Bälau

Bälau
Bälau
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Schleswig-Holstein
District Herzogtum Lauenburg
Municipal assoc. Breitenfelde
Mayor Frauke Alpen
Basic statistics
Area 6.50 km2 (2.51 sq mi)
Elevation 36 m  (118 ft)
Population 238 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 37 /km2 (95 /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

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.

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