Gangelt 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.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangelt
Official Website https://www.gangelt.de/
Coordinates 50°59'34.226" N 5°59'49.405" E
