obersee lakeshore between Jona and Bollingen. Busskirch was part of the former municipality of Jona: On January 1, 2007, the former municipalities of Rapperswil and Jona merged to form the new political entity Rapperswil-Jona.

History

Roman era

Beginning in the 1st century A.D., Busskirch was a

Zürichsee to Rome's alpine route.[1]

St. Martin Busskirch church

Busskirch is first mentioned in 842/843 A.D. as Fossonas ecclesiam, in 854 as Fussinchirichun and in 1209 as Buschilche. «A little church dreaming on the lake» wrote Pius Rickenmann, a poet from Rapperswil, in his poem Busskirch. The early medieval

Counts of Rapperswil
, latter by the city of Rapperswil. In 1253 the parish churches of Rapperswil (St. John's Church) and Jona were established: St. Martin Busskirch lost its former importance and was in 1945 integrated in the Roman Catholic parish Rapperswil.

Points of interest

St. Martin Busskirch Church, which due to its idyllic lakeside location is very popular for weddings, is a remarkable landmark on the upper Lake Zürich shore. Today visitors can see the Roman ruins excavated in 1975 underneath Busskirch church. Restaurant Seegartenkeller next to St. Martin church is a popular touristic destination. Jona (river) forms a small river delta near Busskirch and flows at Stampf lido in the upper Lake Zurich (Obersee).

Transportation

See also: Rapperswil-Jona § Transportation

Between Busskirch and Rapperswil respectively Jona there is a busline, provided by Verkehrsbetriebe Zürcher Oberland.

References

  1. ^ "Busskirch on Römersiedlung Kemraten". Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2010-02-26.

Literature

  • Eugen Halter: Geschichte der Gemeinde Jona. Schweizer Verlagshaus, Zürich 1970.

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