Buckenhof

Buckenhof
Town
Puckenhof Castle
Coat of arms
Location of Buckenhof within Erlangen-Höchstadt district
Buckenhof Buckenhof
Coordinates: 49°35′38″N 11°03′00″E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Middle Franconia
District	Erlangen-Höchstadt
Municipal assoc.	Uttenreuth
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Astrid Kaiser (SPD)
Area
• Total	1.38 km2 (0.53 sq mi)
Elevation	286 m (938 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)
• Total	3,251
• Density	2,400/km2 (6,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	91054
Dialling codes	09131
Vehicle registration	ERH
Website	www.buckenhof.de

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

History

The village called Buckenhof 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 Uttenreuth.

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.