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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.9974,Lat: 50.9927
Elevation	77 meter above sea level
Local time	0:18:27am
Name province/region	Nordrhein-Westfalen
Name Subregion	Köln
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Heinsberg
Name	Gangelt

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1	1.5 km	WestSouthWest
2 Gangelt:Hastenrath	2.4 km	NorthWest
3 Gangelt:Kreuzrath	2.5 km	EastNorthEast
4 Gangelt:Stahe	2.6 km	EastSouthEast
5 Schinveld	2.9 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	117 km	West
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	154 km	South
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	172 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 128 km (direction WestNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Belgium.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Meuse. The nearest bigger lake is Gerelingsplas (1.2 km² at a distance of 19.1 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 1.1 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 1.6 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
NR-570

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Düsseldorf Airport (at a distance of 63 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

10.9 km2

13.9%

Agriculture

56.5 km2

71.9%

Urban area

8.1 km2

10.3%

Infrastructure

2.1 km2

2.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gangelt in country Germany

Gangelt at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	25 km	South
2 The Great Spa Towns of Europe	Austria,Belgium, Czechia,France, Germany,Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	56 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl	Germany	67 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Teverener Heide	DE	4.1 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Gangelt
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gangelt

Type of weather in Gangelt	light rain
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1004 mb
Humidity:	65 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	06:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:52 Europe/Amsterdam