Münchenstein (

Swiss German Swiss German (Standard German: , gsw, Schwiizerdütsch, Schwyzerdütsch, Schwiizertüütsch, Schwizertitsch Mundart,Because of the many different dialects, and because there is no defined orthography for any of them, many different spelling ...

: ''Minggestai'') is a

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in the district of

Arlesheim Arlesheim is a town and a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. Its cathedral chapter seat, bishop's residence and cathedral (1681 / 1761) are listed as a heritage site of national significance ...

in the

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of Basel-Landschaft in

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

Historical records

Münchenstein is first mentioned in 1196 as ''Kekingen''. In 1270, it was mentioned as ''Geckingen'' and in 1279 as ''Munchenstein''. * 1259: The hamlet and the mill, between "Neue Welt" and St. Jakob, are mentioned in a deed as being owned by the Basel Dompropstei (Provost's Church). * 1270: The village is named in the Bishop of Basel diocese certificate as Geckingen. * 1295: The mention of the name in the current form "Munchenstein", which means the "rock of the castle of the Münchs". The first part of the name refers to the builders of the castle, and the second part means stone and refers to the foundations of the castle. * 1324: The Münchs were not able keep the village and castle for long as their own Property, they had to hand over ownership to the Graf von Pfirt, who then lent it to the Münchs in fief. Following the death of the last Graf on Pfirt, Ulrich III., in March 1324 the castle and the village of Münchenstein went as inheritance to the Herzog of Austria, as heiress Johanna von Pfirt (Jeanne de Ferrette) (1300–1351) married with Herzog Albrecht II. von Habsburg (1298–1358). * 1334: in the certificate of the Basel diocese the name is explained as " Geckingen que nunc Munchenstein appellatur" (Gekingen that is now referred to as Munchenstein). * 1356: The

Basel earthquake The 1356 Basel earthquake is the most significant seismological event to have occurred in Central Europe in recorded history and had a moment magnitude in the range of 6.0–7.1.875 Birs 1891 c

* 1881: the name Münchenstein is officially introduced in a scripted statute law. * 1891: The Münchenstein rail disaster (on Sunday 14 June 1891) was among the worst ever to affect Switzerland. A crowded passenger train fell through a girder bridge constructed by

Gustave Eiffel Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (born Bonickhausen dit Eiffel; ; ; 15 December 1832 – 27 December 1923) was a French civil engineer. A graduate of École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, he made his name with various bridges for the French railway ...

, killing 73 and injuring 171 people. * 1957: Das Neue Haas Grotesk, otherwise known to the world for its subsequent font name, Helvetica, is born in Munchenstein. * 1980: Münchenstein is the host municipality for the 2nd Swiss exhibition for garden and Landscaping "Grün 80". * 1997: The ''Kuspo'' (a multi functional complex, sport and culture) is completed and opened. * 2011: Europe's second longest tramline 10 operated by Baselland Transport (BLT) on the way to

Dornach : ''Dornach is also a quarter of the French city of Mulhouse and the Scots name for Dornoch in the Scottish Highlands, and Dòrnach is the Gaelic name for Dornoch in the Scottish Highlands.'' Dornach (Swiss German: ''Dornech'') is a municipalit ...

derails and crashes into a house at Tramstrasse after the Münchenstein Dorf stop on Wednesday 2 November at 23.35 injuring six and causing damages of over 100,000 Swiss Francs.

Geography

Münchenstein has an area, , of . Of this area, or 15.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 24.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 58.1% is settled (buildings or roads), or 2.1% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.1% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics
2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 8.6% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 23.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 12.4%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 12.5%. Out of the forested land, 23.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 8.6% is used for growing crops and 5.3% is pastures, while 1.7% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the water in the municipality, 0.6% is in lakes and 1.5% is in rivers and streams. The municipality is located in the Arlesheim district, at an elevation of above sea level. It is divided into three sub-districts, Münchenstein Dorf, Neumünchenstein and Neue Welt/Brüglingen. The river Birs flows through Münchenstein. The northern boundary of the Municipality borders on the canton Basel-City. Further bordering municipalities are

Muttenz Muttenz is a municipality with a population of approximately 17,000 in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. It is located in the district of Arlesheim and next to the city of Basel. History Under the Roman Empire a hamlet called Montetum ...

and Reinach.

Coat of arms

The

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of the municipal

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is ''Argent, a Monk habited unhooded Sable and shoed Gules passant.'' The emblem is an equivalent of the official seal of Münch family.

Demographics

Münchenstein has a population () of . , 20.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals.Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Superweb database - Gemeinde Statistics 1981-2008
accessed 19 June 2010 Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of -0.5%.
accessed 25-February-2011 Most of the population () speaks

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(10,203 or 87.2%), with Italian being second most common (435 or 3.7%) and

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being third (193 or 1.6%). There were eight people who spoke Romansh as of the last census. , the gender distribution of the population was 48.7% male and 51.3% female. The population was made up of 9,281 Swiss citizens (78.4% of the population), and 2,560 non-Swiss residents (21.6%) Of the population in the municipality 2,272 or about 19.4% were born in Münchenstein and lived there in 2000. There were 1,716 or 14.7% who were born in the same canton, while 4,888 or 41.8% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 2,412 or 20.6% were born outside of Switzerland. In there were 65 live births to Swiss citizens and 37 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 92 deaths of Swiss citizens and 7 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 27 while the foreign population increased by 30. There were 12 Swiss men and 11 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 41 non-Swiss men and 25 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 54 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 88 people. This represents a

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of 1.2%. The age distribution, , in Münchenstein is; 691 children or 5.8% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 1,630 teenagers or 13.8% are between 7 and 19. Of the adult population, 1,379 people or 11.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 1,454 people or 12.3% are between 30 and 39, 1,988 people or 16.8% are between 40 and 49, and 2,201 people or 18.6% are between 50 and 64. The senior population distribution is 1,684 people or 14.2% of the population are between 65 and 79 years old and there are 814 people or 6.9% who are over 80.Canton of Basel-Land Statistics
''Wohnbevölkerung nach Nationalität und Konfession per 30. September 2010'' accessed 16 February 2011 , there were 4,336 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 5,910 married individuals, 781 widows or widowers and 675 individuals who are divorced.STAT-TAB Datenwürfel für Thema 40.3 - 2000
accessed 2 February 2011 , there were 5,218 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.2 persons per household. There were 1,755 households that consist of only one person and 232 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 5,276 households that answered this question, 33.3% were households made up of just one person and 36 were adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 1,712 married couples without children, 1,344 married couples with children. There were 298 single parents with a child or children. There were 73 households that were made up unrelated people and 58 households that were made some sort of institution or another collective housing. there were 1,705 single family homes (or 67.8% of the total) out of a total of 2,514 inhabited buildings. There were 504 multi-family buildings (20.0%), along with 213 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (8.5%) and 92 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (3.7%). Of the single family homes 132 were built before 1919, while 163 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (488) were built between 1919 and 1945.Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB - Datenwürfel für Thema 09.2 - Gebäude und Wohnungen
accessed 28 January 2011 there were 5,441 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 3 rooms of which there were 1,643. There were 216 single room apartments and 1,466 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 5,097 apartments (93.7% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 225 apartments (4.1%) were seasonally occupied and 119 apartments (2.2%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 0.8 new units per 1000 residents. the average price to rent a two-room apartment was about 823.00 CHF (US$660, £370, €530), a three-room apartment was about 1023.00 CHF (US$820, £460, €650) and a four-room apartment cost an average of 1249.00 CHF (US$1000, £560, €800).Canton of Basel-Land Statistics
, ''Mieter- und Genossenschafterwohnungen1 nach Zimmerzahl und Mietpreis 2000'' accessed 20 February 2011 The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.52%.

Historic population

The historical population is given in the following chart: Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) ImageSize = width:1140 height:210 PlotArea = height:150 left:100 bottom:50 right:100 AlignBars = justify DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:12000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:2000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:400 start:0 PlotData= color:yellowgreen width:40 mark:(line,white) align:center bar:1497 from:start till:100 text:"100" bar:1699 from:start till:276 text:"276" bar:1774 from:start till:298 text:"298" bar:1850 from:start till:955 text:"955" bar:1860 from:start till:1202 text:"1,202" bar:1870 from:start till:1106 text:"1,106" bar:1880 from:start till:1257 text:"1,257" bar:1888 from:start till:1360 text:"1,360" bar:1900 from:start till:1988 text:"1,988" bar:1910 from:start till:2907 text:"2,907" bar:1920 from:start till:3634 text:"3,634" bar:1930 from:start till:4625 text:"4,625" bar:1941 from:start till:5189 text:"5,189" bar:1950 from:start till:6033 text:"6,033" bar:1960 from:start till:10345 text:"10,345" bar:1970 from:start till:11777 text:"11,777" bar:1980 from:start till:11002 text:"11,002" bar:1990 from:start till:11650 text:"11,650" bar:2000 from:start till:11702 text:"11,702"

Education

Kindergarten: Ameisenhölzli, Bündten, Dillacker, Ehinger, Lange Heid, Neuewelt, Teichweg
Primary Schools: Lange Heid, Pavillon Dillacker, Loog, Löffelmatt, Neue Welt
Secondary Schools: Loog, Lärchen
Other Schools: Gymnasium Münchenstein, Heilpädagogische Schule, the Music School, Rudolf Steiner Schule, TSM-Schulzentrum für Kinder und Jugendliche mit Behinderungen, Volkshochschule Basel Erwachsenenbildung Münchenstein und Erwachsenenbildung Gymnasium Münchenstein, Bildungszentrum Gesundheit BZG Basel-Stadt In Münchenstein about 4,797 or (41.0%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 1,710 or (14.6%) have completed additional higher education (either

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or a ''

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''). Of the 1,710 who completed tertiary schooling, 60.1% were Swiss men, 25.5% were Swiss women, 8.8% were non-Swiss men and 5.7% were non-Swiss women. , there were 1,000 students in Münchenstein who came from another municipality, while 284 residents attended schools outside the municipality. Münchenstein is home to the ''Gemeindebibliothek'' (municipal library of Münchenstein). The library has () 18,363 books or other media, and loaned out 94,351 items in the same year. It was open a total of 260 days with average of 22 hours per week during that year.

Heritage sites of national significance

The Bruckgut farming estate, the Foundation Herzog, the gardens and pool of St Jakob, the ''Kutschenmuseum'' (Carriage Museum), Schaulager, and Villa Merian (Business and Park) are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance. The entire Brüglingen area is part of the

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. File:Bruckgut Münchenstein 2009-06-03.jpg , Bruckgut File:2009-08-26 Kutschenmuseum 02.jpg , ''Kutschenmuseum'' (Carriage Museum) File:2009-08-26 Villa Merian.jpg , Villa Merian (Business and Park)

Museums

Schaulager The Schaulager is a museum in Newmünchenstein, a sub-district of Münchenstein in the canton of Basel-Country, Switzerland. Built in 2002/2003 under commission of the Laurenz Foundation, it was designed by the renowned architectural office of ...

: a mix between public

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, art

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facility and art

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. Primarily directed at a specialist audience, it is also open to the general public for special events and the annual exhibitions. * Kutschenmuseum: ( Coach and Carriage Museum), The privately owned ''Coach and Carriage Museum'', section of the Basel Historical Museum can be found in a barn on the elevated plain above Brüglingen in the ''Park im Grünen''/'' Merian Park''. * Watermill Museum Brüglingen: a late Gothic mill which stands in the lower plain of Brüglingen, in the sub-district ''Neue Welt''. *

Elektrizitätsmuseum The Elektrizitätsmuseum (Museum of Electricity) is in Münchenstein, in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. The Elektrizitätsmuseum belongs to the electric utility Elektra Birseck Münchenstein (EBM), and was o ...

: (Museum of Electricity),

Elektra Birseck Münchenstein Primeo Energie or EBM ''(Cooperative Elektra Birseck, Münchenstein)'' is a Swiss energy supplier with head office in Münchenstein. It was founded as a cooperative under private law in 1897. EBM supplies around 230,000 people with electricity ...

* Frog Museum: The privately owned ''Froschmuseum'' is in the sub-district ''Newmünchenstein'' and exhibits well over 13'600 Frogs in differing shapes, sizes and materials. * Laboratorium für Photographie: *

St. Jakobshalle St. Jakobshalle is an arena in Münchenstein, near Basel, Switzerland. It is primarily used for indoor sports and concert events. The arena originally had capacity for 9,000 people and was opened in September 1976. It is the home of the Swiss In ...

Places of interest / Sight seeing

File:2009-05-24 hammerschmiede.JPG, The hammer mill (Hammerschmiede), Neue Welt, refurbished in 1970 File:2009-05-24_hammerschmiede_002.JPG, The hammer mill side entrance to the living quarters File:Birs bei Münchenstein.jpg, The Birs in Münchenstein File:Birs bei münchenstein (ebm).jpg, The Birs by the EBM File:Holzbrücke über die Birs.jpg, A wooden bridge over the Birs 2009-06-01 wasserhaus 02

* The remains of the Münchenstein Castle, is a landmark above the village centre. The ruins of the Castle are situated on a long, but narrow rock. * The village centre and the Trotte (formerly known as the Zehntentrotte) that lies at the foot of the castle rock. * The

Villa Merian The Villa Merian, with its English Garden, stands on the elevated plain above Brüglingen in Münchenstein, in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. Geographical location The geographical area Brüglingen is a plane region that lies along ...

(1711, refurbished 1859), with its English Garden, on the elevated plain above Brüglingen * The sub-district Neue Welt, is the northernmost district of Münchenstein. The Neue Welt lies along the western bank of the river Birs. * The hammer mill (Hammerschmiede), built 1660 by Ludwig Krug, is the oldest building in the Neue Welt. During 1822 the hammer mill was refurbished as a cotton-spinning mill by Felix Sarasin (1771–1839). The hammer mill was restored and completely refurbished in 1970 by the Chr.Merianische Stiftung and consequently placed under monument conservation a year later. * The Villa Ehinger (1832), in the Neue Welt, built for Ludwig August Sarasin by the architect

Melchior Berri Melchior Berri (born 20 October 1801 in Basel, died 12 May 1854 in Basel) was a well-known Swiss architect. He was the son of Melchior Berri (parish priest in Münchenstein) and Appollonia Streckeisen. In 1832 he married Margaretha Simone Burckha ...

. * The residential estate Wasserhaus (1920/21), developed by the Architect

Wilhelm Eduard Brodtbeck Wilhelm Eduard Brodtbeck (25 September 1873 in Liestal - 12 April 1957, in Liestal) was a famous Swiss architect from Liestal canton Basel-Country. Biography Early life Wilhelm Eduard, son of Wilhelm senior (architect and cement factory owner) ...

(1873–1957) from

Liestal Liestal (, Standard ), formerly spelled Liesthal, is the capital of Liestal District and the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland, south of Basel. Liestal is an industrial town with a cobbled-street Old Town. The official language of Li ...

(canton Baselland), concluding the plans drawn by Prof.

Hans Benno Bernoulli Hans Benno Bernoulli (17 February 1876 – 12 September 1959) was a Swiss architect and city planner. Family Bernoulli was born in Basel, the son of Theodor Bernoulli, an office clerk. He was descended from the Bernoulli family of mathemat ...

(1876–1959), in the sub-district "Neue Welt".

Politics

In the

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the most popular party was the SP which received 31.98% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (25.04%), the FDP (14.99%) and the

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(13.81%). In the federal election, a total of 3,708 votes were cast, and the

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was 47.1%.

Economy

, Münchenstein had an unemployment rate of 2.48%. , there were 153 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 20 businesses involved in this sector. 1,812 people were employed in the

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and there were 126 businesses in this sector. 6,133 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 490 businesses in this sector. There were 5,729 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 45.2% of the workforce. the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 7,603. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 27, of which 11 were in agriculture and 16 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 1,695, of which 1,140 or (67.3%) were in manufacturing and 404 (23.8%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 5,881. In the tertiary sector; 1,656 or 28.2% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 621 or 10.6% were in the movement and storage of goods, 211 or 3.6% were in a hotel or restaurant, 246 or 4.2% were in the information industry, 274 or 4.7% were the insurance or financial industry, 1,107 or 18.8% were technical professionals or scientists, 526 or 8.9% were in education and 419 or 7.1% were in health care. , there were 7,982 workers who commuted into the municipality and 4,376 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 1.8 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving. About 16.6% of the workforce coming into Münchenstein are coming from outside Switzerland, while 0.2% of the locals commute out of Switzerland for work.Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Statweb
accessed 24 June 2010 Of the working population, 36.8% used public transportation to get to work, and 32.7% used a private car. Elektra Birseck Münchenstein (EBM) has their head office in Münchenstein.

Religion

From the , 4,234 or 36.2% belonged to the

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, while 3,771 or 32.2% were

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. Of the rest of the population, there were 138 members of an Orthodox church (or about 1.18% of the population), there were 36 individuals (or about 0.31% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church, and there were 444 individuals (or about 3.79% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 12 individuals (or about 0.10% of the population) who were

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, and 390 (or about 3.33% of the population) who were

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. There were 69 individuals who were

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, 86 individuals who were

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and 14 individuals who belonged to another church. 2,087 (or about 17.83% of the population) belonged to no church, are

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, and 421 individuals (or about 3.60% of the population) did not answer the question.

Transport

Baselland Transport have two tramlines and three bus lines through Münchenstein. The line number 10 is the second longest tramline in Europe. The

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have

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near the village centre.

Clubs and associations

The alliance IGOM (Interessengemeinschaft der Ortsvereine Münchenstein) has 75 recognised clubs and associations.

Notable people

* The family Münch von Münchenstein, an influential family lineages in

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between 1185 and 1759 *

Christoph Merian Christoph Merian (22 January 1800 – 22 August 1858) was a banker and businessman. He was the owner of a large estate, agriculturist and rentier. He was one of the richest Swiss men of that time. He was an honorary citizen of Münchenstein (185 ...

(1800–1858), banker and businessman, founder of the

Christoph Merian Stiftung Christoph Merian (22 January 1800 – 22 August 1858) was a banker and businessman. He was the owner of a large estate, agriculturist and rentier. He was one of the richest Swiss men of that time. He was an honorary citizen of Münchenstein (185 ...

(1801–1854) Swiss architect *

Carl Geigy Carl Geigy (24 June 1860, in Steinen, Baden-Württemberg – 3 January 1943, in Münchenstein) (also Karl) was a famous Swiss philanthropist. Biography Geigy was son of Carl (1834–1862), Basler Entrepreneur, and Margaretha Emilie Burckhardt (18 ...

(1860–1943) Swiss philanthropist * Anna Hegner (1881–1963), violinist, composer and music pedagogue, lived in Münchenstein from 1908 * Irène Zurkinden (1909-1987) was a Swiss painter, grew up in Münchenstein *

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(born 1968) brought up in Münchenstein, the CEO of

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* Mathis Künzler (born 1978) a Swiss film, television and stage actor, grew up in suburban Münchenstein IMDb Database
retrieved 10 February 2019 ; Sport *

Murat Yakin Murat Yakin ( tr, Yakın; born 15 September 1974) is a Swiss football coach and former player. He is the manager of the Switzerland national football team. Playing career Yakin spent the longest spell of his career playing for his hometown clu ...

(born 1974) a former Swiss football player, with 273 club caps and coach; 49 caps for the Switzerland national team *

Hakan Yakin Hakan Yakin ( tr, Hakan Yakın; born 22 February 1977) is a Swiss football coach and a former player who played as a forward or midfielder. He is the manager of Schaffhausen. He was a member of the Swiss national team for eleven years. Early a ...

(born 1977) a Swiss former footballer brought up in Münchenstein with 469 club caps and coach; 87 caps for the Switzerland national team *

Benjamin Huggel Benjamin "Beni" Huggel (born 7 July 1977) is a Swiss former footballer who played as a midfielder for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League and for Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga. He won a total of twelve titles with Basel, seven League Cha ...

(born 1977) is a former Swiss footballer, brought up in Münchenstein with 350 club caps and coach; 41 caps for the Switzerland national team * Roger Federer (born 1981) tennis player, grew up in Münchenstein * Marco Chiudinelli (born 1981) tennis player, grew up in Münchenstein

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Clubs named in the website IGOM
{{DEFAULTSORT:Munchenstein Cultural property of national significance in Basel-Landschaft Municipalities of Basel-Landschaft Cities in Switzerland