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Berching

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About Berching

Berching is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Greding, 47km from Nuremberg Old Town & Imperial Castle.

Berching is in Bavaria, Germany, with about 8,700 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Greding, about 9 km away.

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

Read more 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.

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Within an hour or so of Berching: Maybach Car Museum Neumarkt (19 km), Audi Museum Mobile (36 km), Norisring (43 km), Nuremberg Old Town & Imperial Castle (47 km).

Where is Berching?

Berching is in Bavaria, Germany, about 9 km from Greding.

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Quick Information

Population
8,696
Continent
Europe
Country
Germany
Region
Bavaria
Timezone
Europe/Berlin
Coordinates
49.1069, 11.4414

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Germany

Police
110
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.

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Worth the detour from Berching

7 notable places within an hour's drive.

museum

Maybach Car Museum Neumarkt

The world's largest collection of Maybach luxury automobiles, gleaming inside a restored Express Works factory hall in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz.

19 km · about 20 min drive

museum

Audi Museum Mobile

Audi's corporate museum presenting the marque's history through iconic vehicles including Auto Union Silver Arrows.

36 km · about 40 min drive

racetrack

Norisring

Street circuit lapping the monumental Zeppelinfeld grandstand in Nuremberg; Germany's answer to Monaco, it has hosted the roaring Norisring Speedweekend since 1947.

43 km · about 50 min drive

castle

Nuremberg Old Town & Imperial Castle

The historic heart of Franconia featuring the Kaiserburg, Albrecht Dürer's house, and Germany's most famous Christmas market.

47 km · about 55 min drive

landmark

Regensburg Old Town

A UNESCO-listed medieval trading city on the Danube with remarkably well-preserved patrician towers and the Stone Bridge from 1146.

49 km · about 55 min drive

bridge

Regensburg Stone Bridge

A 12th-century medieval stone bridge spanning the Danube, masterpiece of engineering beside Regensburg's UNESCO old town.

49 km · about 55 min drive

landmark

Walhalla

A neoclassical marble temple modeled on the Parthenon, overlooking the Danube near Regensburg and honoring German heroes.

58 km · about 65 min drive

Driving roads near Berching

  • 49 kmRegensburg Stone BridgeA 12th-century medieval stone bridge spanning the Danube, masterpiece of engineering beside Regensburg's UNESCO old town.

Driving in Germany

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.78/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

April to October

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