the first written mention of böttingen was in 802 and contained a land title grant by the abbey of saint gall. celtic and alemanni grave finds as well as flint axes in a cave indicate an earlier stone age settlement. after 1253 the territory paid tribute and received protection from the beuron archabbey, after a change of ownership the bishopric of constance, and then the herren von enzberg, until it became part of württemberg in 1805. the village had to pay interest and tithe as well as socage until 1848.