 Sternenfels has been the subject of several studies, dealing with regional and rural planning and sustainable development, as well as teleworking and rural industrial development

Sternenfels has been used as a Baden-Württemberg showcase village at EXPO 2000 and various other congresses and conferences.The expo participation is manifested in a monument on the main road.Sternenfels is located on an exposed western spur of the east-west running Stromberg hills.