Aichelberg is between Stuttgart and Ulm at the Albaufstieg, the slope of the Swabian Jura in 357–615 meters altitude.

Thus, a Roman brick distillery and tableware shards from the 3rd century were found in November 2012 in excavations prior to the construction of the Wendlingen–Ulm high-speed railway near the A 8.

The current coat of arms was introduced on 25 January 1958, to distinguish Aichelberg from the then existing homonymous municipality in the district of Esslingen, which is now part of Aichwald.

The slope of the Aichelberg has been used for the construction of the motorway in the Third Reich for the Albaufstieg, overcoming the about 380 meters of altitude in the northern edge of the Alb.

The climb beside the Aichelberg was mastered originally by a long, curved bridge, the Aichelberg-Viaduct.

In expanding the range 1985-1990 this bridge was completely removed and replaced by a three-lane ascent.

The noise and dust of the expansion, which was at the time the largest highway construction project in Europe, affected the inhabitants of Aichelberg for several years.