Münchenstein (Swiss German: Minggestai) is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland. Münchenstein is first mentioned in 1196 as Kekingen. In 1270, it was mentioned as Geckingen and in 1279 as Munchenstein. Münchenstein has an area, as of 2009, of 7.18 square kilometers (2.77 sq mi). Of this area, 1.12 km2 (0.43 sq mi) or 15.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.73 km2 (0.67 sq mi) or 24.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.17 km2 (1.61 sq mi) or 58.1% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.15 km2 (37 acres) or 2.1% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is unproductive land. More information...
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