Kamen
Kamen, view to the town Kamen (De-Kamen.ogg) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the district Unna.
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Kamen, view to the town Kamen (De-Kamen.ogg) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the district Unna.
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• Type — Town • Image Photo — Kamen Pauluskirche IMGP1263 wp.jpg • Image Caption — Pauluskirche in Kamen • Image Flag — Flagge Kamen.svg • Image Coa — DEU Kamen COA.svg • Image Plan — Kamen in UN.svg • State — North Rhine-Westphalia • Region — Arnsberg • District — Unna • Elevation — 67 • Area — 40.95 • Postal Code — 59154–59174 • Area Code — 02307 • Licence — UN • Gemeindeschlussel — 05 9 78 020 • Divisions — 6 • Website — www.stadt-kamen.de • Mayor — Elke Kappen • Leader Term — 2018–30 • Party — SPD • Illustration — Kamen, view to the town Kamen (De-Kamen.ogg) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the district Unna.
Geography
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
Neighbouring cities, towns, and municipalities
• Bergkamen • Hamm • Bönen • Unna • Dortmund • Lünen
Division of the town
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
Council of the town
Elections held in May 2014. • SPD: 22 • CDU: 10 • Alliance 90/The Greens: 4 • The Left: 2 • FDP: 1 • FW: 1
Mayor
Mayor
Hermann Hupe (born 1950) (teacher), was elected mayor in 2003 with 55,1 % of the votes, he was reelected in 2009 and 2014. In 2018, Elke Kappen was elected with 54,3% of the votes in a runoff election, she was reelected in 2025 with 50,2% of the votes.
Twin towns – sister cities
Twin towns – sister cities
Kamen is twinned with: • Ängelholm, Sweden • Bandırma, Turkey • Beeskow, Germany • Eilat, Israel • Montreuil-Juigné, France • Sulęcin, Poland • Unkel, Germany
Transport
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
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. The SportCentrum Kaiserau was notably used as the team base camp by the Albania national football team during the UEFA Euro 2024 tournament.
Notable people
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 • Hartmut Weber (born 1960), athlete • Bastian Seidel (born 1975), Australian physician and politician • Frank Fahrenhorst (born 1977), football player and coach
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