Kruft

For the computing term, see Cruft.

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

Kruft
Municipality
Kruft town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Kruft within Mayen-Koblenz district
Location of Kruft
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Coordinates: 50°23′11″N 7°20′15″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Mayen-Koblenz
Municipal assoc.	Pellenz (Verbandsgemeinde)
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Walter Kill[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	18.17 km2 (7.02 sq mi)
Elevation	150 m (490 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	4,664
• Density	256.7/km2 (664.8/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

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

Transport

The Cross Eifel Railway has a station in Kruft which served by line RB23 (Limburg - Diez - Bad Ems - Koblenz - Andernach - Mayen) as well RB38 (Andernach - Mayen - Kaisersesch).