Buer, Germany
This article is about the suburb of Gelsenkirchen. For the part of the city in Lower Saxony, see Melle, Germany. For the mythological demon, see Buer (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Buer, Norway.
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| Buer | |||
| Stadtteil of Gelsenkirchen | |||
| Coordinates | 51°34′40″N 7°03′23″E / 51.57778°N 7.05639°ECoordinates: 51°34′40″N 7°03′23″E / 51.57778°N 7.05639°E{{#coordinates:51|34|40|N|7|03|23|E|type:city(34130)_region:DE-NW | primary | name=
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| Administration | |||
| Country | Germany | ||
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Admin. region | Münster | ||
| District | Urban district | ||
| City | Gelsenkirchen | ||
| Basic statistics | |||
| Population | 34,130 (31 December 2009) | ||
| Other information | |||
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | ||
| Licence plate | GE | ||
| Area code | 0209 | ||
Buer is the largest suburb of Gelsenkirchen. The Hochstrasse in the heart of Buer is the largest shopping street in Gelsenkirchen.
History
File: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.
The Scholven/Buer synthetic oil plant was a bombing target of the Oil Campaign of World War II (the Buer town hall survived in nearly original form).
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