ðə tˈaʊn wʌz fˈɔːɹmd ˌɔn wˈʌn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv baɪ ðə mˈɜːdʒɪŋ ʌv fˈoːɹ fˈɔːɹmɚ mjuːnˈɪsɪpˈælᵻɾiz: lˈeɪnfɛldən, ˈɛtʃtɚdˌɪndʒən, mˈʌsbɜːɡ ænd stˈɛʔn̩ ˈɔːf dˈɛn fˈɪldɚn.
The town was formed on 1 January 1975 by the merging of four former municipalities: Leinfelden, Echterdingen, Musberg and Stetten auf den Fildern.