The municipal area of ​​Rückersdorf with around 4,700 inhabitants stretches between Pegnitz in the south and Sebalder Reichswald in the north. The city of Nuremberg is just 10 kilometers away. The core of Rückersdorf consists of a typical Franconian street village with beautiful old half-timbered houses. The small village is well-kept, the nearby forest makes living here relaxing and desirable.

Not only because of its proximity to the big city, Rückersdorf is anything but “sleepy”, numerous clubs and organizations under their umbrella organization, the Rückersdorfer Vereinskartell, ensure this. They have succeeded in creating meeting places with the church fair, the joint bread baking and various other festivities. Kindergarten and primary school are available directly in the village, secondary schools are located a few kilometers away in the neighboring villages of Lauf a.d. Pegnitz and Röthenbach a.d. Pegnitz.

The regional train R3 connects Rückersdorf with Nuremberg, or in the other direction with Neuhaus a.d. Pegnitz. The same applies to bus line 311 and the VGN nightliner line N2. A real paradise for nature lovers extends around Rückersdorf with the Nürnberger Land. Whether on foot or by bike: Numerous paths lead through the varied nature here.