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Maybe just a handful of cities and towns in Europe keenly promote their fragrant roses as in
Rapperswil-Jona. This fact received public confirmation at the large commemorative rose festival in Nöggenschwiel in Southern Germany. In July 1999 leading European experts recorded and acknowledged
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rose garden section dates back to 1974: the rose garden was extended at the location of the former orchard of the
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Rickenmann. The bronze great crested grebe is a work by the Swiss sculptor Ernst Ghenzi which was financed by the
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intersecting paths. It is bordered on all four sides by corner flower beds. Thed old tiered fountain in the middle of the garden was a gift on occasion of the 750th century of the town of
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letters and normal lettering. On the rectangular area of about 600 square metres (6,458 sq ft) 75 volunteers planted 33 types of rose bush, 20 types of climbing roses and six shrub roses with particularly strong fragrances. The Swiss artist
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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
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property) transferred ownership of some 500 square metres (5,382 sq ft) land in order to create a rose garden in return for a modest leasehold rent. It is located towards the
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