Volkach

Town in Bavaria, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Volkach within Kitzingen district

(2020–26) Heiko Bäuerlein^[1] (CSU)Area

• Total60.19 km² (23.24 sq mi)Elevation

203 m (666 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total8,843 • Density150/km² (380/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

97332

Dialling codes09381Vehicle registrationKTWebsitevolkach.de

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.

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

External links

Volkach website

References

^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).