Berching

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Town in Bavaria, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Berching within Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz district

(2020–26) Ludwig Eisenreich^[1] (CSU)Area

• Total131.18 km² (50.65 sq mi)Elevation

385 m (1,263 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total9,044 • Density69/km² (180/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

92334

Dialling codes08462Vehicle registrationNMWebsitewww.berching.de

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

References

^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).