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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]] |
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