Bettringen lies 50 km east of Stuttgart and on the foot of the Swabian Alps.

In 1934 the city council of Oberbettringen decided to change its name into Bettringen.

The local council has 16 seats: 8 CDU, 4 SPD, 3 Alliance '90/The Greens, 1 FDP.

The pipes, stops and rows: Bettringen has a rich cultural life, with many clubs.

Bettringen has a high level high school the so-called Scheffold Gymnasium after the former mayor of Schwaebisch Gmuend; a Realschule the Adalbert-Stifter Realschule, which is named after Adalbert Stifter; an elementary and Hauptschule the so-called Uhlandschule after Ludwig Uhland and the Freie Waldorf Schule (Free Waldorf School).

The Oderstraße 8 (Oder street) is a youth center, which is hosted by the Catholic and Protestant parishes in Bettringen.