Kankelau
| Kankelau | ||
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  Kankelau | ||
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°ECoordinates: 53°32′59″N 10°34′4″E / 53.54972°N 10.56778°E | ||
| 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) | |
| Population (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 201 | |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| 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
- ↑ "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2013] (XLS-Datei) (Fortschreibung auf Basis des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German). 25 July 2013.
HansWilhelm Haefs (2004): Ortsnamen und Ortsgeschichten aus Schleswig-Holstein, page 141 (ISBN 3833405090, in German)
Unser Dorf Kankelau, retrieved Oct 2008 (in German)
