It is a frequently photographed market town and tourist resort at the foot of the Alps in Allgäu.

This road passed through the area now occupied by Nesselwang, however there is no evidence of Roman occupation in the town.

In 1059 the Emperor Heinrich IV borrowed from the Bishop of Augsburg with the area including Nesselwang as security.

[7] This allowed the town to seal documents and is an indices for a certain amount of self-government under the rule of the Augsburger Bishops.

A quote from the owner of the Hotel Bären in 1796 is seen as expressing the general feeling during this time, It could be translated as „Please God, let things soon be different!“ [8] In the year 1803 Nesslewang passed from the Bishop of Augsburg to the Kingdom of Bavaria.