Kamen
Kamen | |
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Location of Kamen within Unna district | |
Coordinates: 51°35′30″N 7°39′55″E / 51.59167°N 7.66528°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Arnsberg |
District | Unna |
Subdivisions | 6 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hermann Hupe (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 40.93 km2 (15.80 sq mi) |
Elevation | 67 m (220 ft) |
Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 43,001 |
• Density | 1,100/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 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
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 City
Elections held in May 2014. [2]
Mayor
Hermann Hupe (born 1950) (teacher), was elected mayor in 2003 with 55,1 % of the votes, he was reelected in 2009 and 2014.
International relations
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.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Ernst Marcus (1856–1928) judge and philosopher (Essener "Krupp der Logik")
- Wilhelm Middelschulte (1863–1943), organist, composer and teacher
- Elmar Altvater (1938–2018), political scientist
- Hans-Heinrich Bass (born 1954), economist
- Erich Weber (born 1860), general
- Hartmut Weber (born 1960), athlete
- Frank Fahrenhorst (born 1977), football player and coach
- Bastian Seidel (born 1975), physician and politician in Australia
References
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ Landeswahlleiterin NRW: Endgültiges Ergebnis für Kamen
- ^ "Partnerstädte". stadt-kamen.de (in German). Kamen. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
External links
- Official site (in German)