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Berching () is a 
town
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in the district of Neumarkt in Bavaria
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, Germany
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. It is today one of only four towns in Germany that still have completely intact city wall
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s, along with Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Rothenburg ob der Tauber () is a town located in the district of Ansbach (district), Ansbach of Mittelfranken (Middle Franconia), the Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. It is well known for its well-preserved Middle Ages, medieval old town, a d ...
, 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
Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a States of Germany, state in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the list of German states by area, largest German state by land area, comprising approximately 1/5 of the total l ...
, Germany
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. It is situated on the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal, 20 km south of Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz (, ; ) is the capital of the Neumarkt (district), Neumarkt district in the administrative region of the Upper Palatinate, in Bavaria, Germany. With a population of about 40,000, Neumarkt is the seat of various projects, ...
. The old town or ''Altstadt
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'' 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.
Residents
*Christoph Willibald Gluck
Christoph Willibald (Ritter von) Gluck (; ; 2 July 1714 – 15 November 1787) was a composer of Italian and French opera in the early classical period (music), classical period. Born in the Upper Palatinate and raised in Bohemia, both part of th ...
, (1714-1787), composer, was born in Weidenwang, today a district of Berching
* Claudia Brücken, (born 1963), singer, member of the bands Propaganda
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, Act and Onetwo
References
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