Gangelt
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Location of Gangelt within Heinsberg district
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| Coordinates: 50°58′59″N 06°00′00″E / 50.98306°N 6.00000°ECoordinates: 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 | |
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| • Total | 48.73 km2 (18.81 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 12,015 | |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 52538 | |
| Dialling codes | 02454 | |
| Vehicle registration | HS | |
| Website | www.gangelt.de | |
Gangelt is a municipality in the district of Heinsberg, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the border with the Netherlands, approx. 10 km east of Sittard and 10 km south-west of Heinsberg. Gangelt was the town in which Gerard Kremer, better known as Gerardus Mercator, lived for the first five or six years of his life. Mercator was a famous cartographer (born 1512).
(21.02.2007)
Gangelt was first mentioned in a document in 828 as a King's property.
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