Volkach
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Volkach is a town in the district of Kitzingen in the {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (Lower Franconia) in Bavaria, Germany. It lies on the river Main and has a population of around 8,700.
HistoryEdit
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.
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Market square
Arts and cultureEdit
Volkach has hosted an annual wine festival since 1949.
Notable residentsEdit
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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
MayorsEdit
- 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
SightsEdit
- Remnants of western town wall..jpg
Western town wall remains
- Remnants of western-southern town walls..jpg
South-western town wall remains
- Volkach, Germany - panoramio (15).jpg
Volkach town hall
- Volkach Town Centre.jpg
Volkach town centre
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