Kruft

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Kruft
Municipality
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Location of Kruft within Mayen-Koblenz district
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Kruft
Coordinates: 50°23′11″N7°20′15″E / 50.38639°N 7.33750°E / 50.38639; 7.33750 Coordinates: 50°23′11″N7°20′15″E / 50.38639°N 7.33750°E / 50.38639; 7.33750
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Mayen-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
 (2021-12-31) [2]
 • Total4,466
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56642
Dialling codes 02652
Vehicle registration MYK
Website www.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.

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References

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


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