Merching

Merching
Municipality
Saint Martin Church
Coat of arms
Location of Merching within Aichach-Friedberg district
Location of Merching
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Coordinates: 48°15′N 10°59′E / 48.250°N 10.983°E / 48.250; 10.983
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Schwaben
District	Aichach-Friedberg
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Helmut Luichtl[1] (CSU)
Area
• Total	24.83 km^2 (9.59 sq mi)
Elevation	529 m (1,736 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	3,283
• Density	132.2/km^2 (342.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	86504
Dialling codes	08233
Vehicle registration	AIC
Website	www.merching.de

Merching is a municipality in the district of Aichach-Friedberg in Bavaria in Germany.

The coat of arms of Merching contains references to the two most important landowners in the Middle Ages. The top half is taken from the Counts of Andechs coat of arms. The bottom half comes from the Abbey of Saints Ulrich and Afra.^[3]

History

There have been mentions of Merching Castle since 1078, but no archeological evidence has been found of it.^[4]

References

1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
2. "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
3. Heyl, Stephanie. "Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte - Bayerns Gemeinden". hdbg.eu (in German). Retrieved 2025-08-29.
4. Waldemar Nowey, Phil (2012). "Merching an der Paar im Wittelsbacherland". mering.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-08-29.