Kankelau | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Kankelau within Herzogtum Lauenburg district  | |
  Kankelau  Kankelau | |
| Coordinates: 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) |
| Elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 225 |
| • 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).