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 | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Volkach within Kitzingen district  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°52′N 10°13′E / 49.867°N 10.217°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 (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 8,789 |
| • 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 |
History
editLocated outside the town but inside the municipal territory is the late-Gothic pilgrimage church Maria im Weingarten with a Madonna by Tilman Riemenschneider. It was stolen in 1962 but later recovered.
Arts and culture
editVolkach has hosted an annual wine festival since 1949.
Notable residents
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- 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
edit- 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
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Western town wall remains -
South-western town wall remains -
Volkach town hall -
Volkach town centre
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External links
editReferences
edit- ^ 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).
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