Kankelau

Kankelau is a municipality in the district of Lauenburg, in Schleswig- Holstein.

Geography

The village is located about five kilometers north of Schwarzenbek.

History

Kankelau was first mentioned in 1230 in Ratzeburg tithe register as Cankelowe for the first time. The arrangement of farmsteads as Rundling to the Brink called the village square and the name of the village lead to the conclusion a planned settlement predominantly Slavic peasants during the high medieval eastward expansion. Since 1948, the community is part of the Office Schwarzenbek country.

Policy

Of the nine seats in the municipal council has the voter community VCs since the local elections 2008 six seats and voters Community WWK three.

Coat of arms

Blazon: " left diagonally divided by green and gold in the rounded oblique layered cut. Above, a triple split ring, below a red five-petalled Corncockle with five green leaves. "

Attractions

In the list of cultural monuments in Kankelau are registered in the list of monuments of Schleswig- Holstein cultural monuments.