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Heek
Municipality
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Location of Heek within Borken district
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Coordinates: 52°07′00″N 07°05′59″E / 52.11667°N 7.09972°E / 52.11667; 7.09972
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Borken
Subdivisions	7
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Franz-Josef Weilinghoff (Ind.)
Area
• Total	68.98 km (26.63 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population
• Total	8,830
• Density	130/km (330/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

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.

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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.

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