The UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Swabian Alb is situated in the heart of the Geopark. The three UNESCO World Heritage Sites "Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura, a section of the "Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes" near Aalen and an archaeological site of the "Prehistoric Pile Dwellings" in Blaustein are located within the Geopark territory.

Its geological, paleontological and archaeological heritage is internationally significant, and earned the Swabian Alb a UNESCO Global Geopark designation in 2015. It is truly a superlative Geopark offering a journey through 200 million years of the Earth's history.

The Swabian Alp (Schwäbische Alb) covers the area between the Black Forest and the Franconian Alp (Fränkische Alb). In the north its mountains fall abruptly into the valley of the Neckar River.

The Swabian Alb UNESCO Global Geopark is located in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, about 40 kilometers south of Stuttgart and is the only UNESCO Global Geopark in this federal state. Its boundaries correspond with the natural area Swabian Alb.