Köniz
Köniz is a common Suisse of the Canton of Bern, located in the District of Bern.
Geography
Located at the south of Bern, Köniz is, by its population (37 ' 067 inhabitants) the twelfth town of Suisse. This city of the Bernese suburbs is also the largest commune located in an agglomeration in Switzerland. It extends on 51 square kilometers.The commune of Köniz includes a score of villages: Wabern, Liebefeld, Spiegel, Schliern, Niederscherli, Niederwangen, Oberwangen, Schwanden, Thörishaus, Mittelhäusern, Ried, Gasel, Oberscherli, Hahlen, Liebewil, Moos, Ulmiz, Mengestorf, Oberried, Schlatt and Herzwil.
History
The common current policy appeared in 1846.
The Gurten Brewery, located at Wabern, ceased its activity in 1997.
Economy
- Swisscom, Mobile head office of Swisscom
- Adval Tech, synthetic matter and metal forming
- Hagg-Streit, ophthalmologic instruments
- METAS, federal Office of metrology Site of the Office
Transport
Demonstrations
- Festival of Gurten Site of the festival
Personalities
- Antoine Rodolphe de Diesbach, baillif
- Simonetta Sommaruga, adviser in the States
- Thomas Wegmüller, ex-runner professional cyclist
Sports
- Zeiler Köniz, club of volley ball
Curiosities
- reformed Church Saint-Pierre-and-Paul (according to the legend, gift of the Queen Berthe and Rodolphe II of Burgundy)
- Castle (old teutonic commandery of the Order)
- Morillongut, neo-classic property of countryside
- Firm Burren with Mengestorf
- Village of Herzwil (eight farms and their appendices)
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