Berching

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Berching
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Berching
Berching (Germany)
Berching
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Oberpfalz
District Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
Town subdivisions 43 Ortsteile
Mayor Rudolf Eineder (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area 131.18 km² (50.6 sq mi)
Elevation 385 m  (1263 ft)
Population 8,714  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 66 /km² (172 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate NM
Postal code 92334
Area code 08462
Website www.berching.de

Coordinates: 49°6′00″N 11°26′00″E / 49.1, 11.433333

Berching 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 that 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.