Heek, Germany

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.

Heek
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Location of Heek within Borken district
Heek Heek
Coordinates: 52°07′00″N 07°05′59″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Borken
Subdivisions	7
Government
• Mayor	Franz-Josef Weilinghoff (Ind.)
Area
• Total	68.98 km^2 (26.63 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	8,653
• Density	130/km^2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	48619
Dialling codes	0 25 68
Vehicle registration	BOR
Website	www.heek.de

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.

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

References

1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2019" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 17 June 2020.