Kankelau

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).

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The entry is geolocated on the map, across 2 mapped points.

It sits within the topics Herzogtum Lauenburg and Municipalities in Schleswig-Holstein.

Its subject is documented across 34 Wikipedia language editions.

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German location.image_flag: Flagge Kankelau.png
German location.image_coa: DEU Kankelau COA.svg
German location.image_plan: Kankelau in RZ.svg
German location.state: Schleswig-Holstein
German location.district: Herzogtum Lauenburg
German location.Amt: Schwarzenbek-Land
German location.elevation: 38
German location.area: 4.21
German location.postal_code: 21514
German location.area_code: 04156
German location.licence: RZ
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 01 0 53 059
German location.website: www.amt-schwarzenbek-land.de
German location.mayor: Klaus Hansen

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Wikidata facts

Country: Germany
Located in: District of Duchy of Lauenburg
Population: 218
Area: 4.21
Elevation: 38
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Official website: www.amt-schwarzenbek-land.de/Die-Gemeinden/Kankelau
Dialing code: 04156
Licence plate code: RZ

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Commons category: Kankelau
postal code: 21514
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References

==References== HansWilhelm Haefs (2004): Ortsnamen und Ortsgeschichten aus Schleswig-Holstein, page 141 (, in German) Unser Dorf Kankelau, retrieved Oct 2008 (in German)

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