Kankelau

Kankelau
Municipality
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Location of Kankelau within Herzogtum Lauenburg district
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Coordinates: 53°32′59″N 10°34′4″E / 53.54972°N 10.56778°E / 53.54972; 10.56778Coordinates: 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 km2 (1.63 sq mi)
Elevation	38 m (125 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	222
• Density	53/km2 (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[]

• 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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