Gangelt is a municipality in the district of Heinsberg, in

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. It is on the border with the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

and about 10 km east of

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and 10 km south-west of

Heinsberg Heinsberg (; li, Hinsberg ) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the seat of the district Heinsberg. It is situated near the border with the Netherlands, on the river Wurm, approx. 20 km north-east of Sittard and 30 km ...

. Its most well-known resident was cartographer Gerard Kremer, better known as

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, 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

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outbreak. In April 2020, one in seven residents was seropositive, in a sample of 500.From: https://www.land.nrw/sites/default/files/asset/document/zwischenergebnis_covid19_case_study_gangelt_0.pdf

Town twinning

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, since 1991 *

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, since 1998 *

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, since 1975

Local people

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born 1512 *

Karl-Josef Kutsch Karl-Josef Kutsch, also known as K. J. Kutsch, (born 11 May 1924) is a German physician and co-author with Leo Riemens of the ''Großes Sängerlexikon'', the standard reference for opera singers. Life and work Born in Gangelt, Kutsch studied me ...

(born 1924), German physician and co-author of ''Großes Sängerlexikon''

References

External links

Heinsberg (district) {{Heinsberg-geo-stub