Gerlingen (Swabian: Gaerlenge) is a town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Gerlingen is home to Bosch, a major engineering and electronics company.

In the north, a part of the Neckar Basin which is predominantly agricultural.

In the south, the Gelmswald and hills to the western border with Leonberg.

Paleolithic history is largely unknown beyond three pieces of mammoth tooth found during a construction project in 1955.