Cham (district)

District in Bavaria, Germany

Cham

District

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Country| Germany
State| Bavaria
Adm. region| Upper Palatinate
Capital| Cham
Government

• District admin.| Franz Löffler (CSU)
Area

• Total| 1,510 km2 (580 sq mi)
Population

(31 December 2023)[1]

• Total| 130,946
• Density| 87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration| CHA, KÖZ, ROD, WÜM
Website| landkreis-cham.de

Cham (German pronunciation: [kaːm] ⓘ) is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Regen, Straubing-Bogen, Regensburg and Schwandorf and by the Czech Plzeň Region.

## History

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The first historical date in the regional history is the year 748, when the bishop of Regensburg ordered the foundation of a monastery in the sparsely populated region. About 100 years later, the royal castle of Cham was built and became a summer residence for the Holy Roman Emperors. The region was called Campriche or Mark Cham. In 1204, the Mark Cham became subject to Bavaria, in 1352 to the Electorate of the Palatinate and in the 17th century back to Bavaria. Nowadays, Cham still enjoys the laid-back lifestyle from the days of yore. Many projects have been initiated to give this area an impetus to grow, yet in spite of this, it is still one of the least-populated regions in Germany.

## Geography

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The district is located in the northern parts of the Bavarian Forest. It is situated within the borders of the Upper Bavarian Forest Nature Park. The highest mountain is the Großer Arber at 1,439 m, located near the Germany–Czech Republic border. The Regen river enters the district in the southeast and leaves to the west; most of the settled places are situated along this river and its main tributary, the Chamb coming from the Czech border.

## Coat of arms

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The upper part of the arms is occupied by the blue and white checkered pattern of Bavaria. The church of Chammünster (today belonging to the town of Cham), which was built in 748 within a famous monastery, is displayed below.

## Towns and municipalities

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Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district Towns  | Municipalities  |

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1. Bad Kötzting
2. Cham
3. Furth im Wald
4. Roding
5. Rötz
6. Waldmünchen

1. Arnschwang
2. Arrach
3. Blaibach
4. Chamerau
5. Eschlkam
6. Falkenstein
7. Gleißenberg
8. Grafenwiesen
9. Hohenwarth
10. Lam
11. Lohberg
12. Michelsneukirchen
13. Miltach
14. Neukirchen beim Heiligen Blut
15. Pemfling
16. Pösing

17. Reichenbach
18. Rettenbach
19. Rimbach
20. Runding
21. Schönthal
22. Schorndorf
23. Stamsried
24. Tiefenbach
25. Traitsching
26. Treffelstein
27. Waffenbrunn
28. Wald
29. Walderbach
30. Weiding
31. Willmering
32. Zandt
33. Zell

## References

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1. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landkreis Cham.

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Urban and rural districts in the Free State of Bavaria in Germany

Urban
districts|

* Amberg
* Ansbach
* Aschaffenburg
* Augsburg
* Bamberg
* Bayreuth
* Coburg
* Erlangen
* Fürth
* Hof
* Ingolstadt
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* Landshut
* Memmingen
* München (Munich)
* Nürnberg (Nuremberg)
* Passau
* Regensburg
* Rosenheim
* Schwabach
* Schweinfurt
* Straubing
* Weiden
* Würzburg

Rural
districts|

* Aichach-Friedberg
* Altötting
* Amberg-Sulzbach
* Ansbach
* Aschaffenburg
* Augsburg
* Bad Kissingen
* Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen
* Bamberg
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* Berchtesgadener Land
* Cham
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* Dachau
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* Ebersberg
* Eichstätt
* Erding
* Erlangen-Höchstadt
* Forchheim
* Freising
* Freyung-Grafenau
* Fürstenfeldbruck
* Fürth
* Garmisch-Partenkirchen
* Günzburg
* Haßberge
* Hof
* Kelheim
* Kitzingen
* Kronach
* Kulmbach
* Landsberg
* Landshut
* Lichtenfels
* Lindau
* Main-Spessart
* Miesbach
* Miltenberg
* Mühldorf
* München (Munich)
* Neuburg-Schrobenhausen
* Neumarkt
* Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim
* Neustadt an der Waldnaab
* Neu-Ulm
* Nürnberger Land
* Oberallgäu
* Ostallgäu
* Passau
* Pfaffenhofen
* Regen
* Regensburg
* Rhön-Grabfeld
* Rosenheim
* Roth
* Rottal-Inn
* Schwandorf
* Schweinfurt
* Starnberg
* Straubing-Bogen
* Tirschenreuth
* Traunstein
* Unterallgäu
* Weilheim-Schongau
* Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
* Wunsiedel
* Würzburg

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Towns and municipalities in Cham (district)

* Arnschwang
* Arrach
* Bad Kötzting
* Blaibach
* Cham
* Chamerau
* Eschlkam
* Falkenstein
* Furth im Wald
* Gleißenberg
* Grafenwiesen
* Hohenwarth
* Lam
* Lohberg
* Michelsneukirchen
* Miltach
* Neukirchen
* Pemfling
* Pösing
* Reichenbach
* Rettenbach
* Rimbach
* Roding
* Rötz
* Runding
* Schönthal
* Schorndorf
* Stamsried
* Tiefenbach
* Traitsching
* Treffelstein
* Waffenbrunn
* Wald
* Walderbach
* Waldmünchen
* Weiding
* Willmering
* Zandt
* Zell

Coat of Arms of Cham district

49°15′N 12°40′E﻿ / ﻿49.25°N 12.67°E﻿ / 49.25; 12.67

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