Busskirch is a village (Kirchdorf) within themunicipality ofRapperswil-Jona in thecanton of St. Gallen,Switzerland.
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The village is located along the northern shore of theObersee lakeshore betweenJona andBollingen. Busskirch was part of the former municipality of Jona: On January 1, 2007, the former municipalities ofRapperswil and Jona merged to form the new political entityRapperswil-Jona.
Beginning in the 1st century A.D., Busskirch was aRoman lakeside settlement that served as a stage town on the intersection of the streets toKempraten (Latin:Centum Prata) respectively Zürich (Turicum), Winterthur (Vitudurum) and toChur (Curia Rhaetorum) respectively on the waterwayWalensee–Zürichsee to Rome'salpine route.[1]
Busskirch is first mentioned in 842/843 A.D. asFossonas ecclesiam, in 854 asFussinchirichun and in 1209 asBuschilche. «A little church dreaming on the lake» wrote Pius Rickenmann, a poet from Rapperswil, in his poemBusskirch. The early medievalParish church ofSt. Martin Busskirch with its cemetery rests on the remains of a Roman building (1st to 4th century A.D.). Beginning in the 8th century, the village belonged to the Pfäfers Abbey. Busskirch is one of the oldest churches around the Lake Zürich. Even the citizens ofRapperswil had to attend services in Busskirch until Count Rudolf II of Rapperswil builthis own church and achapel next toRapperswil Castle in 1253. In 1351St. Martin Busskirch was incorporated by the monastery (until 1838). In co-operation withJona the settlement formed anAllmendgenossenschaft (farmer's association), reigned by theCounts 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.
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. RestaurantSeegartenkeller next toSt. Martin church is a popular touristic destination.Jona (river) forms a smallriver delta near Busskirch and flows atStampf lido in the upper Lake Zurich (Obersee).
Between Busskirch andRapperswil respectivelyJona there is a busline, provided byVerkehrsbetriebeZürcher Oberland.
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