Volkach () is a town in the district of Kitzingen in the (Lower Franconia) in Bavaria, Germany. It lies on the river Main and has a population of around 8,700.

Notable residents

left|thumb|upright=0.7|August von Rothmund around 1890

  • August von Rothmund (1831–1906), ophthalmologist and professor
  • Leo Kirch (1926–2011), media entrepreneur who led the Kirch Group
  • Marlies Dumbsky (born 1985), German Wine Queen
  • 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

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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

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  • Volkach website

References