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The Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil (''University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil''), also called Technikum or HSR, was a technical
university A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly ...
in
Rapperswil-Jona Rapperswil-Jona is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Besides Rapperswil and Jona, which were separate municipalities until 2006, Rapperswil-Jona also includes Bollinge ...
,
Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
. Since 2020 the former HSR is the ''Campus Rapperswil-Jona'' of the new OST – Ostschweizer Fachhochschule. The university campus is located in
Rapperswil Rapperswil (Swiss German: or ;Andres Kristol, ''Rapperswil SG (See)'' in: ''Dictionnaire toponymique des communes suisses – Lexikon der schweizerischen Gemeindenamen – Dizionario toponomastico dei comuni svizzeri (DTS, LSG)'', Centre de dial ...
at the lakeshore of the Obersee, which is the southeastern part of
Lake Zurich Lake Zurich (, ; ) is a lake in Switzerland, extending southeast of the city of Zurich. Depending on the context, Lake Zurich or can be used to describe the lake as a whole, or just that part of the lake downstream of the Hurden peninsula and ...
. The
Seedamm The Rapperswil Seedamm is the artificial causeway at the narrowest area of Lake Zurich between Hurden, Hurden (SZ) and Rapperswil (SG). The structure contains two bridge segments and is approximately long. The Seedamm carries a road () and ...
, the Rapperswil railway station and
Knie's Kinderzoo Knie's Kinderzoo (German: ''Knies Kinderzoo'') is a zoo aimed for children. It is located in the Swiss municipality of Rapperswil. Location Aimed for children, the zoo is located at ''Oberseestrasse'' nearby Seedamm respectively Rapperswi ...
are in the vicinity.


Trivia

Remains of pile dwellings have been found at the archaeological site ''Technikum'', which is part of the
UNESCO World Heritage World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an international treaty A treaty is a formal, legally binding written agreement between sovereign states and/or international organizations that is governed by int ...
'' Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps''.The archaeological site Technikum
at palafittes.org


See also

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List of largest universities by enrollment in Switzerland This is a list of Swiss universities and other higher education institutions according to the size of their student population recognized by the Federal Higher Education Act, HEdA. Universities and higher education institutions by size Notes ...
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List of universities in Switzerland This list of universities in Switzerland lists all public and private higher education institutions accredited and coordinated according to the ''Federal Act on Funding and Coordination of the Swiss Higher Education Sector'' (short: Federal High ...


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Campus Rapperswil-Jona
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