Oberriexingen, the smallest town in the Ludwigsburg district, is over 1.200 years old. The first documented mention can be found in the Lorsch Codex in 793. An original Roman cellar, which is now located in the basement of a single-family house and is open to everyone as a museum, bears witness to an even earlier settlement in the Oberriexingen area.
Oberriexingen has only been accessible via a bridge from Vaihingen an der Enz since 1777. In the old part of the city, many parts of the historic city wall have been preserved; the streets are angled and narrow.
Since the completion of the Enz Dam in 1962, life has become drier in the lower area of the city, which was hit by floods every year.
Oberriexingen has retained much of the charm of bygone times without its citizens having to forego modern amenities. Examples of this include the leisure facilities: the spacious gym, a festival hall, a large sports field, new tennis courts and developed cycle paths in the surrounding area.
As with so many things, this also applies to the city of Oberriexingen, which was able to maintain its independence despite municipal reform: small - but nice.