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Heek, Germany

Municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Coat of arms

Location of Heek within Borken district

(2020–25) Franz-Josef Weilinghoff^[1] (Ind.)Area

• Total68.98 km² (26.63 sq mi)Elevation

50 m (160 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total8,830 • Density130/km² (330/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

48619

Dialling codes0 25 68Vehicle registrationBORWebsitewww.heek.de

Heek is a municipality in the district of Borken, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the border with the Netherlands, approx. 20 km south-east of Enschede. Heek consists of two villages, Heek and Nienborg.

Sights

The municipality has various sights to offer:

Nienborg Castle
Saint Ludgerus Church in Heek. In 1256, this catholic church was mentioned in a document for the first time. It was enlarged several times. The church houses various masterpieces of art, e.g. a baroque pulpit dating from 1755 and a medieval tabernacle from 1520.
In the middle of Heek, Eppingscher Hof, a historic farm house dating from 1857, was transformed into a cultural center in 1990.

Historic farm used as a cultural center.
Saint Ludgerus Church.
Saint Ludgerus Church, interior.
Saint Ludgerus Church, pulpit.
Saint Ludgerus Church, tabernacle.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heek.

^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.