Volkach 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. History Located outside the town but inside the municipal territory is the late-Gothic pilgrimage church 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 External links Volkach website References Kitzingen (district) Populated places on the Main basin Populated riverside places in Germany