Kamen

Kamen
Kamen
Town
	Pauluskirche in Kamen
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Kamen within Unna district
	Kamen Kamen
	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 (2018–23)	Elke Kappen (SPD)
Area
• Total	40.95 km2 (15.81 sq mi)
Elevation	67 m (220 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)
• 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 (German: [ˈkaːmən] ^ⓘ) 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 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]

Ängelholm, Sweden
Bandırma, Turkey
Beeskow, Germany
Eilat, Israel
Montreuil-Juigné, France
Sulęcin, Poland
Unkel, Germany

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. The SportCentrum Kaiserau was notably used as the team base camp by the Albania national football team during the UEFA Euro 2024 tournament.^[5]

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

^ Bürgermeisterstichwahl Stadt Kamen 01.07.2018, accessed 29 June 2021.
^ "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 2021-02-15.
^ "Kombëtarja mbërrin në Gjermani, zyrtari i FSHF: Jemi grupi ferrit, vetëm një gjë na tremb!". Pamfleti. 2024-06-09. Retrieved 2024-06-25.

External links

Official site (in German)

[1] Bürgermeisterstichwahl Stadt Kamen 01.07.2018, accessed 29 June 2021.

[2] "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.

[3] Landeswahlleiterin NRW: Endgültiges Ergebnis für Kamen

[4] "Partnerstädte". stadt-kamen.de (in German). Kamen. Retrieved 2021-02-15.

[5] "Kombëtarja mbërrin në Gjermani, zyrtari i FSHF: Jemi grupi ferrit, vetëm një gjë na tremb!". Pamfleti. 2024-06-09. Retrieved 2024-06-25.

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