Volkach

Volkach
Volkach
Town
	Coat of arms
	show 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 (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

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