Kankelau | |
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Municipality | |
FlagCoat of arms | |
Location of Kankelau within Herzogtum Lauenburg district | |
Kankelau Show map of GermanyKankelau Show map of Schleswig-Holstein | |
Coordinates: 53°32′59″N 10°34′4″E / 53.54972°N 10.56778°E / 53.54972; 10.56778 | |
Country | Germany |
State | Schleswig-Holstein |
District | Herzogtum Lauenburg |
Municipal assoc. | Schwarzenbek-Land |
Government | |
• Mayor | Klaus Hansen |
Area | |
• Total | 4.21 km (1.63 sq mi) |
Elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 225 |
• Density | 53/km (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 21514 |
Dialling codes | 04156 |
Vehicle registration | RZ |
Website | www.amt-schwarzenbek-land.de |
Kankelau is a municipality in the district of Lauenburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The village was first mentioned in 1230 AD as "Cankelowe" (meaning: settlement in the corn cockles), the spelling later changed to Kankelowe (1278), Kankelow (1434), and Kankelauw (1450).
References
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
- HansWilhelm Haefs (2004): Ortsnamen und Ortsgeschichten aus Schleswig-Holstein, page 141 (ISBN 3833405090, in German)
- Unser Dorf Kankelau, retrieved Oct 2008 (in German)
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