Heek, Germany

Heek
Coat of arms of Heek Coat of arms
Heek
Location of Heek within Borken district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Borken
Government
• Mayor	Ulrich Helmich (CDU)
Area
• Total	68.98 km2 (26.63 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	8,466
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	48619
Dialling codes	0 25 68
Vehicle registration	BOR
Website	www.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.

• HeekEppingscherHof.jpg

  Historic farm used as a cultural center.

• HeekSaintLudger1.jpg

  Saint Ludgerus Church.

• HeekLudgerusChurch2.jpg

  Saint Ludgerus Church, interior.

• HeekLudgerusChurch3.jpg

  Saint Ludgerus Church, pulpit.

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  Saint Ludgerus Church, tabernacle.