Kankelau
Located in Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein Coordinates: 53°33′00″ N 10°34′00″ E
- Population
- 217
- 217
- Elevation
- 45 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Kankelau
- Airports
- LBC Lübeck Blankensee Airport30 km
- HAM Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport39 km
About Kankelau
Kankelau is a village. Location: Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein. Population: 217. Elevation: 45 m.
Kankelau (German pronunciation: [ˈkaŋkəlaʊ]) 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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Population of Kankelau over time
| 1975 | 157 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 211 | |
| 2019 | 218 | |
| 2021 | 224 | |
| 2022 | 225 | |
| 2023 | 218 | |
| 2024 | 217 | |
| 2025 | 212 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Kankelau
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 66 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- July (73 mm)
- Driest month
- February (46 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 4° | 7° | 12° | 17° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 0° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 62 | 46 | 56 | 47 | 50 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 62 | 59 | 66 | 70 |
How to get to Kankelau
The nearest airport is Lübeck Blankensee Airport (LBC), 30 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) (39 km). The nearest large city is Lübeck, 36 km to the north.
Airports
- Lübeck Blankensee Airport (LBC) Lübeck 30 kmnorth
- Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 39 kmwest
- Rostock-Laage Airport (RLG) Laage 120 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Lübeck Population: 212.2K 36 kmnorth
- Kiel Population: 252.7K 90 kmnorth
- Rostock Population: 198.3K 120 kmnortheast
- Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 126 kmsouth
- Bremen Population: 546.5K 129 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kankelau
Within 100 km: 387 historic and cultural sites, 3,354 natural sites, 1,276 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km546 places
- Viertbusch Natural site 17 kmW
- Bismarckinsel Island 11 kmNE
- Segrahner See Lake 15 kmE
- Schmalsee Lake 12 kmNE
25–60 km1,535 places
- Hundestrand Beach 56 kmN
- Strand Rosenhagen Beach 52 kmNE
- Hundestrand 1 Beach 55 kmNE
- Strand Kalkhorst Beach 56 kmNE
60–100 km2,936 places
- Poel Island Island 76 kmNE
- Ziegelwerder Island 61 kmE
- Warnau River 98 kmSW
- Spock River 78 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Kankelau
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hagedorn Natural site, Schleswig-Holstein0.7 km NW
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Kleines Holz Natural site, Roseburg1.3 km S
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Eichholz Natural site, Roseburg1.5 km SE
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Horstriede Natural site, Schleswig-Holstein1.6 km N
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Wiedenhorst Natural site, Schleswig-Holstein1.7 km E
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Henkenhorst Natural site, Schleswig-Holstein1.8 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources