Münchenstein (Swiss German: Minggestai) is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland.

[3] Münchenstein has an area, as of 2009[update], of 7.18 square kilometers (2.77 sq mi).

[5] The municipality is located in the Arlesheim district, at an elevation of 297 m (974 ft) above sea level.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, a Monk habited unhooded Sable and shoed Gules passant.

[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (10,203 or 87.2%), with Italian being second most common (435 or 3.7%) and French being third (193 or 1.6%).

[8] The age distribution, as of 2010[update], 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.

[9] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][14] 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 university or a Fachhochschule).

The library has (as of 2008[update]) 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.

[16] 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 Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 31.98% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 3,708 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 47.1%.

[9] 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 number of jobs in the primary sector was 27, of which 11 were in agriculture and 16 were in forestry or lumber production.

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.

From the 2000 census[update], 4,234 or 36.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church, while 3,771 or 32.2% were Roman Catholic.

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