Etzelkofen is a former municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland . On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Etzelkofen, Büren zum Hof , Grafenried, Limpach, Mülchi , Schalunen and Zauggenried merged into the municipality of Fraubrunnen.

Etzelkofen is first mentioned in 1302 as villa Ezenchoven.

During the Middle Ages, Etzelkofen village belonged to the Herrschaft of Messen . In the 14th century Fraubrunnen Abbey acquired the land rights over the village from Messen. In 1373, the Abbey attempted to expand their rights to include the Zwing und Bann right (the right to judge all court cases except capital crimes).