Komturei Kraak, Medieval commandry in Rastow, Germany

Komturei Kraak is a former commandry of the Order of St. John in Rastow. Its only surviving building is the Johanniterkirche, a long single-nave church with a slightly irregular three-sided east end, dated by dendrochronology to 1452. Narrow buttresses added later divide the exterior into four bays, and the west wall was rebuilt with a stepped gable and a recessed portal.

The commandry was founded in 1217 as part of the Order of St. John and moved through different locations across Mecklenburg. It operated from Goddin and Sülstorf before finally settling in Kraak, where it remained until 1648.

The Kraak church's carved altarpiece from the early 16th century shows an apocalyptic Madonna between John the Baptist and John the Evangelist, with the apostles on the wings and six half-figures of female saints on the predella. A wooden rood group dates from around 1520/30, the altar rail from 1671 and the plain baroque pulpit, dated 1697 on its door, carries a sounding board.

Only two buildings of the commandry survive: the Johanniter churches in Kraak and in Sülstorf. The Kraak church is a long single-nave hall with a slightly irregular three-sided east end, dated by dendrochronology to 1452; narrow buttresses added later divide the exterior into four bays. The west wall was rebuilt with a projecting central section, stepped portal and a stepped gable rising above the roof.

Only two buildings of the commandry survive: the Johanniter churches in Kraak and Sülstorf. The Kraak church was dendrochronologically dated to 1452; its carved altar from the early 16th century shows an apocalyptic Madonna between John the Baptist and John the Evangelist.