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{{For|the river of Bavaria, Germany|Volkach (river)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox German location
|type              = Town
|image_coa         = DEU Volkach COA.svg
|image_photo       = Volkach.jpg
|image_caption     =
|coordinates       = {{coord|49|52|N|10|13|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan        = Volkach in KT.svg
|state             = Bayern
|region            = Unterfranken
|district          = Kitzingen
|Verwaltungsgemeinschaft = Volkach
|elevation         = 203
|area              = 60.19
|postal_code       = 97332
|area_code         = 09381
|licence           = KT
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 6 75 174
|website           = {{URL|volkach.de}}
|mayor             = Heiko Bäuerlein<ref>[https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden], [[Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik]], 15 July 2021.</ref>
|leader_term       = 2020&ndash;26
|party             = CSU
}}

'''Volkach''' ({{IPA|de|ˈfɔlkax|-|De-Volkach.ogg}}) is a town in the district of [[Kitzingen (district)|Kitzingen]] in the {{lang|de|[[Regierungsbezirk]] [[Unterfranken]]}} (Lower Franconia) in [[Bavaria]], Germany. It lies on the river [[Main (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 ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Maria im Weingarten|de}}'' with a [[Madonna (art)|Madonna]] by [[Tilman Riemenschneider]]. It was stolen in 1962 but later recovered.

[[File:DE-BAY-Volkach-Marktplatz.jpg|thumb|left|Market square]]

== Arts and culture ==
Volkach has hosted an annual wine festival since 1949.

== Notable residents ==
[[File:August von Rothmund.png|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

== Sights ==
<gallery>
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
</gallery>

== External links ==
* [https://www.volkach.de/ Volkach website]

== References ==
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[[Category:Kitzingen (district)]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Main basin]]
[[Category:Populated riverside places in Germany]]

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