Kruft

Kruft
Kruft town hall
Kruft town hall
Coat of arms of Kruft
Location of Kruft within Mayen-Koblenz district
Kruft is located in Germany
Kruft
Kruft
Kruft is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Kruft
Kruft
Coordinates: 50°23′11″N 7°20′15″E / 50.38639°N 7.33750°E / 50.38639; 7.33750
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictMayen-Koblenz
Municipal assoc.Pellenz (Verbandsgemeinde)
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Walter Kill[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total18.17 km2 (7.02 sq mi)
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total4,603
 • Density250/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56642
Dialling codes02652
Vehicle registrationMYK
Websitewww.ortsgemeinde-kruft.de

Kruft is a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

It is home to Laach Castle, a burgstall and former spur castle by the Laacher See lake.

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.