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'''MÜNCHENSTEIN''' | '''MÜNCHENSTEIN''' | ||
Canton : [[Basel-Landschaft]] | Canton : [[Basel-Landschaft]] | ||
[[File:munchens.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:munchens.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The village is named after the Münch family from Basel, who built the local castle in the | The village is named after the Münch family from Basel, who built the local castle in the 14<sup>th</sup> century and named themselves afterwards Münch von Münchenstein. In 1515 they sold the territory to the city of Basel. | ||
The arms show a canting monk (Mönch/Münch), taken from the medieval arms of the family. | The arms show a canting monk (Mönch/Münch), taken from the medieval arms of the family. | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[ | '''[https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/bibliography/ Literature]''' : Suter, 1984 | ||
[[Category:Swiss Municipalities M|Munchenstein]] | |||
[[Category:Basel-Landschaft|Munchenstein]] | [[Category:Basel-Landschaft|Munchenstein]] | ||
[[Category:Monks]] | [[Category:Monks]] | ||