Wachenroth

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Wachenroth
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Wachenroth
Wachenroth (Germany)
Wachenroth
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Middle Franconia
District Erlangen-Höchstadt
Municipal subdivisions 9 districts
Mayor Friedrich Gleitsmann
Basic statistics
Area 23.16 km² (8.9 sq mi)
Elevation 285 m  (935 ft)
Population 2,183  (30/06/2005)
 - Density 94 /km² (244 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate ERH
Postal code 96193
Area code 09548
Website www.wachenroth.de

Coordinates: 49°45′00″N 10°43′00″E / 49.75, 10.716667

Wachenroth is a village in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in Bavaria, Germany.

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[edit] Geography

Wachenroth is situated in the valley of the Reiche Ebrach river, a left tributary of the Regnitz river, at the southern end of the Steigerwald, approx. 20 kilometers northwest of Erlangen.

[edit] Division of the town

  • Buchfeld
  • Warmersdorf
  • Weingartsgreuth
  • Horbach
  • Reumannswind
  • Volkersdorf
  • Oberalbach
  • Unteralbach
  • Eckartsmühle

[edit] History

  • 1008 Earliest known documentary mention
  • 1434 Wachenroth receives the market rights
  • 1978 Incorporation of Weingartsgreuth with Buchfeld, Horbach and Warmersdorf

[edit] Politics

Since 1st Jan 2008 Wachenroth is no more part of the municipal association Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Höchstadt an der Aisch.[1][2]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Zweites Gesetz zur Änderung des Gesetzes über die kommunale Gliederung des Staatsgebiets. Law draft 17th Oct 2007
  2. ^ Zweites Gesetz zur Änderung des Gesetzes über die kommunale Gliederung des Staatsgebiets. Decision in the 109th meeting of the Bayerischen Landtags on 15th Nov 2007
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