Münchenstein

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Münchenstein
Münchenstein - A pond in Münchenstein.
A pond in Münchenstein.
Country Switzerland Coat of Arms of Münchenstein
Canton Basel-Country
District Arlesheim
47°31′N 7°37′E / 47.517°N 7.617°E / 47.517; 7.617Coordinates: 47°31′N 7°37′E / 47.517°N 7.617°E / 47.517; 7.617
Population 11,726 (December 2005)
  - Density 1,633 /km2 (4,230 /sq mi)
Area 7.18 km2 (2.77 sq mi)
Elevation 297 m (974 ft)
Postal code 4142
SFOS number 2769
Surrounded by
(view map)		 Arlesheim, Basel (BS), Muttenz, Reinach
Website www.muenchenstein.ch
SFSO statistics

Münchenstein is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

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[edit] Geographical

The Municipality (Gemeinde) Münchenstein is in the NW of Switzerland. It is 297 metres above sea level. It is structured in three sub-districts, Münchenstein Dorf, Neumünchenstein and Neue Welt/Brüglingen. The river Birs flows through Münchenstein. The northern boundary of the Municipality Münchenstein borders on the canton Basel-City. Further bordering municipalities are Muttenz, Arlesheim and Reinach. The surface area of Münchenstein is 718 hectors, 56% settlement area, 24% forest, 17% agriculture and 2% unproductive area.

[edit] Crest/Emblem

The Münchenstein crest is a black clothed, bald headed, red shoed monk walking in front of a silver coloured background. The emblem is an equivalent of the official seal of genital of the family Münch.

[edit] Historical Records

  • 1196: The first historical record in written form the village is naned as Kekingen.
  • 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 Basle 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 was on the 18th October 1356. Many villages and castles in the area were badly damaged. The Münchenstein castle was also damaged but soon restored to its original condition.
  • 1421: the mutated vowel „ö“ is used and the village name is written as Mönchenstein.
  • 1470: Due to financial promblems the Münchs had to plight village and castle to the regnancy of the city of Basel. The bondage contract was signed on July 18. The governance/sovereignty of Münchenstein passed into the authority of the city for the first time.
  • 1797/98: Revolution and demolition of the castle.
  • 1875: The inauguration of the railway line der Eisenbahnlinie Jurabahn Basel-Delémont on 23 September 1875.
  • 1881: the name Münchenstein is officially introduced in a scripted statute law.
  • 1891: The Munchenstein rail disaster (on Sunday 14 June 1891) was among the worst ever to affect Switzerland. A crowded passenger train fell through a girder bridge on 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.

[edit] Inhabitants

Münchenstein has approximately 12'000 inhabitants. About 20% do not have Swiss nationality. On the 31st March 2008 about 31.2 % of the inhabitants are Reformed, 28.9 % Roman Catholic and 39.9 % of other or without confession.

[edit] Education

(Villa Ehinger) Music School

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

[edit] Museums

The entrance to the Elektrizitätsmuseum

[edit] Places of interest / Sight seeing

The hammer mill (Hammerschmiede), Neue Welt, refurbished in 1970

The hammer mill side entrance to the living quarters

The Birs in Münchenstein

The Birs by the EBM

A wooden bridge over the Birs
Wasserhaus residential estate
  • 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 (1711, refurbished 1859), with its English Garden, on the elevated plain above Brüglingen
  • The sub-district Neue Welt, is the northern most 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.
  • The residential estate Wasserhaus (1920/21), developed by the Architect Wilhelm Eduard Brodtbeck (1873-1957) from Liestal (canton Baselland), concluding the plans drawn by Prof. Hans Benno Bernoulli (1876-1959), in the sub-district "Neue Welt".

[edit] Transport

  • Baselland Transport have two tramlines and three bus lines through Münchenstein. The line number 10 is the second longest tramline in Europe.
  • The Swiss Federal Railways, SBB-CFF-FFS, have a station near the village centre.

[edit] Clubs / Unincorporated Associations

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

[edit] Further information

Bruckgut Münchenstein

The Bruckgut farming estate situated in Münchenstein is listed as a heritage site of national significance.[1]

[edit] Important Personalities

  • The Family Münch von Münchenstein between 1185 and 1759 one of the most influential family lineages in Basel.
  • Melchior Berri, (1801-1854) well-known Swiss architect
  • Emil Frey, (1838-1922) Swiss politician, Journalist, soldier in the American Civil War and member of the Swiss Federal Council
  • Carl Geigy, (1798-1861) President of the Centralbahngesellschaft. Inaugurator of the first large Tunnel in Switzerland (Läufelfingen - Olten) on 27 April 1858.[2]
  • Carl Geigy(1860-1943), famous Swiss Philanthropist
  • Johann Wilhelm Haas, (1698–1764), his son Wilhelm Haas (1741-1800) und his son Wilhelm (1766-1838) (Haas`sche Schriftgiesserei Basel/Münchenstein) [3]
  • Andre Klein, (Läckerli-Huus AG, André Klein AG)
  • Christoph Merian, (1800-1858) banker and businessman, founder of the Christoph Merian Stiftung
  • Hans Müller, (Müller AG, Blechwarenfabrik),
  • Alexander and Felix van Baerle, Founders of Van Baerle AG (soap factory) [4]
  • Roger Federer, (Tennis Player)
  • Marco Chiudinelli, (Tennis Player)
  • Murat Yakin, (Swiss National Soccer Player)
  • Hakan Yakin, (Swiss National Soccer Player)
  • Benjamin Huggel, (born 7 July 1977 in Basel) Swiss National Soccer Player
  • Mathis Künzler, (born 13 June 1978 in Basel) Swiss film, television and stage actor.

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance (1995), p. 70.
  2. ^ Geschichte der Basler Chemie von Martin Herzog
  3. ^ Historischen Lexikon der Schweiz
  4. ^ The history of Van Bearle AG, Homepage

[edit] External links

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