Balingen

Bang Your Head!!! was a heavy metal and hard rock festival held annually in Germany. First held in 1996 as a one-day indoor event in the Stefan-Hartmann-Halle in Tübingen with a crowd of 600 people, Bang Your Head!!! has since moved to Balingen, growing into a multi-day event attracting 1,800 people in 1998, 18,000 people in 1999 and 20,000 in 2005. Acts that have performed at this festival include W.A.S.P., Dio, Motörhead, Deep Purple, and Twisted Sister.The festival was discontinued in 2023.

Ostdorf is a Swabian village within the city limits of Balingen, Germany. Originally a village of its own, Ostdorf and Balingen have grown towards each other since the close of World War II. Finally, in 1971 Ostdorf was included to Balingen as a suburb. It is located 75 kilometers in the south of Stuttgart.

Geislingen is a town in the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 4 km northwest of Balingen. The population stands at roughly 6,000. Geislingen includes three smaller towns, Geislingen (pop. 4,500), Erlaheim (pop. 500), and Binsdorf (pop. 1,000), all of them growing about 1% per year. The area has been continuously settled since the Stone Age. The first written documentation of Binsdorf came in 834, Geislingen was officially mentioned in 1188. The local economy mixes agriculture with services and small-scale industry. Many residents work in industrial areas south of Stuttgart or in nearby Balingen.

The Lochen is a mountain of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located in Zollernalbkreis, southwestern Germany, and part of the mountain range Swabian Jura.

The Schafberg is a mountain, 1,000.1 m above sea level (NHN), on the western edge of the Swabian Jura near Balingen in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is part of the Balingen Mountains (Balinger Bergen) and is surrounded by the towns and villages of Roßwangen, Weilstetten (both in the borough of Balingen), Tieringen (borough of Meßstetten) and Hausen am Tann. Its neighbouring mountains are the Plettenberg (1,002 m) and the Lochenstein (963 m). From the viewing points of Hoher Fels (996.5 m) and Gespaltener Fels (1,000.1 m) there are very good views of the surrounding area. Walks link the Balingen Mountains and the North Swabian Jura Way (Schwäbische-Alb-Nordrand-Weg) runs over the Schafberg. The Schafberg lies within the Upper Danube Nature Park.

Grosselfingen is a town in the Zollernalbkreis district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Dotternhausen is a municipality in the Zollernalbkreis district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Plettenberg is a mountain of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located in Zollernalbkreis.

Hausen am Tann is a town in the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Bisingen is a municipality in the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

The Hundsrücken is a mountain in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located in the county of Zollernalbkreis.

The Steinberg is a mountain in the Swabian Jura in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located in Zollernalbkreis.