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Volkach
Volkach.jpg
Coat of arms of Volkach
Coat of arms
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Unterfranken
District Kitzingen
Municipal assoc. Volkach
Elevation
203 m (666 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)
 • Total 8,843
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
97332
Dialling codes 09381
Vehicle registration KT

Volkach is a town in the district of Kitzingen in the Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken (Lower Franconia) in Bavaria, Germany. It lies on the river Main and has a population of around 8,700.

History

Located outside the town but inside the municipal territory is the late-Gothic pilgrimage church Maria im Weingarten [de] with a Madonna by Tilman Riemenschneider. It was stolen in 1962 but later recovered.

DE-BAY-Volkach-Marktplatz
Market square

Arts and culture

Volkach has hosted an annual wine festival since 1949.

Notable residents

August von Rothmund
August von Rothmund around 1890
  • August von Rothmund (1831–1906), ophthalmologist and professor
  • Leo Kirch (1926–2011), media entrepreneur who led the Kirch Group
  • Marlies Dumbsky (born 1985), German Wine Queen
  • Friedrich Funk (1900–1963), politician (CSU), farmer, and member of the Bundestag 1949–1963 who lived in the town until his death

Mayors

  • 1945–1948: Josef Michael Erb
  • 1948–1970: Georg Berz
  • 1970–1990: Friedrich Ruß
  • 1990–2002: Karl Andreas Schlier
  • 2002–2020: Peter Kornell, reelected in 2008 and 2014
  • since 2020: Heiko Bäuerlein

Sights

See also

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