Village

Kruchten

Located in Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate Coordinates: 49°54′00″ N 6°19′00″ E

Thomas Hummel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Population: 399; 399
Elevation: 324 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 2; listed under Kruchten
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LUX Luxembourg-Findel International Airport31 km; HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport68 km

About Kruchten

Kruchten is a village. Location: Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate. Population: 399. Elevation: 324 m.

From Wikipedia

Kruchten is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area: 5.4 km²
Official website: vg-suedeifel.de

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Kruchten

G.Th. Delemarre · CC BY-SA 4.0
G.Th. Delemarre · CC BY-SA 4.0
Palauenc05 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Paulusburg · CC BY-SA 4.0
Spreevogel · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Kruchten over time

Population of Kruchten over time
1975		446
2017		382
2019		375
2021		372
2022		398
2023		395
2024		399
2025		404

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Kruchten

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 78 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: January (night -1°)
Wettest month: December (86 mm)
Driest month: April (57 mm)

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9° 1°

12° 4°

17° 8°

20° 11°

22° 12°

18° 9°

13° 6°

7° 2°

5° 0°

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Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Kruchten
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	5°	9°	12°	17°	20°	22°	22°	18°	13°	7°	5°
Average low (°C)	-1°	-1°	1°	4°	8°	11°	12°	12°	9°	6°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	77	61	68	57	69	69	73	59	71	74	78	86

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kruchten

The nearest airport is Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX), 31 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Trier, 28 km to the southeast.

Airports

Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX) Luxembourg 31 kmsouth
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 68 kmeast
Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 95 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Trier Population: 100.1K 28 kmsoutheast
Metz Population: 123.9K 87 kmsouth
Saarbrücken Population: 183K 90 kmsoutheast
Liège Population: 195.3K 98 kmnorthwest
Aachen Population: 265.2K 99 kmnorth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Kruchten

Within 100 km: 319 historic and cultural sites, 2,780 natural sites, 752 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km127 places

Wiltz River 22 kmW
Sauer River 23 kmSE
Our River 2 kmSW
Eisch River 22 kmSW

25–60 km1,063 places

Lac de Nisramont Lake 54 kmNW
Montagne de Stockem Mountain 47 kmSW
Steinkopf Mountain 34 kmN
Steiner Berg Mountain 46 kmN

60–100 km2,661 places

Île du Moulin Island 90 kmNW
Île Monsin Island 97 kmNW
Île de Franche Garenne Island 100 kmNW
Lac de la Gileppe Lake 80 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Kruchten

2 places

1 Kruchten 401

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages1

Schwarzenbruch · Village

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Our River, Belgium
2.2 km SW
Gecklerbach River, Rhineland-Palatinate
2.2 km NW
Oberkopf Mountain, Nusbaum
3.6 km SE
Notzenbach River, Rhineland-Palatinate
2.7 km W
Gaybach River, Rhineland-Palatinate
3.3 km S
Aepfelberg Mountain, Gentingen
4.7 km W