Volkach


Volkach is a town in the district of Kitzingen in the Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken 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 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, ophthalmologist and professor
  • Leo Kirch, media entrepreneur who led the Kirch Group
  • Marlies Dumbsky, German Wine Queen
  • Friedrich Funk, politician, 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