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Buer, Germany

Coordinates: 51°34′40″N 07°03′23″E / 51.57778°N 7.05639°E / 51.57778; 7.05639
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Buer
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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)
 • Total34,130
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

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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

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  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