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Encyclopedia > Cham (district)
Cham

Map of Bavaria highlighting the District of Cham
State Bavaria
Region Regensburg
Adm. region Oberpfalz
County seat Cham
Area 1510 km²
Population 131,000 (2000)
Pop. density 87 /km²
Licence plate code CHA
Web page landkreis-cham.de

Cham is a 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 Plzen Region. Map of Bavaria highlighting the district Cham Based on the templates at Wikipedia:WikiProject German districts/Maptemplates File links The following pages link to this file: Cham (district) Categories: GFDL images ... Germany is a Federal Republic made up of 16 States, known in German as Länder (singular Land). ... The geographic region and Free State of Bavaria (German:  ), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... A Regierungsbezirk is an government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states (Bundesländer). ... The Upper Palatinate (Oberpfalz) is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the east of Bavaria. ... Cham ([ka:m]) is a city in the east of the federal state Bavaria, Germany. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... German car number plates (Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered. ... The geographic region and Free State of Bavaria (German:  ), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... Regen is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Straubing-Bogen is a Kreis (district) in the eastern part of Bavaria, Germany. ... Regensburg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Schwandorf is a Kreis (district) in the east part of Bavaria, Germany. ... Plzeň Region (Czech: Plzeňský kraj) is an administrative unit (kraj) in the western part of Bohemia in the Czech Republic. ...

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History

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 hundred 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 Palatinate and in the 17th century back to Bavaria. Events January - An earthquake strikes the Middle East from northern Egypt to northwestern Mesopotamia, destroying many remnants of Byzantine culture. ... Regensburg (also Ratisbon, Latin Ratisbona) is a city (population 129,175 in 2005) in Bavaria, Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers, at the northernmost bend in the Danube. ... // Events February - Byzantine emperor Alexius IV is overthrown in a revolution, and Alexius V is proclaimed emperor. ... A palatinate is a territory administered by a count palatine, originally the direct representative of the sovereign, but later the hereditary ruler of the territory subject to the crowns overlordship. ...


Geography

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 (1439 m), which is located on the Czech 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. The Bavarian Forest (German: Bayerischer Wald) is a low mountain range in Bavaria, Germany. ... The Regen is a river in Bavaria, Germany. ...


Coat of arms

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

District of Cham, coat of arms This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ...

Towns and municipalities

Towns Municipalities
  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
  1. Reichenbach am Regen
  2. Rettenbach
  3. Rimbach
  4. Runding
  5. Schönthal
  6. Schorndorf
  7. Stamsried
  8. Tiefenbach
  9. Traitsching
  10. Treffelstein
  11. Waffenbrunn
  12. Wald
  13. Walderbach
  14. Weiding
  15. Willmering
  16. Zandt
  17. Zell

Bad Kötzting (before 2005: Kötzting) is a small town in the district of Cham, in Bavaria, Germany, near the Czech border. ... Cham ([ka:m]) is a city in the east of the federal state Bavaria, Germany. ... Furth im Wald is a small town in the district of Cham, in Bavaria, Germany, near the Czech border. ... Roding is a small town in Bavaria, Germany, near the Czech border. ... Rötz is a small town in the district of Cham, in Bavaria, Germany. ... Waldmünchen is a town in the district of Cham, in Bavaria, Germany. ... Arnschwang is a town in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany. ... Arrach is a town in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany. ... Blaibach is a town in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany. ... Chamerau is a town in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany. ... Eschlkam is a town in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany. ... Falkenstein is a town in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany. ... Gleißenberg is a town in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany. ... Grafenwiesen is a town in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany. ... Hohenwarth is a town in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany. ... Lam is a town in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany. ... Lohberg is a town in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany. ... Michelsneukirchen is a community in Oberpfälzer district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany. ... Miltach is a town in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany. ... Neukirchen is a town in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany. ... Pemfling is a town in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany. ... Pösing is a town in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany. ... Reichenbach is a town in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany. ... Rettenbach is a town in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany. ... Rimbach Rimbach is a beautiful little vacation village at the foot of the Hoher Bogen (a saddle back mountain in the Northern Bavarian Forest National Park). ... Runding is a town in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany. ... Schöntal is a town in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany. ... Schorndorf is a town in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany. ... Stamsried is a village in the Cham (district) in the Upper Palatinate region in Bavaria, Germany, near the Czech border. ... Tiefenbach is a town in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany. ... Traitsching is a town in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany. ... Treffelstein is a town in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany. ... Waffenbrunn is a town in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany. ... Wald is a town in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany. ... Walderbach is a town in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany. ... Weiding is a town in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany. ... Wilmering is a town in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany. ... Zandt is a town in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany. ... Zell is a town in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany. ...

External links

  • Official website (German)
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