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Münchenstein
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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. Under the Roman Empire a hamlet called Montetum existed, which the Alamanni invaders referred to as Mittenza since the 3rd century CE. At the beginning of the 9th century CE the settlement came into the possession of the bishopric of Strasbourg. In the following centuries various noble families were invested with the fief.
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. The official language of Arlesheim is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, while the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect. The cathedral has a Baroque organ built by the German builder Johann Andreas Silbermann, based in Alsace, in 1761.
Arlesheim District
Arlesheim District is one of the five districts of the largely German-speaking canton of Basel-Country, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Arlesheim. It has a population of (as of ). Arlesheim district has an area, , of . Of this area, or 28.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 28.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 40.7% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.2% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.2% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 4.
Reinach, Basel-Landschaft
Reinach (Swiss German: Rynach) is a municipality in the district Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. Reinach is first mentioned around 1168-76 as Rinacho. Reinach has an area, , of . Of this area, or 26.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 16.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 55.3% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.9% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.6% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 4.1% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 33.