The six districts of the municipality (Bleichstetten, Gächingen, Lonsingen, Ohnastetten, Upfingen and Würtingen) are scattered on the Alb plateau over a wide area.

They are starting called in clockwise in the north and part of the district of Reutlingen: Dettingen an der Erms, Bad Urach, Münsingen, Gomadingen, Engstingen, Lichtenstein, Pfullingen, Eningen and Metzingen.

The municipal part Gächingen includes the village Gächingen, the farm and the house Birkenhof Tiefental and municipality part Würtingen includes the village Würtingen and the courtyards Fohlenhof and St. Johann.

In the German Peasants' War Singerhans from Würtingen and Konrad Griesinger from Bleichstetten searched to join Poor Conrad.

From 1640 to 1648, 30 towns who belonged to Urach- including Würtingen, Ohnastetten and Bleichstetten - went to the county Achalm and were incorporated to Further Austria.

[4] Blazon: In blue a rising silver Ross before a cut ear golden awns.

The Gächinger Kantorei was founded in 1954 by Helmuth Rilling; today it has its seat in Stuttgart.

The National Road 380 connects Gächingen, Lonsingen and Würtingen to the north with Reutlingen.