Berching

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

Berching
Town walls of Berching
Coat of arms
Location of Berching within Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz district
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Coordinates: 49°6′N 11°26′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberpfalz
District	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
Subdivisions	43 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor	Ludwig Eisenreich (CSU)
Area
• Total	131.18 km^2 (50.65 sq mi)
Elevation	385 m (1,263 ft)
Population  (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	8,745
• Density	67/km^2 (170/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

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.

Christoph Willibald Gluck 1775

Residents

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

Historic old town tower converted into an apartment building

References

1. "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2020.