The Rapperswil Rose Gardens are privately established small rose gardens probably dating back to the early years of the former independent town of Rapperswil. They are located in the present city of Rapperswil-Jona , Canton of St. Gallen, in Switzerland.
The coat of arms of the House of Rapperswil shows three roses, medieval and present Rapperswil has two roses in its coats of arms, as well as the present municipality of Rapperswil-Jona, and the former independent city and present locality of Jona. That is why we may assume that the first rose gardens date back to the early historical town, established at the Rapperswil Castle on the Lindenhof hill , and the historical Rapperswil Castle Hintergasse lane where the ministeriales knights of the Rapperswil family built their homes around AD.
The first documented rose gardens date back to the s, shown on the map as the area of the privately owned gardens that still exist, and the present Duftrosengarten at the former moat, the present Obere Bahnhofstrasse road. In modern times, the rose gardens in Rapperswil for the first time are documented from onwards. It was located opposite to the present Bahnhof Rapperswil building, at the southern terminus of the so-called Seedamm isthmus, where the present Fischmarktplatz plaza is situated.
The cornerstone for the present 'official garden' was laid in The Curti family Haus Schlossberg property transferred ownership of some square metres 5, sq ft land in order to create a rose garden in return for a modest leasehold rent. It is located towards the Kapuzinerkloster Rapperswil , below the Lindenhof plateau, bordering the municipal vine yards.
The garden comprises around 3, plants from varieties. The costs of designing were found by the so-called Rosentaler Fonds , the roses were a gift from the women of Rapperswil.
