Marxzell is located on the Alb (Albtal) and on the heights of the North Black Forest (German Nordschwarzwald).

There it was first ruled by the Margrave, Elector and Grand Duke of Ettlingen and since 1937 by the County of Karlsruhe.

English playwright Terence Rattigan based his 1936 play French Without Tears on his 1933 visit to the village.

Population development:[3] The local election on 26 May 2019 brought the following result:[4] Marxzell is connected to the city of Karlsruhe and the town of Bad Herrenalb by the S1 branch of the Albtalbahn, an electric railway that forms part of the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn.

[5] Burbach, Pfaffenrot and Schielberg are connected with a bus service to the train station Marxzell.