Berching (Bavarian: Bacham) is a town in the district of Neumarkt in Bavaria, Germany.
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.JPG) 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 / 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[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 131.18 km2 (50.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 385 m (1,263 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 9,044 |
| • Density | 69/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 |
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
