Buer, Germany

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Coordinates: 51°34′40″N07°03′23″E / 51.57778°N 7.05639°E / 51.57778; 7.05639
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Münster
District Urban district
City Gelsenkirchen
Population
 (2009-12-31)
  Total34,130
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Dialling codes 0209
Vehicle registration GE

Buer is the largest suburb of Gelsenkirchen in North Rhine-Westphalia. The Hochstrasse in the heart of Buer is the largest shopping street in Gelsenkirchen.

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History

Notgeld coin issued by the city of Buer in 1918. 25 pfennig 1918 Buer BIW001.jpg
Notgeld coin issued by the city of Buer in 1918.

In 1928, the adjoining cities of Buer, Gelsenkirchen, and Horst merged to form Gelsenkirchen-Buer, which was renamed Gelsenkirchen in 1930. [1]

The Scholven/Buer synthetic oil plant was a bombing target of the Oil Campaign of World War II [2] The Buer town hall however survived in nearly original form. [3]

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References

  1. Stephanie Reekers: Die Gebietsentwicklung der Kreise und Gemeinden Westfalens 1817–1967. Aschendorff, Münster Westfalen 1977, ISBN   3402058758, pp. 223, 236.
  2. The Campaign Against Oil June-December 1944
  3. Gelsenkirchen.de: Das Rathaus Buer