Volkach

For the river of Bavaria, Germany, see Volkach (river).

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
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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 (CSU)
Area
• Total	60.19 km2 (23.24 sq mi)
Elevation	203 m (666 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)
• 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.de

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