Kamen

Not to be confused with Kanem.

For other uses, see Kamen (disambiguation).

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

Kamen
Town
Pauluskirche in Kamen
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Kamen within Unna district
Kamen Show map of Germany Kamen Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51°35′30″N 7°39′55″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Unna
Subdivisions	6
Government
• Mayor (2018–23)	Elke Kappen[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	40.95 km2 (15.81 sq mi)
Elevation	67 m (220 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	42,401
• Density	1,000/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, 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

• Bergkamen
• Hamm
• Bönen
• Unna
• Dortmund
• Lünen

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

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

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