Berching

Berching
Town
Town walls of Berching
Coat of arms
Location of Berching within Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz district
Interactive map of Berching
Location within Germany Location within Bavaria
Coordinates: 49°6′N 11°26′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  (2025-12-31)
• Total	8,991
• Density	68.54/km2 (177.5/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 (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛʁçɪŋ] ^ⓘ; Bavarian: Bacham) is a town in the district of Neumarkt in Bavaria, Germany. It is today one of only four towns in Germany that still have completely intact city walls, along with Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Nördlingen and Dinkelsbühl, all in Bavaria.

Berching is a historical town with a fully preserved town wall and low streamlet. The first settlement was registered in 883, making it 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 Blaue Traube is located in the town center.

Portrait of Christoph Willibald Gluck by Joseph Duplessis, 1775

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

Historic old town tower converted into an apartment building