Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Rottweil, Zollernalbkreis, Sigmaringen, Constance and Schwarzwald-Baar.

[citation needed] From an old 3.5 km mine in a Doggererzflöz in Weilheim is wood in the Tuttlinger Fruchtkasten .

[5] The landscape of the district are the hills of the Swabian Alb, with the Danube as the main river.

The coat of arms show a deer antler in the top part, the symbol of the state of Württemberg.

The half wheel in the bottom is the symbol of the Lords of Hohenberg, representing an Austrian possession in the district.