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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}}]]


===Official blazon===
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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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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Leaflet Wappen Landkreis Borken, 2002; Meijer, 1940
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Leaflet Wappen Landkreis Borken, 2002; Meijer, 1940


[[File:Germany.jpg|50 px|link=Germany]][[Category:German Municipalities H]]
[[Category:German Municipalities H]]
[[Category:Nordrhein-Westfalen]]
[[Category:Nordrhein-Westfalen]]
[[Category:Borken]]
[[Category:Borken]]
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