Böckten

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Böckten

Location of Böckten

Coordinates: 47°28′N 7°50′E / 47.467°N 7.833°ECoordinates: 47°28′N 7°50′E / 47.467°N 7.833°E

Country

Area

• Total

2.28 km² (0.88 sq mi)

Elevation

385 m (1,263 ft)

Population (Mar 2017)

• Total

800

• Density

350/km² (910/sq mi)

Postal code

4461

SFOS number

2842

Surrounded by

Gelterkinden, Rickenbach, Sissach, Thürnen

Website

www.boeckten.ch
SFSO statistics

Böckten is a municipality in the district of Sissach in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

Böckten has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 2.28 square kilometers (0.88 sq mi). Of this area, 0.98 km² (0.38 sq mi) or 43.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.95 km² (0.37 sq mi) or 41.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.33 km² (0.13 sq mi) or 14.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km² (7.4 acres) or 1.3% is either rivers or lakes.

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.8% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 6.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.3%. Out of the forested land, 39.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 20.6% is used for growing crops and 18.9% is pastures, while 3.5% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

Böckten is situated in the Ergolz valley. This valley is named after Basel-Country's main river, the Ergolz, which flows into the Rhine before Basel and was already a drinking water source for the Romans. In this valley, Böckten lies between its two main neighbouring municipalities Sissach (located westward, towards Liestal and Basel) and Gelterkinden (located eastward, towards Olten).

Böckten's remaining two neighbouring municipalities – apart from the before mentioned Sissach and Gelterkinden – are the smaller Thürnen and Rickenbach, which lead into separate smaller valleys. The latter is the first municipality of the Homburg valley, which leads towards the Hauenstein hills.

Böckten's center lies 385 meters above sea level. However, its hills (in the forests) reach up to 740 meters.

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