Wanlo

Wanlo is the southernmost district of Mönchengladbach and belongs to the district of Mönchengladbach West, until October 22, 2009 the district of Wickrath. It is located southwest of the Mönchengladbach-Wanlo interchange, where the federal highways 46 and 61 intersect. Thus, Wanlo is separated from the rest of the city by the A 46. Wickrathberg lies to the north of the freeway. To the east lies the Jüchen district of Hochneukirch and to the south the Erkelenz villages of Keyenberg, Kuckum and Borschemich. As the latter give way to the Garzweiler open pit mine, Wanlo will lie on the edge of the open pit mine in a few decades.
The name Wanlo is derived from the union of the syllables Wan and lo. Wan means tub, hollow or body of water and stands for the Niers, which rises in nearby Kuckum and flows through Wanlo. Lo or Loh means light forest.