Buer, Germany

Buer, Hassel, Scholven

Buer [ bu ː ɐ̯ ] ( strain -e ) is a district of the independent city of Gelsenkirchen in North Rhine -Westphalia. It is part of the municipality Gelsenkirchen North, which includes the districts of Scholven and Hassel belong.

Buer is named after the former town of Buer, which was founded in 1928, united together with Horst, Gelsenkirchen with, but it takes only the center (including the territories of the former farming communities Löchter, Bülse and Heege ) a. The community Buer belonged prior to their obtaining the circle of freedom and union with Gelsenkirchen, as well as Horst to vest and the district of Recklinghausen and today occupies a total of 7 Districts of Gelsenkirchen, where the three municipalities with 8 districts north of the Emscher today slightly more than half of the population Gelsenkirchen provide.

  • 6.1 Town Hall and Town Hall Tower

Geography

By the year 1928 Buer was called " Freedom" (from 1448 ), and as a city " Buer in Westphalia " (from 1911) independently. While the borders of Buerschen area until the mid 19th century, constantly wandered, can the beginning of the 20th century, the location of the former city Buer with the trunk Horst are described as follows: To the south it borders the cities of Herne and food. The Rhine -Herne Canal bordered to the south from the town of Buer Gelsenkirchen. To the north it borders the cities of Recklinghausen Dorsten, Marl or Polsum and Herten Westerholt respectively. To the west of Gladbeck and Bottrop- Kirchhellen. It should be noted that " Buer in Westphalia " has or the Office Buer Gelsenkirchen today includes the neighborhoods Scholven including Bülse, Hassel, Beckhausen including Schaffrath and Sutum, Resse, Resser Mark and alder.

The district Gelsenkirchen- Buer Gelsenkirchen is surrounded by the following districts: in the north by the districts of Scholven, Hassel, and in the west adjacent to the city of Gladbeck in the district of Recklinghausen; to the east by the districts of Resse and alder, as well as adjacent to the Herten Westerholt district; to the south by Beckhausen.

Buer has two railway stations: Gelsenkirchen- Buer Nord at the Hamm- Osterfelder railway route direction together with holders as well as the breakpoint back built station Gelsenkirchen- Buer South at the track Dorsten - Wanne- Eickel Central Station. There are three motorways of the Buer district, in the north on the A52, or the old national road 224 and on the south by the A2 and A42. By Buersche area the federal highway 226 runs Buer is located in the countryside, among other things, surrounded by farmland and smaller forest areas. It includes several green areas and parks with ponds and lakes such as Castle Mountain, Lake Starnberg, Lohmühle pond, Hülser Heath, Löchterheide heath, forest, site of the former Lion Park or Central Cemetery Buer Center at the Hauner field and Ortbeckstraße or the old cemetery on Mill Street, as well as several small gardens and sports facilities. Also a recreation area is grassed and planted the overburden Rungenberg the former Zeche Hugo.

Buildings (except tower) see Gelsenkirchen

The St. Stephen Church at the Westerholter Str stands out like the prow of a ship from the site. It was designed in 1970 by architect Peter reason. The interiors and the abstract stained glass windows designed by Inge Vahle.

The house Lüttinghof is a moated castle in Gelsenkirchen and the oldest surviving structure in the city. It is located in Buer - Hassel district.

At the time of the construction of the Town Hall, the Lyceum today Leibniz Gymnasium in the Breddestr was. built. Is the beautiful relief of the green Buerschen Linde above the entrance. In the Electorate of Cologne cross, for Buer formerly belonged to the diocese of Cologne.

History

The history Buers before 1928 see history of previous municipality and city Buer

With effect from 1 April 1928, the city Buer was merged with the Office Horst and the independent city of Gelsenkirchen on the new independent city of Gelsenkirchen -Buer. In 1929 the mining trade association the Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bermannsheil, which merged in 2002 with the municipal children's hospitals to Bergmannsheil and Children's Hospital Buer. On 21 May 1930, the name of the young city was changed to " Gelsenkirchen ". Since then, Buer is run as a district, first in terms of the expansion of the former city Buer. During the Second World War, the 100 m high St. Urbanus - tower was bombed. Since then, the church tower has a flat roof and is only about 50 m high.

As part of the recent local government reform in 1975 municipalities were established in all district-free cities of North Rhine- Westphalia. On the territory of the former city Buer the municipalities Gelsenkirchen- West, East, and especially North arose, with the Buer district, which contains only the central city core.

In 2003, was remembered in Gelsenkirchen Buer district with a large 1000 - year anniversary of the first written mention in 1003.

Religions

Catholic church

Although by the 15th century the history Buers is closely linked to the Chronicle, this sub- chapter is devoted more to the church history of the Church and today's provost, who was ordained to the holy Pope Urban I..

  • The area belonged to the monastery in 1000 Will
  • To 1019 Construction of a wooden church in Buer (presumably as a daughter church of the parish of St. Lambert from Gladbeck ).
  • Pope Eugene III. confirmed in a charter of 1147 donations to the abbey Deutz, including presumably was also the Church of Buron (today Buer ). The donation to the monastery Deutz can also be done in the year 1032.
  • As of 1160, the Church of Saint Urbanus was appointed to the " parish church ".
  • In the 13th century (around 1223 ), the Church of Saint Urbanus, which probably consisted of a wooden half-timbered house with a stone altar, first built of stone in the Romanesque construction.
  • To the 14th century the Church of Saint Urbanus belonged to the Archdeacon of Dortmund.
  • The church was rebuilt in 1302 in Gothic style.
  • From the middle of the 14th century vicarages ( chapels ) were established in the noble houses around Buer. This was one of St. Urbanus.
  • In the years 1514 and 1525 the church was rebuilt, including the Romanesque transept was demolished and replaced by two aisles in the Gothic style.
  • 1537 Documentary proof of a Catholic parish school in Buer.
  • From 1590 parts of Gladbecker Buer parish church belongs, and the parish Horst outsourced by the parish conferred rights to the Saint Hippolytus Church in Horst from the parish church of St. Urbanus.
  • 1627 The steeple of the church breaks through a storm.
  • On May 25, 1688, the church was destroyed by a major fire.
  • It was only on May 12, 1706 consecrated Bishop Johann Werner of Veyder two new altars in St. Urbanus one.
  • 1720 The rebuilding of the parish church is completed
  • 1723 The Seven - pain - chapel is built in Westerholter Forest ( Löchterheide heath ).
  • 1821, the parish church of the diocese of Münster was assigned.
  • From 1825 it belonged to the deanery Recklinghausen
  • In 1864 it belonged to the deanery Dorsten
  • In 1893 the present church was built St. Urbanus with its 100 m high steeple. The tower was bombed during the Second World War, so that today only about 50 m high tower since then has a flat roof.
  • In Buer own deanery was founded in 1915
  • The Dean's Office Buer in 1954 divided into North and South.
  • 1955 he was appointed to the parish church Sankt Urbanus to Propsteikirche. The former pastor of St. Urbanus, Theodore Long, (* November 26, 1905 in Dortmund, † 9 February 1984), was the first to the title of provost. His time still in the community living retired predecessor, retired pastor Ernst Roosen, ( born November 27, 1883 in Essen- old food, † April 30, 1958 ) was simultaneously provost hc appointed.
  • From 1 January 1958, the Office of the Dean Buer was annexed to the newly established Diocese of Essen Ruhr.
  • The following communities were directly due to the increasing number of Catholic immigrants to the Ruhr late 19th century or early 20th century and mid-20th century due to the influx of refugees and displaced persons from the former eastern territories of Germany and later from the former GDR of the original parish of St. Urbanus abgepfarrt: Santa Barbara (1892 ) in alder, daughter churches: St. Konrad ( 1939), Saint Ida (1948 ), Saint Suitbert (1962 ), St. Boniface (1959 )
  • Heart of Jesus in Resse (1904 ), ( daughter church: Saint Hedwig )
  • Liebfrauen in Beckhausen (1900 ), ( daughter church: St. Clement in Sutum )
  • Sankt Michael in Hassel ( 1911), ( daughter churches: St. Theresa in Hassel, St. Pius in Hassel )
  • St. Joseph (1912 ) in Scholven
  • Saint Ludger (1915 ) ( daughter churches: Holy Ghost (1964 ) in Schaffrath )
  • Christ the King (1954 ) in Buer ( Bergmann luck)
  • Assumption ( 1954) in Buer
  • The mother church St. Urbanus merged in 2000 with the daughter church of Christ the King in Bergmann luck
  • In 2001, the Santa Barbara Erler communities, St. Boniface, St. Ida and St. Suitbert merged to form the new parish Santa Barbara.
  • The parish of Our Lady ( Beckhausen ) and Saint Clement ( Sutum ) work together.
  • Furthermore, the independent churches to work Buers Provost St. Urbanus, Assumption and Saint Konrad together.
  • In 2004 merged Sankt Ludger ( Buer -south) with the Holy Spirit ( Schaffrath ) for church Sankt Ludger with filial church of the Holy Spirit.

Protestant communities

The former municipality Buer consisted mainly of the Catholic confessional. Only with the mining industry (from 1873) and the associated urban growth came other denominations added: From the year 1860, the first Protestant in Buer be settled. Beginning in 1866, the parish administrator warriors from Dorsten visited to gather the evangelical Christians to Bible studies. The assignment decree of March 1, 1866 pointed to a part of the evangelical Christians of the communities Dorsten and Crange. Later Assigned the community Crange were the (now Bismarck ) community brewing peasantry assigned. On May 4, 1888 bought the first independent evangelical church Buers - today's Church of the Apostles - at Essen (today: Horster Strasse). The parish administrator from Horst Franke also had to supply the evangelical community Buer. 1886 was the Protestant community alder Middelich and the Protestant parish composite Horst- Buer was dissolved. Furthermore, a pastorate in Sutum was occupied by a curate. 1901, the first Protestant primary school was opened in 1906 was the Protestant community Resse. 1910 a pastorate in Beckhausen, 1912 in Hassel and 1913 in Scholven was occupied with one assistant pastor. In 1911, the Evangelical Church of Christ Beckhausen was built on the mountain road. Of the said Protestant churches nor daughter churches have arisen in some parts of the city until the 1960s.

Jewish Community

In 1922, a synagogue is built on the Maelostraße in Buer, which was burned in the Kristallnacht on 9 November 1938 by the National Socialists. In place of the synagogue a municipal indoor swimming pool was later built. Some foundations of the synagogue are made ​​visible by paving stones. The rest is covered by the indoor pool. In addition, a large memorial stone and a sign to remember with the inscription " memorial" to the synagogue.

Muslim community

The Muslim community in Gelsenkirchen- Buer was founded by the first generation immigrant workers from Turkey and North Africa in the 1980s. Today there are three mosques, financed by associations.

Population Development

The following overview shows the numbers of inhabitants of the district Buer since 2004; for the development of the populations of the total area of ​​the former town of Buer since 1535, see here.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Jordan May Franciscan
  • Hubert Berke, painter and graphic artist
  • C. C. Bergius, writer and publisher
  • Eduard Claudius, writer
  • Klaus Farin, writer
  • Heinz Renneberg, rowers
  • Hermann I countries, politician (CDU ), administration officials and forestry official of the association
  • Harald zur Hausen, a German physician, Nobel Prize laureate in 2008
  • Claus Schiprowski, Athlete
  • Peter Paziorek, politicians
  • Norbert Huda, water Springer
  • Gerd Faltings, mathematician and winner of the Fields Medal
  • Ulrich Rützel, music producer and publishers
  • Father Stefan Dartmann SJ, Provincial of the first united German provinces of the Jesuit Order
  • Tom Angel Ripper, musicians
  • Sebastian Ernst, German track and field athlete
  • Manuel Neuer, soccer goalkeeper
  • Bernhard Sann, Rector of RWTH Aachen
  • Mesut Özil, national football team
  • Hamit Altıntop national football team
  • Halil Altintop, national football team

Photos

Town Hall and Town Hall Tower

City Hall in 1909, it was decided an architectural competition, however, all 62 designs discarded. So had to mid 1909, the government architect Josef Peter Heil be entrusted with design and management. His plans were changed again and expanded to include a large cultivation. In June 1910 started the construction and inaugurated in September 1912. It originated over 100 rooms and 4 meeting rooms. As the first mayor pulled a Dr. Carl Russell. 1952/53, the eastern extension was made ​​. In 1988, the western, old town hall, including towers was declared a National Monument.

The Buerer Town Hall Tower

  • Inauguration: September 21, 1912
  • Cultivation: 1952/53,
  • Renovation: square (2003)
  • Architect: Regierungsbaumeister healing
  • Cost: 1.17 million Goldmark
  • Floors: 6 Basement ( from cassette cleaning )
  • Basement ( from basalt )
  • Ground floor ( from cassette cleaning )
  • 1st and 2nd floor ( from cassette cleaning )
  • Attic ( from cassette cleaning )
  • Total Number of steps: 278 steps
  • Number of steps from the entrance to the courtyard level: 263 levels

The copper hood is a typical characteristic of the Wilhelmine era.

The views in all four directions from Buerer Town Hall Tower.

1955

East

South

West

2005

East

South

West

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