Uttenreuth

Uttenreuth is a town in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt in Bavaria in Germany.HistoryUttenreuth was founded in the 12th century during the expansion of the empire around Nuremberg to the Schwabach valley east of Erlangen.After 1946, Uttenreuth developed into a suburban residential area in the lower Schwabach valley. A territorial reform in 1978 led to the integration of the neighboring village Weiher.GeographyGeographical locationUttenreuth is located about 5km east of Erlangen in the Schwabach valley.Neighboring communitiesTowns neighboring Uttenreuth are Dormitz (in the East), Neunkirchen am Brand (Northeast), Marloffstein (North), Spardorf (Northwest) and Buckenhof in the West. To the South, Uttenreuth borders a large forest, the Sebalder Reichswald.Subdivisions Uttenreuth Weiher (integrated in 1978)TrafficThe OVF bus 209, which runs through Uttenreuth, connects Erlangen and Eschenau.The closest train station is located in Erlangen. Until the 1960s, Uttenreuth had its own train station which connected the cities of Erlangen and Gräfenberg