Kamen


Kamen 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

The town of Kamen consists of the following 6 districts:
Elections held in May 2014.
Hermann Hupe , was elected mayor in 2003 with 55,1 % of the votes, he was reelected in 2009 and 2014.

International relations

Kamen is twinned with:
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