Adjacent communities are in northern Deizisau, northeast Wernau, southeast Wendlingen, south Unterensingen and west Denkendorf (all Esslingen district).

The municipality includes the village Köngen, the yards Birkenhöfe, Buchenhöfe, Erlenhöfe, Kempflerhöfe, Lerchenhof, Riedhöfe, Rothöfe, Seehof, Talhof and Wangerhöfe and the house Altenberg.

Grinario was the endpoint of the Roman road "Neckar-Alb-Aare" which originated in Windisch (Switzerland).

In 1382 the lords of Thumb von Neuburg [de] attained the sovereignty, who relocated their residence from Grisons to Köngen in 1430.

Over one hundred inhabitants were killed by marauding troops of the victorious emperorer after the Battle of Nördlingen in 1634.

The populations are estimates, results of the censuses in Germany (¹) or official updates of the statistical state office (only main residence).

This bell is supposed to have been buried during the Thirty Years' War for fear of marauders.

The bus line 151 connects the town to the nearby train station of Wendlingen am Neckar.

The library of the municipality Köngen is located the attic of the tithe barn and has a stock of around 15,000 media.