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Volkach

Coordinates: 49°52′N 10°13′E / 49.867°N 10.217°E / 49.867; 10.217
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Volkach
Coat of arms of Volkach
Location of Volkach within Kitzingen district
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Volkach is located in Germany
Volkach
Volkach
Volkach is located in Bavaria
Volkach
Volkach
Coordinates: 49°52′N 10°13′E / 49.867°N 10.217°E / 49.867; 10.217
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionUnterfranken
DistrictKitzingen
Municipal assoc.Volkach
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Heiko Bäuerlein[1] (CSU)
Area
 • Total
60.19 km2 (23.24 sq mi)
Elevation
203 m (666 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
8,789
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
97332
Dialling codes09381
Vehicle registrationKT
Websitevolkach.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

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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.

Market square

Arts and culture

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Volkach has hosted an annual wine festival since 1949.

Notable residents

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August von Rothmund around 1890

Mayors

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  • 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

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References

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