Volkach
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Volkach within Kitzingen district
Location of Volkach
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Coordinates: 49°52′N 10°13′E / 49.867°N 10.217°E / 49.867; 10.217
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Kitzingen
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  (2024-12-31)[2]
• Total	8,512
• Density	141.4/km2 (366.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	97332
Dialling codes	09381
Vehicle registration	KT
Website	volkach.de

Volkach (German pronunciation: [ˈfɔlkax] ^ⓘ) 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.

Notable residents

• 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

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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

Gallery

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  Western town wall remains
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  South-western town wall remains
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  Volkach town hall
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  Volkach town centre

External links

• Volkach website

References

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