Bopfingen is a small city in Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It is situated in the Ostalbkreis

Ostalbkreis

The Ostalbkreis is a district in the east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on the border to Bavaria. Neighboring districts are Schwäbisch Hall, Ansbach, Donau-Ries, Heidenheim, Göppingen and Rems-Murr.-History:...

, between Aalen

Aalen

Aalen is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, about east of Stuttgart and north of Ulm. It is the seat of the Ostalbkreis district, and its largest city, as well as the largest city within the Ostwürttemberg region. In spatial planning, Aalen is designated a Mittelzentrum...

 and Nördlingen

Nördlingen

Nördlingen is a town in the Donau-Ries district, in Bavaria, Germany, with a population of 20,000. It is located in the middle of a complex meteorite crater, called the Nördlinger Ries. The town was also the place of two battles during the Thirty Years' War...

. It consists of the city Bopfingen itself and its suburbs Aufhausen

Aufhausen

Aufhausen is a municipality in the district of Regensburg in Bavaria in Germany....

, Baldern, Flochberg, Kerkingen, Oberdorf

Oberdorf

-Austria:*Oberdorf am Hochegg, in the district of Feldbach in Styria.*Oberdorf im Burgenland, in the district of Oberwart in Burgenland.- Switzerland :*Oberdorf, Basel-Landschaft*Oberdorf, Nidwalden*Oberdorf, Solothurn...

, Schloßberg, Trochtelfingen

Trochtelfingen

Trochtelfingen is a town in the district of Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 20 km south of Reutlingen....

, and Unterriffingen.
Bopfingen is famous for its landmark Ipf

Mount Ipf

The Ipf is a treeless mountain , near Bopfingen, Ostalbkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany with a prehistoric hill fort on its top.The fort is situated on an isolated hill, with a flattened summit surrounded by a stone wall, ditch and large counterscarp . The overall diameter is about 180 metres...

, a table mountain which is part of the neighboring Schwäbische Alb to the east. To the west it borders to Bavaria and the meteor crater Nördlinger Ries

Nördlinger Ries

The Nördlinger Ries is a large circular depression in western Bavaria, Germany, located north of the Danube in the district of Donau-Ries. The city of Nördlingen is located about southwest of the centre of the depression....

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The first known settlers came to the area 8000 years ago in the Holozaen. Also celtic and roman relics were found. It was first mentioned between 775-850 AD in a deed of foundation of "Traditiones Fuldenses" where it was called "Pophingen".

It is a great place for biking and walking.