Münchenstein


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

Historical records

Münchenstein is first mentioned in 1196 as Kekingen. In 1270, it was mentioned as Geckingen and in 1279 as Munchenstein.
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, or 2.1% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.1% is unproductive land.
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, Arlesheim and Reinach.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms 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. Over the last 10 years the population has changed at a rate of -0.5%.
Most of the population speaks German, with Italian being second most common and French being third. 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, and 2,560 non-Swiss residents 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 was an increase of 54 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 88 people. This represents a population growth rate 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.
, 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.
, 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 out of a total of 2,514 inhabited buildings. There were 504 multi-family buildings, along with 213 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing and 92 other use buildings that also had some housing. 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 were built between 1919 and 1945.
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 were permanently occupied, while 225 apartments were seasonally occupied and 119 apartments 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, a three-room apartment was about 1023.00 CHF and a four-room apartment cost an average of 1249.00 CHF. The vacancy rate for the municipality,, was 0.52%.

Historic population

The historical population is given in the following chart:

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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"
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bar:1990 from:start till:11650 text:"11,650"
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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 of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 1,710 or have completed additional higher education. 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. 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, Schaulager, and Villa Merian are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance. The entire Brüglingen area is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

Museums

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 31.98% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP, the FDP and the Green Party. In the federal election, a total of 3,708 votes were cast, and the voter turnout 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 secondary sector 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 were in manufacturing and 404 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. Of the working population, 36.8% used public transportation to get to work, and 32.7% used a private car.
Elektra Birseck Münchenstein has their head office in Münchenstein.

Religion

From the, 4,234 or 36.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church, while 3,771 or 32.2% were Roman Catholic. Of the rest of the population, there were 138 members of an Orthodox church, there were 36 individuals who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church, and there were 444 individuals who belonged to another Christian church. There were 12 individuals who were Jewish, and 390 who were Muslim. There were 69 individuals who were Buddhist, 86 individuals who were Hindu and 14 individuals who belonged to another church. 2,087 belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 421 individuals did not answer the question.

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 have a station near the village centre.

Clubs and associations

The alliance IGOM has 75 recognised clubs and associations.

Notable people

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