Kamen
Kamen is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the district Unna.
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Pauluskirche in Kamen | |
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Coordinates: 51°35′30″N 7°39′55″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 (2018-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 42,971 |
• Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Postal codes | 59154–59174 |
Dialling codes | 02307 |
Vehicle registration | UN |
Website | www.stadt-kamen.de |
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.
Division of the town
The town of Kamen consists of the following 6 districts:
- Heeren-Werve
- Methler
- Kamen (city centre)
- Rottum
- Derne
- Südkamen
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
Kamen is twinned with:[3]
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 2018" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- Landeswahlleiterin NRW: Endgültiges Ergebnis für Kamen
- "Partnerstädte". stadt-kamen.de (in German). Kamen. Retrieved 2019-12-04.