The Reform and the Bernese era

In the course of the Reform, the monastery was secularized in 1536, and the monks were asked to leave. In the 16^th and 17^th century, the Abbey Church served as a bell foundry. The three bells of the church itself as well as the small bell in the Regents’ house (ancient school) were very likely produced on site.

During the 17^th century, the Bernese transformed the Abbey Church by installing intermediary floors. It was then used as a depot.