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Volkach
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.
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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°ECoordinates: 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 (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 8,782 |
| • 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
Located 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.
Market square
Arts and culture
Volkach has hosted an annual wine festival since 1949.
Notable residents
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
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.
- ^ "Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik. June 2022.
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