| 1228 | Count Palatine Rudolf of Tuebingen refers in a document to " castrum nostrum herrenberg" |
| 1278 | First mention of the "town" of Herrenberg on the seal of a document of Reuthin Monastery |
| 1276-1293 | Construction work on the "Church of Our Lady" begins. |
| 1347 | The town of Herrenberg is divided between Counts Palatine Rudolf and Conrad, who are brothers |
| 1382 | Herrenberg is sold to Wuerttemberg |
| 1382 | First appointment of a teacher of Latin C. and after 1400 Foundation of the hospital and construction of the hospital church |
| 1439 | Foundation of the Collegiate Foundation |
| 1440 | Construction of the Provost's |
| 1466 | Great fire - over 90 houses are destroyed |
| 1481-1517 | The "Brothers of the Common Life" replace the canons |
| 1503 | Completion of the pulpit in the foundation church |
| 1517 | Completion of the choir stalls in the Foundation Church by Heinrich Schickhardt (grandfather of the architect) |
| 1519 | Completion of the high altar by Jerg Rathgeb |
| 1525 | Plundering of Herrenberg by rebellious peasants |
| 1534-1536 | Introduction of the Reformation - Dissolution of the Foundation |
| 1536 | Foundation of the German School in Herrenberg |
| 1542 | The plague ravages Herrenberg |
| 1558 | Heinrich Schickhardt, Wuerttemberg's greatest architect, is born in Herrenberg (grandson of the sculptor) |
| 1571 | Famine in Herrenberg |
| 1634 | Herrenberg is plundered by the troops of the emperor |
| 1635 | Second great fire: 280 houses destroyed |
| 1649 | Opening of the new town hall after destruction of the old one in the fire |
| 1683-1684 | Construction of the Foundation Fruitbox |
| 1688 | Herreberg is plundered by the French |
| 1749 | Demolition of the Gothic towers of the Foundation Church and construction of onion tower |
| 1806 | Demolition of town hall of 1649. Construction of new town hall |
| 1806 | District town of Herrenberg becomes a regional district town |
| 1807 | Castle is sold at demolition value |
| 1817 | Shoring-up of the east tower wall of the Foundation Church |
| After 1820 | Demolition of the gate and wall towers |
| 1838 | First publication of the "Intelligenzblatt fuer den Oberamtsbezirk Herrenberg" |
| 1839 | Foundation of the Realschule (Technical Secondary School). |
| 1855 | Beginning of Industrialisation |
| 1879 | Opening of the Gaue Railway Stuttgart-Herrenberg-Freudenstadt |
| 1886 | Construction of the first town gymnasium and festival hall in Seestrasse. |
| 1886-1890 | Renovation of the Foundation Church |
| 1890 | Sale of the Jerg Rathgeb altar |
| 1893-1894 | Water supply system is introduced |
| 1903-1904 | Gas supply system is installed |
| 1913 | Foundation of the Herrenberg Association for Protestant Welfare and Social Work (now the Herrenberg Protestant Sorority) |
| 1931-1932 | Construction of the open-air swimming pool |
| 1933 | Consecration of St. Joseph's Church |
| 1936 | Construction of the town and multi-purpose hall |
| 1938 | Herrenberg is incorporated into the district of Boeblingen |
| 1939 | Herrenberg has a population of 3,650 |
| 1952 | Construction of the Albert Schweizer School |
| 1959 | Official opening of the Castle Hill Park |
| 1960 | Signing of the partnership agreement between Tarare (Rhone)/ France and Herrenberg |
| 1962 | Move to the new Schickardt Gymnasium |
| 1965 | Incorporation of Affstaett |
| 1966 | Completion of the Vogt-Hess School and the Jerg Ratgeb Technical School |
| 1969 | Herrenberg has a population of 12,500 |
| 1971 | Closure of Foundation Church due to dilapidation |
| Incorporation of Halsach, Kayh, Kuppingen and Moenchberg |
| Consecration of St. Martin's Church |
| 1972 | Incorporation of Oberjesingen |
| 1974 | Herrenberg has a population of 22,000 and becomes the Chief Town of the District |
| 1975 | Incorporation of Gueltstein |
| Agreement of administrative union with Deckenpfronn and Nufringen |
| Completion of the Count Palatine Rudolf Primary School, of the Theodor Schuetz Technical School and the Laengenholz Sports Hall |
| Beginning of safety work on the tower of the Foundation Church |
| 1976 | Herrenberg is awarded the Flag of Honour of the Council of |
| Europe for its outstanding contribution to European understanding |
| 1200th anniversary of Haslach |
| Natural gas connection installed |
| 1977 | Official opening of the indoor swimming pool |
| 1978 | Official opening of the Andreae Gymnasium and of the Markweg Sports Hall |
| 1979 | New sewage treatment plant for Herrenfeld, Gauefelden, Jettingen |
| 1980 | Official opening of the Auction Rooms |
| Connection to the Lake Constance water supply |
| 1981 | Construction of Haslach Primary School |
| Official opening of Affstaedt community hall and sports ground |
| 1982 | Official opening of the District Hospital |
| Reopening of the Foundation Church |
| Athletics grounds with small playing field and grass pitch in Laengerholz School Centre |
| Sports grounds in Gueltstein and Haslach |
| 1983 | Official opening of Herrenberg Senior Citizens' Centre |
| Official opening of Herrenberg IBM training centre |
| Official opening of Herrenberg Domestic Science and Agriculture School Centre in Laengenholz |
| Extension and upgrading of stadium to B status, with changing rooms and stands |
| Affstaett sports ground with extension of the clubhouse |
| Town library in building at Bahnhofstrasse 2 |
| Music school in building at Bismarckstrasse 12 |
| 1984 | Completion of the Friedrich Froebel School, Raistinger Strasse |
| Official opening of the Altker local history centre, Tuebinger Strasse 40 |
| 1986 | Herrenberg establishes an annual environmental prize |
| Construction of Hall of Last Benediction, Haslach |
| Renovation of the town and multi-purpose hall |
| 1987 | 700th anniversary of Affstaett |
| New cemetery in Gueltstein |
| Renovation of the main road and town hall in Kuppingen |
| 1988 | Rebuilding of Hauffstrasse kindergarten |
| New cemetery in Kayh; main road through the town |
| Cornerstone for Herrenberg underground station laid |
| 1989 | Signing of document of partnership with Fidenza |
| Extension of Haslach primary school |
| Gueltstein is connected to the Lake Constance water supply |
| New building area "Seele" |
| 1990 | 800th anniversary of Kayh |
| 30th anniversary of twinning partnership between Herrenberg and Tarare |
| Extension of Moenchberg kindergarten |
| 1000 new jobs in Gueltstein industrial zone |
| Start of construction work on "Park and Ride" multi-storey car park |
| Extension of Affstaett cemetery |
| 1991 | Official opening of the "Old Gymnasium" |
| Senior Citizens' meeting place in monastery garden, Bronngasse 13 |
| New design of the town hall area and festival square |
| New kindergarten in Kelteristrasse, Kuppingen |
| Official opening of the Central Bus Station |
| 1992 | Connection to the underground network |
| Completion of the "Nufringer Tor" shopping centre" |
| Renovation of Kuppingen town centre |
| "Riegel Meadows" made available for construction of flats |
| 1993 | 700 years of the Foundation Church |
| Extension of the Count Palatine Rudolf School |
| Official opening of the sports hall and fire brigade equipment house in Haslach |
| 25th anniversary of the Music School |
| Rebuilding of Oberjesingen kindergarten in Wuermstrasse |
| Renovation of the town centre in Oberjesingen |
| Development of Hoechst II building land in Gueltstein |
| 1994 | Official opening of the new town library (Hofscheuer) |
| Rebuilding of day care centre for children in Laengenholz |
| Extension of the Count Palatine Rudolf School |
| 1995 | Rebuilding of Affstaett primary school |
| Extension of Moenchberg kindergarten |
| Market place becomes a pedestrian zone |
| Decision to re-activate the Ammertal railway |
| 1996 | Extension of Vogt-Hess School |
| Rebuilding of Gueltstein kindergarten |
| Extension of the sewage treatment plant |
| Official opening of Karl Kuehnle Square in Kuppingen |
| 1997 | Reopening of the "Klosterhof" after restoration |
| Official opening of the "Wasenäckerhalle" in Oberjesingen |
| Official opening of the kindergarten in the "Wuermstraße" in Oberjesingen |
| Official opening of the kindergarten in the Raistinger Straße |
| 1999 | Installation of the new parking system - 24 hours parking information |
| Reconnection of the "Ammertalbahn" |
| Completion South bypass Gueltstein |
| 2000 | Premiere: "Sommerfarben" cultural festival on the market place |
| Installation of the hotelroute and informationsystem |
| Introduction of the "Half-Timbered House Path" |
| 2001 | Installation of the visitor information and guide system of the district town |
| Official opening of the meteorological station at the Andreae-Gymnasium |
| Inauguration of the reconstruction of the centre of Haslach |
| Opening of the extension building at the Andreae-Gymnasium - 25-year-jubilee |
| 2002 | Official opening of the playground in the "Sommerrain" |
| Completion and official opening of the primary school in Oberjesingen |
| 2003 | Completion and official opening of the central bus station (ZOB) in the Kalkofenstraße |
