Heek

municipality in the district of Borken, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
AdministrativeArea municipality_without_town_privileges_in_germany Q200326
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Heek

Summary

Heek is a municipality without town privileges in Germany[1]. Heek ranks in the top 0.98% of municipality_without_town_privileges_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #64 of 6,526).[2]

Key Facts

  • Heek was a member of Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen[3].
  • Heek is located in Borken[4].
  • Heek is in the country of Germany[5].
  • Heek's image is recorded as Heek, St.-Ludgerus-Kirche -- 2014 -- 2384.jpg[6].
  • Heek's instance of is recorded as municipality without town privileges in Germany[7].
  • Heek's flag image is recorded as Flagge Heek.svg[8].
  • Heek's flag image is recorded as Banner Heek.svg[9].
  • Heek's shares border with is recorded as Gronau[10].
  • Heek's shares border with is recorded as Ahaus[11].
  • Heek's shares border with is recorded as Metelen[12].
  • Heek's shares border with is recorded as Schöppingen[13].
  • Heek's shares border with is recorded as Legden[14].
  • Heek's coat of arms image is recorded as DEU Heek COA.svg[15].
  • Heek's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 124389904[16].
  • Heek's GND ID is recorded as 4253292-9[17].
  • Heek's locator map image is recorded as Heek in BOR.svg[18].
  • Heek's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84208596[19].
  • Heek's postal code is recorded as 48619[20].
  • Heek's Commons category is recorded as Heek[21].
  • Heek's licence plate code is recorded as BOR[22].
  • Heek's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 162873[23].
  • Heek's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[24].
  • Heek's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[25].
  • Heek's German municipality key is recorded as 05554024[26].
  • Heek's local dialing code is recorded as 02568[27].

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Geography

Heek is in the country of Germany[5]. Heek is located in Borken[4].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+68.98'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+69.43'}[29]. Heek's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+50'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+8505'}[31], {'amount': '+8563'}[32], {'amount': '+6675'}[33], {'amount': '+8681'}[34], {'amount': '+8628'}[35], and {'amount': '+8830'}[36].

Designation and Status

Heek's instance of is recorded as municipality without town privileges in Germany[7].

Why It Matters

Heek ranks in the top 0.98% of municipality_without_town_privileges_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #64 of 6,526).[2] Heek has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . worlddata.info. Retrieved . worlddata.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . worlddata.info. Retrieved . worlddata.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . kommunen.nrw. Retrieved . kommunen.nrw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . DESTATIS 1975. wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . statistikportal.de. Retrieved . statistikportal.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . register of German municipalities (4th quarter 2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] . register of German municipalities (2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.
  33. [28] . wikidata.org.
  34. [29] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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