Gangelt

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Gangelt is a municipality in thedistrict of Heinsberg, inNorth Rhine-Westphalia,Germany. It is on the border with theNetherlands and about 10 km east ofSittard and 10 km south-west ofHeinsberg.

Gangelt
Municipality

Coat of arms
Location of Gangelt within Heinsberg district
Gangelt Show map of Germany Gangelt Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates:50°58′59″N06°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	48.73 km² (18.81 sq mi)
Elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)^[2]
• Total	13,388
• Density	270/km² (710/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

Its most well-known resident was cartographer Gerard Kremer, better known asGerardus Mercator, who lived the first five or six years of his life there.

Geography

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Local subdivisions

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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

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

In February 2020, a carnival celebration caused a massiveCOVID-19 outbreak. In April 2020, one in seven residents was seropositive, in a sample of 500.^[3]