Berching Explained

Type:Stadt
Image Coa:Wappen Berching.svg
Coordinates:49.1°N 37°W
Image Plan:Berching in NM.svg
State:Bayern
Region:Oberpfalz
District:Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
Elevation:385
Area:131.18
Postal Code:92334
Area Code:08462
Licence:NM
Gemeindeschlüssel:09 3 73 112
Divisions:43 Ortsteile
Website:www.berching.de
Mayor:Ludwig Eisenreich[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 26
Party:CSU

Berching (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.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden