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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950137-02-004814
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20020812
FILED AS OF DATE:		20020910

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			VAN KAMPEN MUNICIPAL TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000877463
		IRS NUMBER:				363779776
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0831

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-06362
		FILM NUMBER:		02760142

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

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

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

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	VAN KAMPEN MERRITT QUALITY MUNICIPAL TRUST
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19600201

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	VAN KAMPEN AMERICAN CAPITAL MUNICIPAL 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
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<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 Trust (VKQ)              |       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        |                         |     -----
  676 N. Michigan Ave., #2800            |   (Voluntary)         |     8/2002              |
- -----------------------------------------|                       |-------------------------|----------------------------------------
               (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
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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                       |  8/2/2002    |  P    |       | 5000   |  A   |  15.00   |             | D        |
- --------------------------------------|--------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|--------- |---------
  Common Shares                       |  8/6/2002    |  P    |       | 2000   |  A   |  15.05   |             | D        |
- --------------------------------------|--------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|--------- |---------
  Common Shares                       |  8/7/2002    |  P    |       | 4000   |  A   |  15.05   |             | D        |
- --------------------------------------|--------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|--------- |---------
  Common Shares                       |  8/12/2002   |  P    |       | 2300   |  A   |  14.93   |  65842      | D        |
- --------------------------------------|--------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|--------- |---------
                                      |              |       |       |        |      |          |             |          | Family
                                      |              |       |       |        |      |          |             |          | Partner-
  Common Shares                       |              |       |       |        |      |          |  16600      | I        | ship
- --------------------------------------|--------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|--------- |---------
                                      |              |       |       |        |      |          |             |          |
- --------------------------------------|--------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|--------- |---------
                                      |              |       |       |        |      |          |             |          |
- --------------------------------------|--------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|--------- |---------
                                      |              |       |       |        |      |          |             |          |
- --------------------------------------|--------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|--------- |---------
                                      |              |       |       |        |      |          |             |          |
- --------------------------------------|--------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|--------- |---------
                                      |              |       |       |        |      |          |             |          |
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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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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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                  |                        |
- ------------------|------------------------|------------------------------
                  |                        |
- ------------------|------------------------|------------------------------
                  |                        |
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                  |                        |
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Explanation of Responses:


                                                                                          /s/ ROD DAMMEYER                  9/9/02
                                                                                          --------------------------------  -------
                                                                                          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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