Jona, Switzerland

Jona is a former municipality and since January 2007 part of the municipality of Rapperswil-Jona in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Before the merger with Rapperswil, the former municipality of Jona comprised the villages of Jona, Bollingen, Busskirch, Curtiberg, Kempraten-Lenggis, Wagen and Wurmsbach (Wurmsbach Abbey).

Jona
Former municipality
Jona in November 2010, view on Obersee and Glärnisch
Location of Jona
Jona
Jona
Coordinates: 47°13′N 8°49′E
CountrySwitzerland
CantonSt. Gallen
DistrictSee-Gaster
MunicipalityRapperswil-Jona
Area
  Total20.43 km2 (7.89 sq mi)
Elevation
409 m (1,342 ft)
Population
 (December 2006)
  Total17,799
  Density870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
8645
SFOS number3335
ISO 3166 codeCH-SG
LocalitiesBollingen, Busskirch, Curtiberg, Kempraten-Lenggis, Wagen, Wurmsbach
Surrounded byAltendorf (SZ), Bubikon (ZH), Eschenbach, Freienbach (SZ), Hombrechtikon (ZH), Kempraten, Lachen (SZ), Rapperswil, Rüti (ZH), Schmerikon, Tuggen (SZ), Wangen (SZ)
Websitewww.rapperswil-jona.ch
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