Volkach
Volkach is a town in the district of Kitzingen in the Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken in Bavaria, Germany. It lies on the Main River and has a population of around 8,700.History
The town was founded in 906 AD.
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 with a Madonna by Tilman Riemenschneider. It was stolen in 1962 but later recovered.- August von Rothmund, ophthalmologist and professor
- Leo Kirch, media entrepreneur who was later to lead one of the largest German media groups, the Kirch Group
- Marlies Dumbsky, German Wine Queen
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
Connected to Volkach
- Friedrich Funk, politician, farmer and member of the Bundestag 1949–1963, lived until his death in the village
Sights
