Böblingen is a delightful city with numerous walking and cycling trails. It also has a very nice swimming pool that during the hot months is filled to capacity. Böblingen is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, seat of Böblingen District. Sindelfingen and Böblingen  are contiguous. Böblingen was founded by Count Wilhelm von Tübingen-Böblingen in 1253. Württemberg acquired the town in 1357, and on 12 May 1525 one of the bloodiest battles of the German Peasants' War took place in Böblingen. Jörg Truchsess von Waldburg attacked a force of 15,000 armed peasants; 3,000 were killed. By the end of the Thirty Years' War in 1648, the population of Böblingen had been reduced to 600. After the establishment of the Kingdom of Württemberg, Böblingen became the seat of an Oberamt (administrative unit) in 1818. The town was connected to the railroad network in 1879, allowing industrialization to take place. In the context of administrative reform in 1938, Böblingen Oberamt became Böblingen Landkreis (district). Just reading that provides a fairly good look at the importance of this beautiful city. Like most cities in Germany cycling is very well supported and complete with well marked bike paths in much of the city. I visit it alot and truly enjoy the culture and also the food! The Train makes routine stops there so getting your bike there will be a piece of cake! Check out the video below for an amazing view of the city from the perspective of a random walk from the Train Station (Hauptbahnhof).