The modern municipality of Oftringen is first mentioned in 924 as Ofteringa. The village was under the Herschaft of the Counts of Frohburg from the Middle Ages until 1299, when they came under Habsburg authority.
Oftringen, the current municipality, was initially recorded as Ofteringa in 924.  The village was governed by the Counts of Frohburg for a period spanning the Middle Ages before falling under Habsburg rule in 1299.