The Helfensteins resumed control of the ceded half in 1586, but when they went extinct in 1627, it reverted to the sovereignty of the now Duchy of Württemberg.

[2] The municipality (Gemeinde) of Hohenstadt is situated in the district of Göppingen, of the German state of Baden-Württemberg.

Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of 836 meters (2,743 ft) Normalnull (NN), the highest elevation above sea level in the Administrative Region of Stuttgart, to a low of 728 meters (2,388 ft) NN.

The elephant is a reference to the House of Helfenstein, whose arms feature one, while the castle wall is to distinguish Hohenstadt's blazon from those of other municipalities.

[2] Hohenstadt is connected to Germany's network of roadways by an access road from its local Landesstraßen und Kreisstraßen to the Bundesautobahn 8.