Exhibit(j)


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement of DWS Municipal Trust (formerly Scudder Municipal Trust) on Form N-1A
("Registration Statement") of our report dated July 24, 2006 relating to the
financial statements and financial highlights which appears in the May 31, 2006
Annual Report to Shareholders of DWS Managed Municipal Bond Fund (formerly
Scudder Managed Municipal Bond Fund), which is also incorporated by reference
into the Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under
the headings "Financial Highlights", "Financial Statements" and "Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm and Reports to Shareholders" in such
Registration Statement.


/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 27, 2006