Kandergrund is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

The area may have been lightly inhabited during the Bronze Age, however the earliest documented settlement was around the Castle (now ruins) Felsenburg.

[3] During the Middle Ages, Kandergrund was politically and religiously part of Frutigen.

In 1850, it was separated and became an independent municipality, consisting of Ausserrüteni, Innerrüteni, Kandergrund, Mitholz, Kandersteg and Gastern.

It consists of the Bäuerten of Ausser Kandergrund, Inner-Kandergrund, Bunderbach, Mitholz, Reckental and Rüti.

On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental.

[8] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Vert a triple Bend wavy Argent fimbriated Sable.

[12] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (868 or 91.9%) as their first language, Swedish is the second most common (31 or 3.3%) and Italian is the third (14 or 1.5%).

The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][15] The ruin of Felsenburg Castle is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The number of jobs in the primary sector was 76, of which 64 were in agriculture, 1 was in forestry or lumber production and 11 were in fishing or fisheries.

In the tertiary sector; 12 or 16.4% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 5 or 6.8% were in the movement and storage of goods, 41 or 56.2% were in a hotel or restaurant, 2 or 2.7% were technical professionals or scientists, 4 or 5.5% were in education.

[21] From the 2000 census[update], 80 or 8.5% were Roman Catholic, while 613 or 64.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude.

Following the lower Secondary students may attend additional schooling or they may enter an apprenticeship.

[22] During the 2010–11 school year, there were a total of 79 students attending classes in Kandergrund.