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.