Kamen () is a
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
in
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a States of Germany, state () in Old states of Germany, Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the List of German states by population, most ...
,
Germany
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, in the district
Unna
Unna () is a city of around 59,000 people in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, the seat of the Unna (district), Unna district.
The newly refurbished Unna station has trains to all major cities in North Rhine Westphalia including Dortmund, Köln H ...
.
Geography
Kamen is situated at the east end of the
Ruhr area
The Ruhr ( ; , also ''Ruhrpott'' ), also referred to as the Ruhr Area, sometimes Ruhr District, Ruhr Region, or Ruhr Valley, is a polycentric urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population density of 1,160/km2 and a populati ...
, approximately 10 km south-west of
Hamm Hamm may refer to:
Places
;Germany:
* Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, a city north-east of Dortmund
* Hamm (Sieg), a municipality in the eponymous ''Verbandsgemeinde'' in the district of Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate
* Hamm, Bitburg-Prüm, part ...
and 25 km north-east of
Dortmund
Dortmund (; ; ) is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the List of cities in Germany by population, ninth-largest city in Germany. With a population of 614,495 inhabitants, it is the largest city ...
.
Neighbouring cities, towns, and municipalities
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Bergkamen
Bergkamen (; Westphalian: ''Biärgkoamen'') is a town in the district of Unna, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated south of the river Lippe, approx. north-east of Dortmund and south-west of Hamm.
Bergkamen, a fairly new town i ...
*
Hamm Hamm may refer to:
Places
;Germany:
* Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, a city north-east of Dortmund
* Hamm (Sieg), a municipality in the eponymous ''Verbandsgemeinde'' in the district of Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate
* Hamm, Bitburg-Prüm, part ...
*
Bönen
Bönen () is a municipality in the district of Unna, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated between Hamm in the north-east, Kamen in the west and Unna
Unna () is a city of around 59,000 people in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, t ...
*
Unna
Unna () is a city of around 59,000 people in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, the seat of the Unna (district), Unna district.
The newly refurbished Unna station has trains to all major cities in North Rhine Westphalia including Dortmund, Köln H ...
*
Dortmund
Dortmund (; ; ) is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the List of cities in Germany by population, ninth-largest city in Germany. With a population of 614,495 inhabitants, it is the largest city ...
*
Lünen
Lünen () is a town with around 86,000 inhabitants in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located north of Dortmund, on both banks of the Lippe (river), River Lippe. It is the largest town of the Unna (district), Unna district and part of the R ...
Division of the town
The town of Kamen consists of the following 6 districts:
* Heeren-Werve
*
Methler
Methler is a quarter of the city Kamen in the district Unna in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.
Historic development
Methler is a part of Kamen since January 1, 1968. It was an independent commune until the first level of the communal rearrang ...
* Kamen (city centre)
* Rottum
* Derne
* Südkamen
Council of the town
Elections held in May 2014.
*
SPD
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: 22
*
CDU: 10
*
Alliance 90/The Greens
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: 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:
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Ängelholm
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History
The city was founded in 1516 as Engelholm by King Christian II of Denmark, who moved the se ...
, Sweden
*
Bandırma
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, Turkey
*
Beeskow
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History
In 1518 the town was purchased by the Di ...
, Germany
*
Eilat
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, Israel
*
Montreuil-Juigné
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Population
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*Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department
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, France
*
Sulęcin
Sulęcin (; ) is a town in western Poland with 10,117 inhabitants (2019), the capital of Sulecin County, since 1999 in Lubusz Voivodeship.
Geography
Sulęcin is located in the center of Lubusz Voivodeship (Lubuskie province), by the river Postomi ...
, Poland
*
Unkel
Unkel () is a town in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, near Remagen, about 20 km southeast of Bonn.
Unkel is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municip ...
, 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
SportCentrum Kaiserau is a sports facility located in Kamen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The centre is the home of the Westphalian Football and Athletics Association.
The centre was used as the team base camp by the Albania national footbal ...
was notably used as the team base camp by the
Albania national football team
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during the
UEFA Euro 2024
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tournament.
Notable people
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Ernst Marcus (1856–1928), judge and philosopher
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Erich Weber
Erich Paul Weber (born 12 September 1860 in Kamen; died 29 October 1933 in Berlin) was a German army officer, who served in both the German Imperial Army and the Ottoman Army during World War I, and ultimately attained the rank of General of Infa ...
(1860–1933), general
*
Wilhelm Middelschulte
Wilhelm Middelschulte (April 3, 1863, Werve, Kreis Hamm, now part of Kamen – May 4, 1943, Dortmund) was a German organist and composer who resided in America for most of his career.
Life
Middelschulte initially studied organ with August Knab ...
(1863–1943), organist, composer and teacher
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Elmar Altvater
Elmar Altvater (24 August 1938 – 1 May 2018) was a German political scientist. He was professor of political science at the Otto-Suhr-Institut of the Free University of Berlin, before retiring on 30 September 2004. He continued to work at the ...
(1938–2018), political scientist
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Hans-Heinrich Bass (born 1954), economist
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Hartmut Weber
Hartmut Weber (born 17 October 1960 in Kamen) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the 400 metres.
At the 1982 European Championships he won the gold medal with a lifetime best of 44.72 seconds. He also helped win the 4 � ...
(born 1960), athlete
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Bastian Seidel (born 1975), Australian physician and politician
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Frank Fahrenhorst
Frank Fahrenhorst (born 24 September 1977) is a German former professional Association football, footballer, who played as a Defender (association football), defender and is currently manager of VfB Stuttgart II.
Club career
Born in Kamen, Nor ...
(born 1977), football player and coach
References
External links
Official site
{{Authority control
Members of the Hanseatic League
Unna (district)