Volkach
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Template:For Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox German location
Volkach (Template:IPA) is a town in the district of Kitzingen in the Template:Lang (Lower Franconia) 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 Template:Interlanguage link multi 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 (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
Sights
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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
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External links
References
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