Bergkamen
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Location of the town of Bergkamen within Unna district
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| Coordinates | 51°37′N 7°38′E / 51.61667°N 7.63333°ECoordinates: 51°37′N 7°38′E / 51.61667°N 7.63333°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Arnsberg |
| District | Unna |
| Mayor | Roland Schäfer (SPD) |
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| Area | 44.8 km2 (17.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Population | 50,587 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 1,129 /km2 (2,925 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | UN |
| Postal code | 59192 |
| Area codes | 02307, 02389, 02306 |
| Website | www.bergkamen.de |
Bergkamen is a town in the district of Unna, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated near the river Lippe, approx. 15 km (9 mi) north-east of Dortmund and 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Hamm.
Bergkamen, a fairly new town in the East part of the Ruhrgebiet and south of the Münsterland, was founded in 1966 by the merging of at first five smaller communities. The town‘s history, however, reaches back to ancient Roman times - this can be experienced by visiting the Bergkamen Municipal Museum, which has a large Roman department, and the nearby archeological site, the “Roemerlager“.
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[edit] Main sights
- Westphalian Sports Boat Centre - Marina Ruenthe
- The neighbouring national trust area, “Beversee“, and the wooded hill, “Grosses Holz“, a renaturalized former slag heap, provide an inviting atmosphere for relaxation.
[edit] Cultural events
- Harbour Festival ("Hafenfest") in June
- Light Festival ("Lichtermarkt") in October.
Bergkamen is home to theatre performances at the “studio theater bergkamen“ and numerous exhibitions in the town‘s own art gallery “sohle1“ or the “Stadtmuseum“
[edit] International relations
Hettstedt, Germany, since 1990[2]
Taşucu, Turkey, since 1994[2]
Gennevilliers, France, since 1995[2]
Wieliczka, Poland, since 1995[2]
[edit] References
- Notes
- ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010. http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/index.html.
- ^ a b c d e "List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr District". © 2009 Twins2010.com. http://www.twins2010.com/fileadmin/user_upload/pic/Dokumente/List_of_Twin_Towns_01.pdf?PHPSESSID=2edd34819db21e450d3bb625549ce4fd. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
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