<?xml version="1.0"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="../4_X02.xsl"?><ownershipDocument>    <schemaVersion>X0303</schemaVersion>    <documentType>4</documentType>    <periodOfReport>2009-01-26</periodOfReport>    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>    <issuer>        <issuerCik>0000877463</issuerCik>        <issuerName>VAN KAMPEN MUNICIPAL TRUST</issuerName>        <issuerTradingSymbol>VKQ</issuerTradingSymbol>    </issuer>    <reportingOwner>        <reportingOwnerId>            <rptOwnerCik>0001077650</rptOwnerCik>            <rptOwnerName>DAMMEYER RODNEY F</rptOwnerName>        </reportingOwnerId>        <reportingOwnerAddress>            <rptOwnerStreet1>ROD DAMMEYER, CAC, LLC</rptOwnerStreet1>            <rptOwnerStreet2>4370 LAJOLLA VILLAGE DRIVE, SUITE 685</rptOwnerStreet2>            <rptOwnerCity>SAN DIEGO</rptOwnerCity>            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>            <rptOwnerZipCode>92122</rptOwnerZipCode>            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>        </reportingOwnerAddress>        <reportingOwnerRelationship>            <isDirector>1</isDirector>            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>            <isOther>0</isOther>        </reportingOwnerRelationship>    </reportingOwner>    <nonDerivativeTable>        <nonDerivativeTransaction>            <securityTitle>                <value>common shares</value>            </securityTitle>            <transactionDate>                <value>2009-01-26</value>            </transactionDate>            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>            <transactionCoding>                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>                <transactionCode>P</transactionCode>                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>            </transactionCoding>            <transactionTimeliness>                <value></value>            </transactionTimeliness>            <transactionAmounts>                <transactionShares>                    <value>14000</value>                </transactionShares>                <transactionPricePerShare>                    <value>10.8226</value>                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>                </transactionPricePerShare>                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>                    <value>A</value>                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>            </transactionAmounts>            <postTransactionAmounts>                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>                    <value>174302.666</value>                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>            </postTransactionAmounts>            <ownershipNature>                <directOrIndirectOwnership>                    <value>D</value>                </directOrIndirectOwnership>            </ownershipNature>        </nonDerivativeTransaction>        <nonDerivativeTransaction>            <securityTitle>                <value>common shares</value>            </securityTitle>            <transactionDate>                <value>2009-01-27</value>            </transactionDate>            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>            <transactionCoding>                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>                <transactionCode>P</transactionCode>                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>            </transactionCoding>            <transactionTimeliness>                <value></value>            </transactionTimeliness>            <transactionAmounts>                <transactionShares>                    <value>14300</value>                </transactionShares>                <transactionPricePerShare>                    <value>11.1306</value>                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>                </transactionPricePerShare>                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>                    <value>A</value>                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>            </transactionAmounts>            <postTransactionAmounts>                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>                    <value>188602.666</value>                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>            </postTransactionAmounts>            <ownershipNature>                <directOrIndirectOwnership>                    <value>D</value>                </directOrIndirectOwnership>            </ownershipNature>        </nonDerivativeTransaction>    </nonDerivativeTable>    <footnotes>        <footnote id="F1">The price indicated is a weighted average price of all the shares purchased on January 26, 2009.  The price of the shares purchased ranged between $10.67 and $10.97.  A lot by lot breakdown of the share prices is available upon request.</footnote>        <footnote id="F2">The price indicated is a weighted average price of all the shares purchased on January 27, 2009.  The price of the shares purchased ranged between $11.00 and $11.24.  A lot by lot breakdown of the share prices is available upon request.</footnote>    </footnotes>    <remarks></remarks>    <ownerSignature>        <signatureName>/s/ Rod Dammeyer</signatureName>        <signatureDate>2009-01-27</signatureDate>    </ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>
