Volkach is a town in the district of

Kitzingen Kitzingen () is a town in the Germany, German state of Bavaria, capital of the Kitzingen (district), district Kitzingen. It is part of the Franconia geographical region and has around 21,000 inhabitants. Surrounded by vineyards, Kitzingen County i ...

in the (Lower Franconia) in

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, Germany. It lies on the river

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and has a population of around 8,700.

History

Located outside the town but inside the municipal territory is the late-Gothic pilgrimage church ' with a

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. It was stolen in 1962 but later recovered. DE-BAY-Volkach-Marktplatz

Arts and culture

Volkach has hosted an annual wine festival since 1949.

Notable residents

August von Rothmund August von Rothmund (August 1, 1830 – October 27, 1906) was a German ophthalmologist from Volkach, Lower Franconia. In 1853 he received his doctorate from the University of Munich, and furthered his studies in Berlin under Albrecht von Gr ...

(1831–1906), ophthalmologist and professor *

Leo Kirch Leo Kirch (21 October 1926 – 14 July 2011) was a German media entrepreneur who founded the Kirch Group. Life Kirch was born in Volkach, Bavaria, but shortly afterward his family moved to the nearby town of Würzburg. After completing high ...

(1926–2011), media entrepreneur who led the

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Marlies Dumbsky Marlies Dumbsky (born 1985), from the German wine region of Franconia, was the 2008/09 German Wine Queen.German Wine Queen The German Wine Queen () is the representative of the German wine industry. The Wine Queen is supported by two princesses, forming together the German Wine Ambassadors. She is elected, usually in the Rhineland-Palatinate, Palatine town of Neus ...

* 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

File:Remnants of western town wall..jpg, Western town wall remains File:Remnants of western-southern town walls..jpg, South-western town wall remains File:Volkach, Germany - panoramio (15).jpg, Volkach town hall File:Volkach Town Centre.jpg, Volkach town centre

External links

Volkach website

References

Kitzingen (district) Populated places on the Main basin Populated riverside places in Germany {{Kitzingen-geo-stub