Kamen

Kamen

Kamen

Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Not to be confused with Kanem.
For other uses, see Kamen (disambiguation).

Kamen (German: [ˈkaːmən] ⓘ) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the district Unna.

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Kamen, view to the town

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]

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

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Kamen is twinned with:[4]

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.

Notable people

References

  1. [1]
    Bürgermeisterstichwahl Stadt Kamen 01.07.2018, accessed 29 June 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  3. [3]
    Landeswahlleiterin NRW: Endgültiges Ergebnis für Kamen
  4. [4]
    "Partnerstädte". stadt-kamen.de (in German). Kamen. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
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