Gangelt - Gangelt

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Gangelt
federal stateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Residents
12.446 (2019)
height
60 m
Tourist info 49 2456 499-172
http://www.derselfkant.de
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Gangelt

Gangelt is a rural community in the district of Heinsberg in North Rhine-Westphalia at the Lower Rhine.

background

The place is on the border with the Netherlands in the far west of the Federal Republic on the edge of the northern edge of the Rodebach valley. The place name has Celtic origins. Gangelt was first mentioned in documents in 828 AD. At that time the place was a royal estate. Gangelt later belonged to the von Heinsberg family. In 1301 Gangelt is referred to as an oppidum (small town). In 1364 there was a castle, Burg Gangelt. By 1420 at the latest, there was a city fortification with a city wall completely surrounding the city and three gates. In 1472 the Duchy of Jülich became sovereign. At the end of the 18th century Gangelt lost the status of a town.

On July 1, 1969, the municipality of Gangelt was reorganized as part of the municipal reorganization. 11,761 inhabitants live in 19 localities in the municipality: Birgden, Breberen, Broichhoven, Brüxgen, Buscherheide, Gangelt, Harzelt, Hastenrath, Hohenbusch, Kievelberg, Kreuzrath, Langbroich, Mindergangelt, Nachbarheid, Niederbusch, Schierwaldenrath, Schümm, Stahe and Vinteln.

getting there

By plane

By train

linedescriptioncourse
RE 4Wupper ExpressAachen Hbf. - Mönchengladbach Hbf. - Düsseldorf Hbf - Dortmund Hbf
RB 33Rhine-Niers RailwayAachen Hbf. - Mönchengladbach Hbf. - Krefeld - Duisburg Hbf.

By bus

lineConnections to and from Gangelt
AVV 435Gangelt - Birgden - Höngen - Geilenkirchen and back
AVV 437Gangelt - Höngen - Hatterath - Geilenkirchen and back
AVV 472Hastenrath - Aphoven - Schleiden - Heinsberg, and back
AVV 474Gangelt - Braunsrath - Laffeld - Heinsberg, and back

In the street

  • The community of Gangelt is conveniently located for the cities Dusseldorf, Cologne, Aachen, Mönchengladbach and Maastricht. It has a connection through the federal highway B 56 and (B 56 n under construction partly finished) to the Federal motorway 46. There is also a connection via the L 410 to the Dutch national road N 274.

By bicycle

  • Numerous signposted cycle paths lead along the roads, cycle paths and forest paths. The paths are marked with the Junction system as a guide.
  • TIP: Bike rental at the Infocenter, Am Freibad 13, Tel .: 49 (0) 2454 936341

On foot

mobility

Map of Gangelt
  • 1  Taxi Höninger, Entenpfuhl 13, 52525 Waldfeucht. Tel.: 49 (0)2455 7675, Fax: 49 (0)2452 15611561, Email: .
  • 2  Taxi Plenert, Sofienring 10, 52538 Selfkant-Tüddern,. Tel.: 49 (0)2456 1616, 49 (0)2456 3344.
  • 3  Car rental Meures, Suestrastraße 63, 52538 Selfkant-Süsterseel. Tel.: 49 (0)2456 961, Fax: 49 (0)2456 3797, Email: .

Tourist Attractions

Churches in the Gangelt parish
St. Urban Church in Birgden

Churches

Structures in the municipality of Gangelt
Mercator monument in Gangelt

Buildings

Monuments

Museums

Parks and nature reserves

activities

Recreation

The community of Gangelt offers a variety of recreational opportunities. You can go boating, mini golf, play tennis, play chess and much more in the vicinity of the information center.

Sports

Equestrian sport

shop

  • Numerous shops, banks and savings banks, restaurants, hotels and small shops are located in the center of Gangelt. The smaller districts are only sparsely to moderately populated with shops. In the northwest of Gangelt, large commercial areas have been offered for sale and settled in recent years. In addition to the industrial area, a large shopping center with all local shops was created. In addition to Gangelt, a business and shopping area has also developed in Gangelt-Birgden. The driving force behind this positive development is the development company Gangelt. It offers building and industrial land inexpensively and thus contributes to the economic upturn.
  • The development company Gangelt EEG.

kitchen

Cafes

nightlife

accommodation

RV park

Holiday apartment

Hotel and pension

Learn

Work

health

Practical advice

  • All German radio networks are available for mobile communications.
  • The community of Gangelt is connected to the network of German fiber optics.

trips

literature

  • Lower Rhine water mills guide, by Hans Vogt, ISBN 3-00-002906-0 .
  • Precious and beautiful in the Heinsberg district, by Edwin Pinzek, 1998, ISBN 3-00-002967-2 .
  • Handbook of the Diocese of Aachen, Third edition 1994, ISBN 3-87448-172-7 .

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