Wolfschlugen is a town in the district of Esslingen in the Filder Plain in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.

Wolfschlugen was first mentioned in documents on April 2, 1318 when a local named Benz from Kirchheim unter Teck sold some products of his farm in Wolfschlugen. It is however commonly assumed that people have settled there long before. A strong indication is provided by the close presence of the Waldhauser Schloss, an old Latin estate in a forest nearby Wolfschlugen.

• 1380 the town became official by a declaration of Eberhard II, Count of Württemberg.
• 1603 the Protestant church was reconstructed and obtained the shape which still can be seen today.
• 1608/09 construction of the town hall by the builders Michel Knell and Jerg Mercklin.
• 1776 construction of the first school.
• 1866 foundation of the voluntary fire department.
• 1899 first telegraph office.
• 1903 foundation of the music society.
• 1906 first telephone connection.
• 1914 first electrical lights on the streets.
• 1938 Wolfschlugen became a member of the district of Nürtingen.
• 1970 dedication of the festival hall and the sports field.
• 1973 the district of Nürtingen ceased to exist and the municipality Wolfschlugen was absorbed into the district of Esslingen.
• 1993 dedication of the new sports hall.

The numbers of inhabitants are census results (¹) or official data from statistical office, Stuttgart.

Date Number of residents 3. December 1834 ¹ 1.206 1. December 1871 ¹ 1.281 1. December 1900 ¹ 1.407 17. May 1939 ¹ 1.762 13. September 1950 ¹ 2.239 6. June 1961 ¹ 2.689 27. May 1970 ¹ 3.547 25. May 1987 ¹ 5.212 31. December 1995 5.710 31. December 2000 6.082 31. December 2005 6.264 31. December 2010 6.309 31. December 2015 6.340