The name relates to its location "on the climb" (an der steige) of a trade route over the Swabian Jura mountain range.

Geislingen's economic significance lies above all in the steel and metal goods processing and automotive supply sectors.

The coat of arms of Geislingen shows a shield divided by black and silver, overlaid with a five-petaled, golden, red rose with green sepals.

The Michelberg Gymnasium underwent ecological renovation in 2016, during which mistakes were made that led to the closure of a section of the building in early 2020 due to the risk of collapse.

Although the area had settlements since the Bronze Age, Geislingen was founded by the counts of Helfenstein as a transit collection station on the important commercial route between the Rhine valley and the Mediterranean.

Altenstadt, in the oldest times still called "ze der alten Stadt" or "Altengiselingen", is of Alamannic origin.

Rorgensteig, situated on the upper Rohrach River, was an old parish village into which the citizens of the town of Geislingen were parishioners until 1393.

The leading industrial enterprise is the Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik (WMF) founded in 1852, a world-renowned manufacturer of goods for kitchen and table.

Altenstadt, in the oldest times still called "ze der alten Stadt" or "Altengiselingen", is of Alamannic origin.

After the Second World War, 4400 Estonian refugees lived in the Geislingen refugee camp (including Voldemar Päts, Priit Vesilind, Olev Piirsalu, Elias Kasak, Verner Hans Puurand, Henrik Visnapuu, Pedro Krusten, Roman Toi, Peeter Puusep, Harald Raudsepp and others).

A memorial at the Geislingen cemetery was erected in 1949, designed by architects Kolmar and Aren, reflecting the fate of Estonians in exile.

The town experienced a noticeable upswing due to the connection to the "big wide world", which can be seen in new jobs and a growing population.

Construction time: April 1998 - June 2000 Modelers: Doris Benney, Jochen Böhm, Thorsten Böhm, Joachim Frauenstein, Jan Frese, Georg Katsoulis, Martin Moser, Reiner Schöll, Gerhard Stabel, Herbert Strauß, Alfred Wäse, Friedrich Welle, Georg Welle The model can be seen in the Museum im Alten Bau.linger Marienkapelle to the parish church (around 1393) and the construction of the present town church in the years 1424 to 1428.

Anyone traveling by bus or train from Geislingen to the Alb-Donau district can now take advantage of all the price benefits of the DING transport association there.

The Wannenhöfe belong to Aufhausen, Christofshof, Oßmannsweiler and Untere Roggenmühle with the Burgstall of Roggenstein Castle to Eybach, Wittingen to Türkheim and Battenau, Hofstett am Steig and Lindenhof to Weiler ob Helfenstein.

In the core town, in addition to Altenstadt, further residential areas with their own names are distinguished, whose designations have arisen in the course of development, but whose boundaries are usually not fixed.

In the urban area, mainly numerous bus lines of the Filsland mobility association provide local public transport (ÖPNV).