Cham - municipality in Oberpfalz, Germany

For the town in Switzerland, see Cham (Zug).

Cham (dead link: February 2023) is a city in Upper Palatinate in Bavaria, Germany. Its name is pronounced quite similar to the English word "calm" and not with a German "ch" sound.

Get in

By car

Chaim lies along the Bundestraße 20, 22 and 85

If you are coming from farther away, you will most likely take the Autobahn A3 (Nuremberg-Regensburg-Passau) or A93 (from the West)

By train

• Train station, Bahnhofstr. 11, 49.222099°, 12.656904°. Regular trains connect Cham with other parts of Germany as well as the Czech Republic. There are direct trains to/from Prague as well as regional connections to surrounding places.

Get around

See

The old city center around the Marketplace ('Marktplatz')

• St. Jakob, 49.2177°, 12.6654°.
• Maria Hilf, 49.2215°, 12.662°.
• Franziskanerkirche.
• Spitalkirche, 49.21931°, 12.66713°.
• Burgruine Chameregg, 49.2103°, 12.7056°.
• Luitpoldturm, 49.2339°, 12.66363°.
• Museum Spur, 49.218918°, 12.660674°, +49 9971 40790.
• Mariä Himmelfahrt, 49.21131°, 12.694197°.

Do

Buy

• Frey (Modeerlebniskaufhaus Frey), Marktplatz 11 (either enter from the town square (Marktplatz) or the level below from 'Fuhrmannstraße'). The best place for shopping in Cham.
  There is also a sports department store (just across the street). 2021-01-19

Eat

• Restaurant Bräu Pfandl, Lucknerstr. 11 (walking distance from town square (1 min)). Delicious steak, very friendly service. 2021-01-19

Drink

Sleep

• Wellnesshotel Randsbergerhof, Randsbergerhofstraße 15, 49.219610°, 12.666106°, +49 9971 85770.

Camping

• Kanu Club „Graf Luckner“, Badstraße 31, 49.222224°, 12.677137°, +49 9971 9147. The local canoeing club runs a small camping site at the bank of the river Regen.

Connect

Go next

• Regensburg
• Deggendorf
• Bavarian Forest National Park