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

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.

Since 1 January 2008 Wachenroth is no longer part of the municipal association (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) Höchstadt an der Aisch.

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