Gangelt
Gangelt | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Gangelt
within Heinsberg district | |
Location of Gangelt | |
Gangelt Gangelt | |
| Coordinates: 50°58′59″N 06°00′00″E / 50.98306°N 6.00000°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Köln |
| District | Heinsberg |
| Subdivisions | 17 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Guido Willems (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 48.72 km2 (18.81 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 13,388 |
| • Density | 274.8/km2 (711.7/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]) is a municipality in the district of Heinsberg, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is on the border with the Netherlands and about 10 km east of Sittard and 10 km south-west of Heinsberg.
Its most well-known resident was cartographer Gerard Kremer, better known as Gerardus Mercator, who lived the first five or six years of his life there.