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 ) . In the Middle Ages Böckten belonged to the earl of Homburg . Its governance changed several times until it came to Basel in 1467 . After the establishing of the Gotthard Pass , the '' Bischofstein '' castle was built and completed in 1311 in order to secure the region . It was destroyed due to the 1356 Basel earthquake , which affected the whole region . It has since then been restored
1356 Basel earthquake
1356 Basel earthquake
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