Buckenhof

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Buckenhof
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Buckenhof
Buckenhof (Germany)
Buckenhof
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Middle Franconia
District Erlangen-Höchstadt
Municipal assoc. Uttenreuth
Mayor Georg Förster
Basic statistics
Area 1.38 km² (0.5 sq mi)
Elevation 286 m  (938 ft)
Population 3,279  (30/06/2005)
 - Density 2,376 /km² (6,154 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate ERH
Postal code 91054
Area code 09131
Website www.buckenhof.de

Coordinates: 49°36′00″N 11°03′00″E / 49.6, 11.05

Buckenhof is a town in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in Bavaria, Germany.

[edit] History

The village called Buckendorf developed between the 11th. and 12th. century. The first public record is from 1372. Between the years 1564 and 1567, the barons von Haller build the Puckenhof Castle. Since 1850, it houses a youth center of the Inner Mission. Between 1886 and 1963, Buckenhof was located along the branch line from Erlangen to Eschenau.

[edit] Population development

Together with the neighboring Erlangen, Buckenhof experienced a tremendous increase in its population after the Second World War. Since 2000, Buckenhof is one of the most densely populated communities in Bavaria. The extraordinary popularity of the village, which is due to Buckenhof's location near the industrial center of Erlangen and at the same time its proximity to a large nature preserve, has resulted in high land prices.