Ulm and by extension Kuchen was annexed by the Electorate of Bavaria in 1802, but was ceded in 1810 to the Kingdom of Württemberg and then assigned to Oberamt Geislingen [de].

[2] The municipality (Gemeinde) of Kuchen is situated in the district of Göppingen, in Baden-Württemberg, one of the 16 States of the Federal Republic of Germany.

In the upper half is a white elephant standing upon a yellow, four-pointed hill, which is a reference to the House of Helfenstein.

The lower half contains a red, five-petaled rose with green sepals, taken from the arms of Geislingen an der Steige, a town Kuchen has centuries of shared history with.

[2] Kuchen is connected to Germany's network of roadways by Bundesstraße 10 and its system of railroads by Fils Valley Railway.