Köniz

Köniz
Köniz
Municipality in Switzerland
	Köniz Castle
	Coat of arms
	Location of Köniz
	Köniz Köniz
	Coordinates: 46°56′N 7°24′E / 46.933°N 7.400°ECoordinates: 46°56′N 7°24′E / 46.933°N 7.400°E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
District	Bern-Mittelland
Government
• Executive	Gemeinderat ; with 5 members
• Mayor	Gemeindepräsident (list); Ueli Studer SVP/UDC; (as of February 2014)
• Parliament	Gemeindeparlament ; with 40 members
Area
• Total	51.1 km2 (19.7 sq mi)
Elevation	572 m (1,877 ft)
Population (2018-12-31)
• Total	41,784
• Density	820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	3098 Köniz; 3097 Liebefeld; 3095 Spiegel (Köniz); 3084 Wabern; 3145 Nieder-/Oberscherli; 3144 Gasel BE; 3172 Niederwangen (Köniz); 3173 Oberwangen im Wangental; 3174 Thörishaus Dorf
SFOS number	0355
Localities	Köniz, Gasel, Halen, Herzwil, Liebefeld, Liebewil, Mengestorf, Mittelhäusern, Moos (Köniz), Niederscherli, Niederwangen (Köniz), Oberried (Köniz), Oberscherli, Oberwangen im Wangental, Ried (Köniz), Schlatt (Köniz), Schliern, Schwanden (Köniz), Spiegel (Köniz), Thörishaus, Ulmiz (Köniz), Wabern bei Bern
Surrounded by	Bern, Kehrsatz, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Oberbalm, Ueberstorf (FR), Wahlern, Wald
Twin towns	Prijepolje (Serbia), Blatten (Switzerland)
Website	www.koeniz.ch ; SFSO statistics

Köniz (ˈkøːnɪt͡s) is a city in the administrative district of Bern-Mittelland in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It has population of 38,793 inhabitants (2008), the municipality is one of the 15 most populous cities in Switzerland.

The official language of Köniz is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemmanic Swiss German dialect.