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'''HEEK''' | '''HEEK''' | ||
State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/> | State: [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Borken (kreis)|Borken]] (until 1974 [[Ahaus (kreis)|Ahaus]])<br/> | District (Kreis): [[Borken (kreis)|Borken]] (until 1974 [[Ahaus (kreis)|Ahaus]])<br/> | ||
Additions : 1969 [[Amt Nienborg]], [[Nienborg]] | Additions: 1969 [[Amt Nienborg]], [[Nienborg]] | ||
[[File:heek.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:heek.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The old arms of Heek were granted on March 4, 1937 and are shown below. | The old arms of Heek were granted on March 4, 1937 and are shown below. | ||
[[File:heek2.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:heek2.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
The arms show the local patron saint, St. Ludgerus (Liudger), with his attribute, a goose, at his feet. The diamonds are taken from the arms of the Lords of Heek, who lived at the local castle in medieval times and who became extinct in the 16<sup>th</sup> century. Instead of the original black and white colours, the whole arms were designed in the colours of the State of Münster. | The arms show the local patron saint, St. Ludgerus (Liudger), with his attribute, a goose, at his feet. The diamonds are taken from the arms of the Lords of Heek, who lived at the local castle in medieval times and who became extinct in the 16<sup>th</sup> century. Instead of the original black and white colours, the whole arms were designed in the colours of the State of Münster. | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Leaflet Wappen Landkreis Borken, 2002; Meijer, 1940 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Leaflet Wappen Landkreis Borken, 2002; Meijer, 1940 | ||
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[[Category:Nordrhein-Westfalen]] | [[Category:Nordrhein-Westfalen]] | ||
[[Category:Borken]] | [[Category:Borken]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:25, 11 August 2024
HEEK
State: Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis): Borken (until 1974 Ahaus)
Additions: 1969 Amt Nienborg, Nienborg
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| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on July 10, 1972.
The arms are a combination of elements from the old arms of Heek (bishop) and Nienborg (tower).
The old arms of Heek were granted on March 4, 1937 and are shown below.
The arms show the local patron saint, St. Ludgerus (Liudger), with his attribute, a goose, at his feet. The diamonds are taken from the arms of the Lords of Heek, who lived at the local castle in medieval times and who became extinct in the 16th century. Instead of the original black and white colours, the whole arms were designed in the colours of the State of Münster.
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Literature: Leaflet Wappen Landkreis Borken, 2002; Meijer, 1940