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 Uttenreuth

Uttenreuth

Uttenreuth is a town in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt in Bavaria in Germany.-History:Uttenreuth was founded in the 12th century during the expansion of the empire around Nuremberg to the Schwabach valley east of Erlangen....

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Population development

Together with the neighboring 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....

, 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.