The large, natural forests of the Schönbuch are located in the midst of the densely populated, highly industrialized Neckar region.

This is a leisure destination for local residents, home to many species of plants and animals and an essential source of fresh air for the region whilst at the same time producing wood, a natural and sustainable raw material.

At the end of the 1960s, there were plans to build a new airport for Stuttgart here, but these were thwarted by the resistance of a large part of the population and a number of official bodies.

As a result, it was decided to establish a nature park in the extensive forests between Böblingen, Sindelfingen, Herrenberg and Tübingen in 1972.

The giant steps of the Schönbuch are formed by alternating strata of sandstone and clay which have eroded at different speeds.

Gottlieb Aberle was on April 21, 1945 for allegedly "aiding the enemy" with two other prisoners by shot in the neck by a command of the Gestapo in the forest near Riedlingen murdered.

The Evangelical Church of St. John was built from 1833 to 1834 to plans by Ludwig Friedrich Gaab[5][6] in government financial institution style.