Berching

Berching
Berching
Town
	Town walls of Berching
	Coat of arms
	Location of Berching within Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz district
	Berching Berching
	Coordinates: 49°6′N11°26′E / 49.100°N 11.433°E Coordinates: 49°6′N11°26′E / 49.100°N 11.433°E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberpfalz
District	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
Subdivisions	43 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Ludwig Eisenreich (CSU)
Area
• Total	131.18 km2 (50.65 sq mi)
Elevation	385 m (1,263 ft)
Population (2020-12-31)
• Total	8,864
• Density	68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	92334
Dialling codes	08462
Vehicle registration	NM
Website	www.berching.de

Last updated February 04, 2022

Berching (Bavarian : Bacham) is a town in the district of Neumarkt in Bavaria, Germany.

Berching is a historical town with a fully preserved town wall and low streamlet. The first settlement was registered in 883, so it is more than 1100 years old. Berching is located in the district of Neumarkt in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal, 20 km south of Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz. The old town or altstadt is surrounded by a large wall interspaced with towers. One of the towers has been converted into a 6-story apartment. A small inn called the Blaue Traube is also located in the town center.

Residents

Christoph Willibald Gluck, (1714-1787), composer, was born in Weidenwang, today a district of Berching
Claudia Brücken, (born 1963), singer, member of the bands Propaganda, Act and Onetwo

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[1] Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.

[2] "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik (in German). June 2021.

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