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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Buer
Stadtteil of Gelsenkirchen
Location of Buer
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Coordinates: 51°34′40″N 07°03′23″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Urban district
City	Gelsenkirchen
Population  (2009-12-31)
• Total	34,130
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Dialling codes	0209
Vehicle registration	GE

History

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).

Notable people

• Gerd Faltings

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