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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950137-02-003915.txt : 20020710
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20020710162225
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950137-02-003915
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20020601
FILED AS OF DATE:		20020710

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			VAN KAMPEN MUNICIPAL OPPORTUNITY TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000884152
		IRS NUMBER:				363810337
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-06567
		FILM NUMBER:		02700138

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE PARKVIEW PLAZA
		STREET 2:		VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS INC
		CITY:			OAKBROOK TERRACE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60181
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6306846774

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS INC
		STREET 2:		ONE PARKVIEW PLAZA
		CITY:			OAKBROOK TERRACE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60181

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	VAN KAMPEN MERRITT MUNICIPAL OPPORTUNITY TRUST
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920929

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	VAN KAMPEN AMERICAN CAPITAL MUNICIPAL OPPORTUNITY TRUST
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960102
<REPORTING-OWNER>

COMPANY DATA:	
	COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DAMMEYER RODNEY F
	CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001077650
<RELATIONSHIP>DIRECTOR

FILING VALUES:
	FORM TYPE:		4

BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
	STREET 1:		676 NORTH MICHIGAN AVE
	CITY:			CHICAGO
	STATE:			IL
	ZIP:			60611
	BUSINESS PHONE:		3129436327

MAIL ADDRESS:	
	STREET 1:		676 N. MICHIGAN AVENUE
	STREET 2:		#2800
	CITY:			CHICAGO
	STATE:			IL
	ZIP:			60611
</REPORTING-OWNER>
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<TYPE>4
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>c70571e4.txt
<DESCRIPTION>FORM 4
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- ------
FORM 4
- ------                                          U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[ ] Check box if no longer                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549
    subject to Section 16. Form
    4 or Form 5 obligations may            STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
    continue. See Instruction 1(b).

          Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
                        Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* |2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol      |6. Relationship of Reporting Person
                                         |                                                 |      to Issuer (Check all applicable)
Dammeyer       Rod                       |   Van Kampen Municipal Opportunity Trust  (VMO) |       X   Director        10% Owner
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|     -----            -----
(Last)        (First)       (Middle)     |3. IRS Identification  |  4. Statement for       |           Officer (give title below)
                                         |   Number of           |     Month/Year          |     -----
                                         |   Reporting Person,   |                         |           Other (specify below)
                                         |   if an Entity        |     6/2002              |     -----
676 N. Michigan Ave. #2800               |   (Voluntary)         |                         |
- -----------------------------------------|                       |-------------------------|----------------------------------------
               (Street)                  |                       |  5. If Amendment,       |7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
                                         |                       |     Date of Original    |   (Check applicable line)
                                         |                       |     (Month/Year)        | X  Form Filed by One Reporting Person
Chicago           IL             60611   |                       |                         | --
- -----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|    Form Filed by More than One
(City)          (State)          (Zip)   |                                                 | -- Reporting Person
                                         |                                                 |
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                             TABLE I - NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Title of Security                  |2. Transaction|3. Transaction|4. Securities Acquired (A)| 5. Amount of|6. Owner- |7. Nature
   (Instr. 3)                         |   Date       |   Code       |   or Disposed of (D)     | Securities  |   ship   | of
                                      |              |   (Instr. 8) |   (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)    | Beneficially| Form:    | Indirect
                                      |              |              |                          | Owned at End| Direct   | Bene-
                                      |              |--------------|--------------------------| of Month    | (D) or   | ficial
                                      |              |      |       |        | (A)  |          | (Instr. 3   | Indirect | Owner-
                                      |  (Month/Day/ |      |       |        |  or  |          |   and 4)    | (I)      | ship
                                      |   Year)      | Code |  V    | Amount | (D)  |  Price   |             |(Instr. 4)|(Instr. 4)
- --------------------------------------|--------------|------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|----------|-----------
Common Shares                         |  6/17/2002   | P    |       | 1400   |  A   |  15.89   |             |   D      |
- --------------------------------------|--------------|------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|----------|-----------
Common Shares                         |  6/17/2002   | P    |       | 3000   |  A   |  15.89   |   4400      |   D      |
- --------------------------------------|--------------|------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|----------|-----------
                                      |              |      |       |        |      |          |             |          |Family
Common Shares                         |  6/13/2002   | P    |       | 4500   |  A   |  15.80   |             |   I      |Partnership
- --------------------------------------|--------------|------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|----------|-----------
                                      |              |      |       |        |      |          |             |          |Family
Common Shares                         |  6/17/2002   | P    |       | 1900   |  A   |  15.94   |   6400      |   I      |Partnership
- --------------------------------------|--------------|------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|----------|-----------
                                      |              |      |       |        |      |          |             |          |
- --------------------------------------|--------------|------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|----------|-----------
                                      |              |      |       |        |      |          |             |          |
- --------------------------------------|--------------|------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|----------|-----------
                                      |              |      |       |        |      |          |             |          |
- --------------------------------------|--------------|------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|----------|-----------
                                      |              |      |       |        |      |          |             |          |
- --------------------------------------|--------------|------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|----------|-----------
                                      |              |      |       |        |      |          |             |          |
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FORM 4 (CONTINUED)        TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
                                  (E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative  | 2. Conver-  |3. Trans- |4. Trans-   |5. Number of      |6.  Date Exer-  |7. Title and Amount |8. Price
   Security             |    sion or  |   action |   action   |   Derivative     |    cisable and |   of Underlying    |   of
   (Instr. 3)           |    Exercise |   Date   |   Code     |   Securities Ac- |    Expiration  |   Securities       |   Deriv-
                        |    Price of |  (Month/ |  (Instr. 8)|   quired (A) or  |    Date        |   (Instr. 3 and 4) |   ative
                        |    Deriv-   |   Day/   |            |   Disposed of (D)|    (Month/Day/ |                    |   Secur-
                        |    ative    |   Year)  |            |   (Instr. 3, 4,  |    Year)       |                    |   ity
                        |    Security |          |            |   and 5)         |                |                    |  (Instr. 5)
                        |             |          |            |                  |-------------------------------------|
                        |             |          |            |                  |Date   |Expira- |        | Amount or |
                        |             |          |-------------------------------|Exer-  |tion    |  Title | Number of |
                        |             |          |  Code |V   | (A)    |(D)      |cisable|Date    |        | Shares    |
- ------------------------|-------------|----------|-------|----|--------|---------|-------|--------|--------|-----------|------------
                        |             |          |       |    |        |         |       |        |        |           |
                        |             |          |       |    |        |         |       |        |        |           |
- ------------------------|-------------|----------|-------|----|--------|---------|-------|--------|--------|-----------|------------
                        |             |          |       |    |        |         |       |        |        |           |
- ------------------------|-------------|----------|-------|----|--------|---------|-------|--------|--------|-----------|------------
                        |             |          |       |    |        |         |       |        |        |           |
- ------------------------|-------------|----------|-------|----|--------|---------|-------|--------|--------|-----------|------------
                        |             |          |       |    |        |         |       |        |        |           |
- ------------------------|-------------|----------|-------|----|--------|---------|-------|--------|--------|-----------|------------
                        |             |          |       |    |        |         |       |        |        |           |
- ------------------------|-------------|----------|-------|----|--------|---------|-------|--------|--------|-----------|------------
                        |             |          |       |    |        |         |       |        |        |           |
- ------------------------|-------------|----------|-------|----|--------|---------|-------|--------|--------|-----------|------------
                        |             |          |       |    |        |         |       |        |        |           |
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<S><C>
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9. Number of      |    10. Ownership Form  |       11. Nature of
   Derivative     |        of Derivative   |           Indirect
   Securities     |        Securities      |           Beneficial
   Beneficially   |        Beneficially    |           Ownership
   Owned at End   |        owned at end    |           (Instr. 4)
   of Month       |        of month        |
   (Instr. 4)     |        (Instr. 4)      |
- ------------------|------------------------|------------------------------
                  |                        |
- ------------------|------------------------|------------------------------
                  |                        |
- ------------------|------------------------|------------------------------
                  |                        |
- ------------------|------------------------|------------------------------
                  |                        |
- ------------------|------------------------|------------------------------
                  |                        |
- ------------------|------------------------|------------------------------
                  |                        |
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Explanation of Responses:

                                                                                                 /s/ Rod Dammeyer           7-10-02
                                                                                          --------------------------------  -------
                                                                                          Signature of Reporting Person**     Date

    Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*   If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).

**  Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
    See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).


    Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed.
    If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.


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                           (Print or Type Responses)


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