Evangelical reformed Stadtkirche, Reformed church in Zofingen, Switzerland

The evangelical Reformed Stadtkirche is a church building in central Zofingen with a distinctive tower and classic Reformed layout. The structure shapes the character of Kirchplatz square and displays typical Protestant architectural features from the medieval and early modern periods.

A parish existed at Zofingen around 600, and the first church was built soon after; excavations in 1979–80 found two stone graves, one holding a noble Alemannic woman with Lombard-style gold jewellery. In the 11th century the counts of Frohburg founded a collegiate church dedicated to Saint Maurice, first documented in 1201, and the church was rebuilt as a three-aisled basilica. The canons were dissolved in 1528 during the Reformation, and the tower was rebuilt in 1646–1649 after storm damage.

The church keeps the name Stadtkirche from its time as a canonry of canons dedicated to Saint Maurice, dissolved in 1528 during the Reformation. Bernese administrators managed the canonry's estates until 1798, and their income went to the parish, the school and poor relief. Inside, look for the Zofingen coat of arms on the 1732 plaster ceiling in the nave.

The church stands in the old town between Kirchgasse, Vorderer Hauptgasse and Marktgasse, with the Kirchplatz square on its south side. The Romanesque crypt, walled up for four centuries, was reopened in 1911/12 and can be visited inside. A major renovation of the interior and exterior ran from 1976 to 1986.

The tower's baroque onion dome, framed by clock gables and topped with a slender spire, was rebuilt between 1646 and 1649 after a storm damaged the previous tower; its foundations needed reinforcing by 1655. The design served as a model for the south tower of Winterthur's Stadtkirche and the tower of Lenzburg's town hall.