Kamen

Kamen
Pauluskirche in Kamen
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Coordinates: 51°35′30″N 7°39′55″E / 51.59167°N 7.66528°E / 51.59167; 7.66528Coordinates: 51°35′30″N 7°39′55″E / 51.59167°N 7.66528°E / 51.59167; 7.66528
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Unna
Subdivisions	6
Government
• Mayor (2018–)	Elke Kappen[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	40.95 km2 (15.81 sq mi)
Elevation	67 m (220 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	42,875
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	59154–59174
Dialling codes	02307
Vehicle registration	UN
Website	www.stadt-kamen.de

Kamen, view to the town

Kamen (German: [ˈkaːmən] (listen)) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the district Unna.

Geography[]

Kamen is situated at the east end of the Ruhr area, approximately 10 km south-west of Hamm and 25 km north-east of Dortmund.

Neighbouring cities, towns, and municipalities[]

• Bergkamen
• Hamm
• Bönen
• Unna
• Dortmund
• Lünen

Division of the town[]

The town of Kamen consists of the following 6 districts:

• Heeren-Werve
• Methler
• Kamen (city centre)
• Rottum
• Derne
• Südkamen

Council of the town[]

Elections held in May 2014. ^[3]

• SPD: 22
• CDU: 10
• Alliance '90/The Greens: 4
• The Left: 2
• FDP: 1
• FW: 1

Mayor[]

Hermann Hupe (born 1950) (teacher), was elected mayor in 2003 with 55,1 % of the votes, he was reelected in 2009 and 2014.

Twin towns – sister cities[]

Kamen is twinned with:^[4]

Transport[]

Kamen is maybe most known because of the nearby highway crossing, the Kamener Kreuz. The north-south directed A1 meets the east-west directed A2; due to the importance of both highways the crossing is prone for traffic jams.

Sports[]

The village Kamen-Methler is well known for its football training camps. The German football team prepared themselves for the 1990 World Cup win in Kamen-Methler. During the soccer world championship 2006 in Germany the Spanish football team lived there.

Notable people[]

• Ernst Marcus (1856–1928) judge and philosopher
• Erich Weber (1860–1933), general
• Wilhelm Middelschulte (1863–1943), organist, composer and teacher
• Elmar Altvater (1938–2018), political scientist
• Hans-Heinrich Bass (born 1954), economist
• Hartmut Weber (born 1960), athlete
• Bastian Seidel (born 1975), Australian physician and politician
• Frank Fahrenhorst (born 1977), football player and coach

References[]

External links[]

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