Bälau

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Bälau
Coat of arms Location
Bälau has no coat of arms
Bälau (Germany)
Bälau
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Schleswig-Holstein
District Herzogtum Lauenburg
Municipal assoc. Breitenfelde
Mayor Frauke Alpen
Basic statistics
Area 6.50 km² (2.5 sq mi)
Elevation 36 m  (118 ft)
Population 254  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 39 /km² (101 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate RZ
Postal code 23881
Area code 04542
Website www.amt-
breitenfelde.de

Coordinates: 53°37′00″N 10°37′00″E / 53.616667, 10.616667

Bälau is a municipality in the Breitenfelde collective municipality (Amt) located in the Lauenburg district (Kreis) in southeastern Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Bälau covers 6.50 square kilometers (1600 acres) which are mostly used for agriculture, with a relatively high proportion of forest. In addition to agricultural businesses, the village has a riding school and vacation apartments. It is a peaceful village, without a major road running through it, and a village green bordered by lime trees. Several well-preserved farmer's houses set the character for the village.