Talkau

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 53 ° 35 '  N , 10 ° 34'  E
Basic data
State :	Schleswig-Holstein
Circle :	Duchy of Lauenburg
Office :	Breitenfelde
Height :	61 m above sea level NHN
Area :	4.88 km 2
Residents:	516 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	106 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	21493
Area code :	04156
License plate :	RZ
Community key :	01 0 53 125
Office administration address:	Wasserkrüger Weg 16 23879 Mölln
Website :	www.talkau.de
Mayor :	Jens-Uwe Roggon (FWT)
Location of the municipality of Talkau in the Duchy of Lauenburg

Talkau is a municipality in the Duchy of Lauenburg in Schleswig-Holstein . She belongs to the Breitenfelde office .

history

The village, a Slavic foundation, was first mentioned in a document in the Ratzeburg tithe register from 1230. In 1241, Duke Albert from Lauenburg gave the village to Reinbek Monastery , which owned it until the Reformation. In 1855 the chapel dedicated to Maria Magdalena was laid out on the village square. Talkau has belonged to the Wotersen office since 1889, Talkau has belonged to the Breitenfelde office since 1948. In 1920 a volunteer fire brigade was established. Shortly after the war, the population rose from 160 to 372 inhabitants. In 1956 Talkau won the state competition "Most Beautiful Village". In addition to several farms and several shops, there was a village school in Talkau, which was closed in 1968.

The largest operation in Talkau was a sawmill with a carpentry and construction business. This factory was destroyed by fire in 1968.

There are around a dozen clubs in Talkau. The oldest is the Talkau hunting association, which has existed since around 1900

Talkau has so far not published a village chronicle.

coat of arms

Blazon : "Diagonally divided by silver and blue, at the top a red devil with a black trident, standing against it, at the bottom an upright silver black alder branch with a leaf and fruit bunches."

Buildings

In the middle of the village there was a chapel consecrated to Maria Magdalena from 1855, which was built from rocks and had a slate roof. It had to be demolished in 1958.

Web links

Commons : Talkau  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Talkau community

Individual evidence

1. ↑ North Statistics Office - Population of the municipalities in Schleswig-Holstein 4th quarter 2019 (XLSX file) (update based on the 2011 census) ( help on this ).
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} history. Accessed January 2, 2020 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b} Our village - Talkau community. Accessed January 2, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Schleswig-Holstein's municipal coat of arms