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With its defensive wall, the village church of Muttenz is unique in Switzerland.
In the year 793 AD Muttenz is mentioned for the first time in a document. It belonged to the Strasbourg Cathedral Chapter. The church is therefore consecrated to St. Arbogast, the first Frankish bishop of Strasbourg.
In 1306 Muttenz went to Austria (feudal holders were, among others, the Münch von Münchenstein). After the earthquake of 1356, Muttenz and Münchenstein were united.
In the second half of the 15th century Muttenz went to Basel as a pledge (Münch were impoverished), and the Petersstift in Basel became responsible for the church. In 1515 Muttenz finally went to Basel through purchase and now shared its fate (Reformation 1529).
Since the division of the canton of Basel in 1833, Muttenz has belonged to the canton of Baselland.
