Merching

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

Merching
Municipality
Saint Martin Church
Coat of arms
Location of Merching within Aichach-Friedberg district
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Coordinates: 48°15′N 10°59′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Schwaben
District	Aichach-Friedberg
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Helmut Luichtl[1] (CSU)
Area
• Total	24.83 km2 (9.59 sq mi)
Elevation	529 m (1,736 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)[2]
• Total	3,263
• Density	131.4/km2 (340.4/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

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]