page_title: Köniz Castle
section_title: The commandery church
hierarchical_section_title: Köniz Castle / History / The commandery church
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Köniz, Kirche der ehemaligen Komturei, Blick auf den Altar, Kanzel von Mathäus Funk.
context_page_description: Köniz Castle is a castle in the municipality of Köniz of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
context_section_description: Portions of the nave were built in the Romanesque style in the 11th century, above an earlier church.  In the 13th century the nave was extended and a bell tower was added on the north side.  A new choir was added to the building in 1310.  In the 16th century the church was rebuilt in the late-Gothic style.  New windows were added to the southern nave wall and the ceilings were redone.  A strip painting showing three saints is still visible from that project.  After the Protestant Reformation, much of the art and sculpture were removed from the building.  At some point before the castle was sold to Bern in 1729, the church choir was redone in the Baroque style.  The entire building was renovated again in 1781-87.  During the renovation, an organ loft and a five-part organ case were added by Karl Josef Maria Bosshardt.  In 1937, Ernst Linck and Leo Steck added stained glass windows that represented the history of the church of Köniz.  The most recent renovation was in 1981-83.
caption: Choir and interior of the Commandery Church
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