Kruft

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

Kruft
Kruft town hall
Location of Kruft within Mayen-Koblenz district
Kruft
Kruft
Coordinates: 50°23′11″N 7°20′15″E
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
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total4,308
 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56642
Dialling codes02652
Vehicle registrationMYK
Websitewww.ortsgemeinde-kruft.de

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

References

  1. Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerungsstand 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.


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