Buer, Germany

For the municipality in Lower Saxony, see Melle, Germany.
Buer
Stadtteil of Gelsenkirchen
Coat of arms of Buer
Coat of arms
Location of Buer
Map
Buer is located in Germany
Buer
Buer
Buer is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Buer
Buer
Coordinates: 51°34′40″N 07°03′23″E / 51.57778°N 7.05639°E / 51.57778; 7.05639
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionMünster
DistrictUrban district
CityGelsenkirchen
Population
 (2009-12-31)
 • Total
34,130
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Dialling codes0209
Vehicle registrationGE

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.

History

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]

Localities

Notable people

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


Stub icon

This Gelsenkirchen location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.