 school system, church).Its location between these bigger municipalities, that both possess an express train railway station, makes Böckten much more connected to the nearby centers (most notably Basel and Liestal) than most other localities of comparable size.Böckten was first mentioned as "Bettinghofen", which became simplified to "Bettinchon" (first mentioned in 1246), which in turn changed to "Betkon" (first mentioned in 1339).