Sindelfingen

Sindelfingen is an administrative center in Böblingen district, Baden-Württemberg, positioned roughly 15 kilometers from Stuttgart. The municipality sits in a valley basin surrounded by wooded hills and rests at an average elevation of about 425 meters (1,394 feet).

Written records first mention the settlement in 1155, when a community already existed in this valley. Weaving became a major trade from the late medieval period onward, and Mercedes-Benz founded a plant here in 1915 that continues to define the town.

The town name likely comes from an early Alemannic settler whose descendants established themselves in this valley. Several churches from different centuries shape the streetscape and mark the long religious tradition of the community.

The town connects to Stuttgart and Herrenberg through several commuter rail lines and sits near the A8 and A81 motorways. Visitors on foot will find the old center with its lanes and timber houses well accessible in the core.

The Mercedes-Benz plant ranks among the largest passenger car production sites in Germany and has built luxury models here since 1946. Many employees commute daily from the surrounding region, and the facility shapes the economic life of the town in lasting ways.

Location: Böblingen district

Elevation above the sea: 425 m

Shares border with: Böblingen, Magstadt, Leonberg, Stuttgart, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Ehningen, Aidlingen, Grafenau

Website: https://sindelfingen.de

GPS coordinates: 48.70842,9.00355

Latest update: December 13, 2025 15:40