Dettenhausen

Dettenhausen
Location of Dettenhausen within Tübingen district
Dettenhausen
Dettenhausen
Coordinates: 48°36′27″N 9°06′03″E / 48.6075°N 9.1007°E / 48.6075; 9.1007
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionTübingen
DistrictTübingen
Government
  Mayor (201826) Thomas Engesser
Area
  Total
11.02 km2 (4.25 sq mi)
Elevation
412 m (1,352 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)
  Total
5,573
  Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
72135
Dialling codes07157
Vehicle registration
Websitewww.dettenhausen.de

Dettenhausen (Swabian: Deddahausa) is a municipality in the district of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Dettenhausen is a village in the administrative district (Kreis) of Tübingen, in the Schönbuch Nature Park. It is located 11 km north of Tübingen, and about 25 km south of Stuttgart, the capital of Baden-Württemberg. Dettenhausen was first officially mentioned in the Codex Hirsaugiensis in around 1100 AD as "Detenhusen". Dettenhausen has 5.441 citizens (as of December 31, 2013). Dettenhausen's coat of arms is a red deer against a yellow background with a yellow ear of grains against a red background.

The Schönbuchbahn railway links Dettenhausen with Böblingen, where it connects with lines S1 and S60 of the Stuttgart S-Bahn.