Württemberg acquired the town in 1357, and on 12 May 1525 one of the bloodiest battles of the German Peasants' War took place in Böblingen.

Jörg Truchsess von Waldburg attacked a force of 15,000 armed peasants; 3,000 were killed.

After the establishment of the Kingdom of Württemberg, Böblingen became the seat of an Oberamt (administrative unit) in 1818.

On 1 September 1939 (the day the war began) the airbase was the home station for the I/JG 52 (1st Group of the Jagdgeschwader 52) flying the Bf 109 E-1 fighter aircraft.

On the night of 7 October 1943 during World War II, Allied air forces dropped 408 incendiary bombs and 35 high explosive bombs, killing 20 men, 12 women, 12 children and wounding 200 people.

In addition to the main rail station, the following stations also serve the city: on S-Bahn line S1: Goldberg and Hulb; on the Schönbuchbahn line: Danziger Street, Böblingen Süd (South), Heusteig Street and Zimmerschlag.

Later, units of the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Infantry Division (Forward) were stationed here as part of VII Corps.

[7] In 1979, several US Army units created a tented barracks area outside the city as part of REFORGER exercises.

Parents decide, at the end of the fourth grade, which level of school the child should attend based on academic performance and aptitude.

In Boeblingen there are: The Böblingen–Sindelfingen area is the location of several large enterprises: Böblingen/Sindelfingen can be called a center of both automobile and computer industries.

Hewlett-Packard (and its offspring) and IBM develop computer systems, software and electronic products in the area.