Muttenz

View from Wartenberg on Muttenz and against Basel

Muttenz (Basel German: Muttez, [ mʊtəts ] ) is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel -Country in Switzerland.

Geography

Muttenz is located east of the city of Basel, between the Rhine in the north and the south and the Gempen Wartenberg and its ruins to the east. Muttenz is an industrial town ( about 14,000 jobs) and divides the large industrial area Swiss hall with communities Birsfelden and Pratteln. Next here is the marshalling yard Basel SBB RB, one of the largest in Europe. The area of the municipality is 1664 hectares, of which 41% forest, 41 % residential areas, 16 % agricultural area and 2% non-productive area. Muttenz is the only municipality in Switzerland, a country border ( Germany ), a cantonal border (Canton Solothurn ), a half-canton border ( Basel-Stadt ), County Line ( District Liestal ), and community boundaries ( Birsfelden, Munich and Arlesheim ) has.

Muttenz borders the basel- scenic communities Arlesheim, Munich stone, Birsfelden, Pratteln and Frenk village, and to the community in Canton Solothurn Gempen and the German community Grenzach- Wyhlen.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of Muttenz was designed in 1939. The occasion was a national exhibition to which the communities should be represented by the (new) coat of arms. The heraldic artist was Adolf Müller, the lion of Catherine Lowenberg (wife of Konrad Muench, Muttenz which ruled from 1324 to 1378 ). This is according to heraldic red lion turned right behind a red tower, representing the Middle Wartenberg ruin. Right and left of it there are two identical towers. The coat of arms was drawn on a white plate.

History

The Wartenberg was found Bronze Age finds and in the Hard Iron Age graves. Likewise, they found several Roman settlements. At the time of the Roman Empire called the settlement still " Montetum ". The Alemanni called it from about 260 " Mittenza ". In the year 793 the documentary mention is delivered as " Methimise ". Around 1230 the name changed finally from " Muttence " the present " Muttenz ".

In the 8th century Muttenz belonged to the cathedral chapter of Strasbourg, and the church built at that time was dedicated to the first Frankish bishop of Strasbourg, Saint Arbogast. To 1320, the Münch were from Munich stone new owner of Muttenz, after they had tortured and hunted the residents. But you had to Muttenz partially pledge to the city of Basel and in 1515 the town finally fell to the city of Basel. In the Canton of separation in the year 1832/3 Muttenz joined the half-canton of Basel-Landschaft.

Attractions

  • Reformed fortified church of St. Arbogast, one of the few completely preserved fortified church plants in Switzerland
  • Farm House Museum, the Village Museum
  • Castle ruins on the Wartenberg
  • Free village, the most important settlements of Switzerland from the period between the First and Second World War - designed by the Bauhaus architects and urbanists later Hannes Meyer.

For their successful efforts to preserve the historic structure in a heavily industrialized area, the community received the Wakker Prize in 1983.

Pictures

Geispelgasse

Fortified church St.Arbogast

Village center " Mittenza "

Three pastures House

Population

39 % of the population are reformed and 27 % Roman Catholic. The proportion of foreigners is 17.5 %.

Education

Muttenz is a location of the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland with the areas of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geomatics, life sciences, and technology. Also located in Muttenz a cantonal Gymnasium, the Cantonal engineers and technicians school for computer science and a commercial and industrial vocational school.

Sports

SV Muttenz: approximately 1000 members in the football business. The sports club Muttenz was on Tuesday, January 11, 1921, (later Gemeindestube ) founded in Restaurant Central in Muttenz of 15 football friends. The margin Lacker, the stadium where the SV Muttenz is now home, was completed in 1950 and inaugurated in front of over 2000 spectators. The first crew of the SV Muttenz made ​​it into the 2004/05 season with the successful trainer Geri Portmann made ​​it into the first league and moves in the top quarter of the table. The best year was the SV Muttenz 1978 when they were the winners in the 1st league but were in the qualifying matches the rise in the NLB (now Challenge League) missed scarce. The SV Muttenz has 22 teams, including 15 junior and 4 senior and veteran teams.

TV Muttenz: Largest gymnastics club in northwestern Switzerland with approximately 1,400 members. Annual organization of the popular "Jazz uff em space " and the traditional Eierleset. The athletic part is organized in seven sections: Turner (incl. youth uncircumcised ), floor hockey, volleyball, gymnasts, basketball, handball and athletics. The latter department is the organizer of the first Swiss Championships juniors and Espoir categories in 1996 and organizer of the " Schnällscht Schwizerstrasse " on the main road in the village in 1998. In 2008, host of the Swiss championship season.

TTC Rio Star Muttenz: National League A Table Tennis Club and current Swiss champion.

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