It is located on a former volcanic vent on the Alb plateau, about 25 kilometers west of Ulm.

The municipality borders to Hohenstadt in Göppingen district, in the east to Merklingen and Dornstadt, on the south to Berghülen, to the town Blaubeuren and Heroldstatt and on the west to Gutsbezirk Münsingen and to Römerstein, both in the district of Reutlingen and to Westerheim.

In 1364 offered Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor the town privileges to the population, these however rejected, allegedly because they did not want to build any walls.

The poor soils on the Alb gave only small harvests, and so the inhabitants have relied on the growing of flax and the trade with the town of Ulm.

The figures are census results (¹) or official updates of the Statistical Office of Baden-Württemberg [3] (only primary residents).

After the war six companies of Laichingen were authorized by the American military government to resume their production.

With the currency reform the windows of the shops were filled and also Laichingen textile industry could benefit.

In 1948, all companies were fully occupied in Laichingen and then followed from 1950 to 1960, a wave of start-ups, because everyone wanted to participate in the upswing.

In the district of Machtolsheim is the campsite Heidehof, which counts 1050 parking spaces in an area of 25 hectares.