Wachenroth is a village in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt

Erlangen-Höchstadt

Erlangen-Höchstadt is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Fürth, Neustadt -Bad Windsheim, Bamberg, Forchheim and Nürnberger Land, and by the cities of Nuremberg and Erlangen...

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Bavaria

Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

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Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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Geography

Wachenroth is situated in the valley of the Reiche Ebrach

Reiche Ebrach

Reiche Ebrach is a river of Bavaria, Germany.-See also:*List of rivers of Bavaria...

 river, a left tributary of the Regnitz

Regnitz

The Regnitz is a river in Bavaria, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Main and is in length.The river is formed by the confluence of the rivers Rednitz and Pegnitz, which meet in the city of Fürth. From there the Regnitz runs northwards through the cities of Erlangen and Forchheim...

 river, at the southern end of the Steigerwald, approx. 20 kilometers northwest of Erlangen

Erlangen

Erlangen is a Middle Franconian city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located at the confluence of the river Regnitz and its large tributary, the Untere Schwabach.Erlangen has more than 100,000 inhabitants....

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Division of the town

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

History

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

Politics

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