Polish Museum

The Polish Museum, Rapperswil, was founded in , , on 23 October 1870, by Count Władysław Broel-Plater, at the urging of Agaton Giller, as "a refuge for 's historic memorabilia dishonored and plundered in the homeland" and for the promotion of Polish interests.
polenmuseum.ch
muzeum-polskie.org
+41 55 210 18 62
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  • Opening hours:
    April—October: 1:00 PM—5:00 PM
    March, November, and December: Saturday and Sunday 1:00 PM—5:00 PM
  • Email: info@polenmuseum.ch
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: historical Museum in Rapperswil in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Polish Museum Rapperswil” and “Polish Museum, Rapperswil”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Liebfrauenkapelle and Hauptplatz.

Church
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a chapel in , , , which dates back to the that was built by the House of Rapperswil around 1253 AD.

Square
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a square.

Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the former Rathaus of the city government of medieval town of , in . Today, the building houses a café and restaurant, the city archives and a collection of stained glass windows, silverware and paintings. is situated 120 metres southeast of Polish Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rapperswil and Hurden.

Town
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a former municipality and since January 2007 part of the municipality of in the constituency of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in , located between Obersee and the main part of .

Hamlet
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the municipality of in the canton of Schwyz in . First mentioned in 1217, the name "de Hurden" was used for the peninsula and for the fish traps made of woven work, called "Hürden" or "Hurden", which were used by the locals.

Town
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a former municipality and since January 2007 part of the municipality of in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in .

Polish Museum

Latitude
47.22725° or 47° 13′ 38″ north
Longitude
8.81562° or 8° 48′ 56″ east
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Wiki­data ID
Q689839
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Polish Museum” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ռապպերսվիլի լեհական թանգարան”
  • Belarusian: “Польскі музей у Раперсвілі”
  • Belarusian: “Польскі музэй у Рапэрсьвілі”
  • Belarusian: “Польскі музэй”
  • Chinese: “拉珀斯维尔波兰博物馆”
  • Chinese: “波蘭博物館”
  • Czech: “Polské muzeum v Rapperswilu”
  • Danish: “Polenmuseum”
  • Dutch: “Polenmuseum”
  • Esperanto: “Pola Muzeo en Rapperswil”
  • French: “musée polonais de Rapperswil”
  • French: “Musée polonais de Rapperswil”
  • French: “musée polonais”
  • Georgian: “პოლონური მუზეუმი (რაპერსვილი)”
  • Georgian: “პოლონური მუზეუმი”
  • German: “Polenmuseum in Rapperswil”
  • German: “Polenmuseum Rapperswil”
  • German: “Polenmuseum”
  • Greek: “Πολωνικό Μουσείο (Ράπεσβιλ)”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון הפולני, רפרסוויל”
  • Japanese: “ポーランド博物館 (ラッパースヴィル)”
  • Japanese: “ポーランド博物館”
  • Lithuanian: “Lenkų muziejus Rapersvilyje”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Polenmuseum”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Narodowe Polskie”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Polskie w Rapperswilu”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Polonês de Rapperswil”
  • Portuguese: “Polenmuseum”
  • Russian: “Польский музей”
  • Spanish: “Museo Polaco de Rapperswil”
  • Spanish: “Polenmuseum”
  • Swedish: “Rapperwils polska museum”
  • Turkish: “Polonya Müzesi, Rapperswil”
  • Turkish: “Polonya Müzesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Польський музей”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Polish Library and Polnische Freiheitssäule.

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