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.

Volkach
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Volkach within Kitzingen district
Volkach Show map of Germany Volkach Show map of Bavaria
Coordinates: 49°52′N 10°13′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Kitzingen
Municipal assoc.	Volkach
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Heiko Bäuerlein[1] (CSU)
Area
• Total	60.19 km2 (23.24 sq mi)
Elevation	203 m (666 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	8,796
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	97332
Dialling codes	09381
Vehicle registration	KT
Website	volkach.de

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.

Arts and culture

Volkach has hosted an annual wine festival since 1949.

Notable residents

• 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

• 
  Western town wall remains
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  South-western town wall remains
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  Volkach town hall
• 
  Volkach town centre

External links

• Volkach website

References

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[ru] Фольках