Volkach
Volkach is a town in the district of Kitzingen in the Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken (Lower Franconia) in Bavaria, Germany. It lies on the Main River and has a population of around 8,700.
Volkach | |
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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 | Peter Kornell (FWG) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 60.19 km2 (23.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 203 m (666 ft) |
| Population (2018-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 8,857 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 97332 |
| Dialling codes | 09381 |
| Vehicle registration | KT |
| Website | www.volkach.de |
History
The town was founded in 906 AD.
Market square
Arts and culture
Volkach's main tourist attraction is its annual wine festival.
Attractions
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.
Sons and daughters of the place
August von Rothmund around 1890
- August von Rothmund (1831-1906), ophthalmologist and professor
- Leo Kirch (1926-2011), media entrepreneur who was later to lead one of the largest German media groups, the Kirch Group
- Marlies Dumbsky (born 1985), German Wine Queen
Mayors
- 1945–1948: Josef Michael Erb
- 1948–1970: Georg Berz
- 1970–1990: Friedrich Ruß
- 1990–2002: Karl Andreas Schlier
- since 2002: Peter Kornell, reelected in 2008 and 2014
Connected to Volkach
- Friedrich Funk (1900-1963), politician (CSU), farmer and member of the Bundestag 1949–1963, lived until his death in the village
Sights
Western town wall remains.
South-western town wall remains..jpg)
Volkach town hall
Volkach Town Centre
External links
References
- "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2019.
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