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| Coordinates:47°14′N8°49′E / 47.233°N 8.817°E /47.233; 8.817 | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | St. Gallen |
| District | See-Gaster |
| Municipality | Rapperswil-Jona |
| Elevation | 409 m (1,342 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 8640 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-SG |
| Surrounded by | Bubikon (ZH),Hombrechtikon (ZH),Jona,Rapperswil,Rüti (ZH) |
| Website | www |
Kempraten-Lenggis is a village (Kirchdorf) within themunicipality ofRapperswil-Jona,Wahlkreis (constituency) ofSee-Gaster in thecanton ofSt. Gallen inSwitzerland. The remains of the Gallo-Roman settlementCentum Prata are one of the most important archaeological sites in the canton of St. Gallen;Centrum Prata is located at the so-calledKempratnerbucht, inRapperswil andBusskirch onZürichsee lake shore.
Kempraten-Lenggis was a village of the former independent municipality ofJona that in 2006 merged withRapperswil to the town ofRapperswil-Jona. It is located on the right-hand (northeastern) shore ofLake Zurich (German:Zürichsee) northerly ofRapperswil on the so-calledKempratnerbucht, literally "Bay of Kempraten". This natural indentation on the eastern lake shore extends betweenFeldbach, Hombrechtikon, and Rapperswil on a length of about 3 kilometres (2 mi). Due to its location, the area was already inhabited in pre-Roman times and once was used as a natural harbor. To the east, Kempraten is bordered by the bay respectively theLindenhof hill in Rapperswil. These area of the village is calledKempraten.
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Situated in the east,Lenggis is a longish hill slope where the residential area is growing fast and that is bordered by the neighbouringmunicipalities ofBubikon andRüti which as well as Feldbach are situated in theCanton of Zürich.
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Settlements in the region of Rapperswil-Jona date back at least 5000 years. Aerchological relicts have been found at the site of aBronze Age village, and the remains of a firstwooden bridge (16th century BC, reconstructed in 2001) toHurden (SZ) located at theSeedamm area ofRapperswil, being part of the 111 serial sites of theUNESCO World Heritage SitePrehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps, of which are 56 located in Switzerland.[1][2][3]
Among the highlights of archaeological relicts include theNeolithicSeegubel site andLa Tène culture body burials which indicates an early settlement. Linguists are speculating whether aHelvetiic settlementCambioratin (bay hill) has been established on the so-calledKempratnerbucht.[4] Beginning in the 1st century AD, theRoman vicusCentum Prata (100 meadows) has been an important Roman settlement to secure the province borders, and was both a stage town on the intersection of the streets toZürich (LatinTuricum),Winterthur (Vitudurum) viaIrgenhausen (Irgenhausen Castrum) and toChur (Curia Rhaetorum) to Rome's alpine route.Centum prata was an economic center for the surrounding area, too, a residential and commercial area for artisans, traders, boatmen and carters living in it.[5][6] It measured about 300 metres (984 ft) form north to south and 200 metres (656 ft) from west to east, including massive stone buildings, half-timbered and simple wooden houses. At Kempraten's Lake Zurich bay, the Roman transshipment harbour for goods was located that have been transported on the Roman streets, on the lake bridge from Rapperswil to Hurden and on the waterway Zürichsee-Obersee-Linth-Walensee. From here respectively the so-calledEinsiedlerhaus in Rapperswil, there was probably a boat route to the Gallo-Roman sanctuary onUfenau island. After theAlamannic invasion and withdrawal of the Roman administration to Italy around the year 401 (488), theGallo-Roman, probably Christianized population has been still living there.
In 741 and 744, documents in the archives ofSt. Gallen Abbey describe the village asCentoprato, another document in 863 asCentiprata, inspired by the Latin nameCentum Prata. According to a 9th-century document, Kempraten was a well knownpilgrimage site with relics of the martyr Alexander (legend ofTheban Legion). Around 847 legends tell of a pilgrimage basilica with a priest inKentibruto, estimated to be the St. Ursula chapel built around 885.[7] At the beginning of the 13th century, Kempraten was part of theHerrschaft Rapperswil by theCounts of Rapperswil. In 1253 it was part of the formerparish church Busskirch. Today, this old Christian community belongs to the Catholic parish Rapperswil-Jona. In his chronicle, Aegidius Tschudi (he also mentions a stone with Roman inscriptions near Jona) in 1443 (Old Zürich War) mentions as military troops from theOld Swiss Confederacy cantons of Uri, Zug and Glarus, fighting against Rapperswil, had their camp at the street to theRüti Abbey. Beginning 1803, Kempraten was part of the former municipality Jona. On 1 January 2007 the former municipalities ofRapperswil andJona merged to form a new political entity:Rapperswil-Jona that became the second largest town in the canton after the capitalSt. Gallen itself.
Kempraten railway station is a stop of theZürich S-Bahn on the lineS7. It is a 36-minute ride fromZürich Hauptbahnhof and three minutes toRapperswil train station. The station is also served by municipal bus line 994 ofStadtbus Rapperswil-Jona[8] (provided by theVerkehrsbetriebe Zürichsee und Oberland, VZO)[9] and VZO bus route 885 (operates between Rapperswil and Atzmännig, viaRüti ZH,Wald ZH andGoldingen).
The area of the remains of theVicusCentum Prata, thehistorical lake crossings and the Neolithic settlementSeegubel are listed asSwiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance asClass A objects of national importance.[3]
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