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Additions : 1969 [[Amt Nienborg]], [[Nienborg]] | Additions : 1969 [[Amt Nienborg]], [[Nienborg]] | ||
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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. | ||
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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. | ||