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Municipality in Heinsberg district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Gangelt Municipality Coat of arms Location of Gangelt within Heinsberg district Location of Gangelt Gangelt Show map of Germany Gangelt Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia Coordinates: 50°58′59″N 06°00′00″E / 50.98306°N 6.00000°E / 50.98306; 6.00000 Country Germany State North Rhine-Westphalia Admin. region Köln District Heinsberg Subdivisions 17 Government • Mayor (2020–25) Guido Willems[1] (CDU) Area • Total 48.72 km2 (18.81 sq mi) Elevation 60 m (200 ft) Population (2024-12-31)[2] • Total 13,410 • Density 275.2/km2 (712.9/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Postal codes 52538 Dialling codes 02454 Vehicle registration HS Website www.gangelt.de

**Gangelt** (German pronunciation: [\[ˈɡaŋl̩t\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German)) is a municipality in the [district of Heinsberg](/source/Heinsberg_(district)), in [North Rhine-Westphalia](/source/North_Rhine-Westphalia), [Germany](/source/Germany). It is on the border with the [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands) and about 10 km east of [Sittard](/source/Sittard) and 10 km south-west of [Heinsberg](/source/Heinsberg).

Its most well-known resident was cartographer Gerard Kremer, better known as [Gerardus Mercator](/source/Gerardus_Mercator), who lived the first five or six years of his life there.

## Geography

### Local subdivisions

- **Gangelt** with 2,521 inhabitants

- **Birgden** with 2,977 inhabitants

- **Breberen** with 828 inhabitants

- **Broichhoven** with 168 inhabitants

- **Brüxgen** with 513 inhabitants

- **Buscherheide** with 132 inhabitants

- **Harzelt** with 201 inhabitants

- **Hastenrath** with 536 inhabitants

- **Hohenbusch** with 45 inhabitants

- **Kievelberg** with 32 inhabitants

- **Kreuzrath** with 504 inhabitants

- **Langbroich** with 807 inhabitants

- **Mindergangelt** with 244 inhabitants

- **Nachbarheid** with 120 inhabitants

- **Niederbusch** with 601 inhabitants

- **Schierwaldenrath** with 596 inhabitants

- **Schümm** with 93 inhabitants

- **Stahe** with 1,029 inhabitants

- **Vinteln** with 42 inhabitants

(21.02.2007)

## History

Gangelt was first mentioned in a document in 828 as a King's property.

In February 2020, a carnival celebration caused a massive [COVID-19](/source/COVID-19) outbreak. In April 2020, one in seven residents was seropositive, in a sample of 500.[3]

## Town twinning

- [Sohland an der Spree](/source/Sohland_an_der_Spree), [Germany](/source/Germany), since 1991

- [Kruibeke](/source/Kruibeke), [Belgium](/source/Belgium), since 1998

- [Onderbanken](/source/Onderbanken), [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands), since 1975

## Local people

- [Gerardus Mercator](/source/Gerardus_Mercator), [cartographer](/source/Cartographer) born 1512

- [Karl-Josef Kutsch](/source/Karl-Josef_Kutsch) (born 1924), German physician and co-author of *Großes Sängerlexikon*

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020](https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/index_bm.shtml), Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2024 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022"](https://www.landesdatenbank.nrw.de/ldbnrw//online?operation=table&code=12411-01i&bypass=true&levelindex=0&levelid=1750236363127#abreadcrumb) (in German). [Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW](/source/Landesbetrieb_Information_und_Technik_NRW).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** From: [https://www.land.nrw/sites/default/files/asset/document/zwischenergebnis_covid19_case_study_gangelt_0.pdf](https://www.land.nrw/sites/default/files/asset/document/zwischenergebnis_covid19_case_study_gangelt_0.pdf)

## External links

Media related to [Gangelt](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Gangelt) at Wikimedia Commons

Places adjacent to Gangelt Waldfeucht Heinsberg Selfkant Gangelt Geilenkirchen Beekdaelen (NL-LI) Brunssum (NL-LI)

v t e Towns and municipalities in Heinsberg (district) Erkelenz Gangelt Geilenkirchen Heinsberg Hückelhoven Selfkant Übach-Palenberg Waldfeucht Wassenberg Wegberg Coat of Arms of Heinsberg district

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