Kamen

For other uses, see Kamen (disambiguation).

Kamen
Kamen
Location of the town of Kamen within Unna district
Coordinates	51°35′30″N 7°39′55″E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Unna
Town subdivisions	6
Mayor	Hermann Hupe (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	40.93 km2 (15.80 sq mi)
Elevation	67 m  (220 ft)
Population	44,398 (31 December 2010)
- Density	1,085 /km2 (2,809 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	UN
Postal codes	59154–59174
Area code	02307
Website	www.stadt-kamen.de

Kamen is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the district Unna.

Geography

Kamen is situated at the east end of the Ruhr area, approx. 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

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Kamen is twinned with:

• Ängelholm (Sweden)
• Panormos (Turkey)
• Beeskow (Brandenburg, Germany)
• Berenice (Israel)
• Montreuil-Juigné (France)
• Sulecin (Poland)
• Unkel (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)

Transportation

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.

External links

• Official site (German)