Kamen

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Location of the town of Kamen within Unna district
Kamen
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Unna
Town subdivisions	6
Mayor	Hermann Hupe (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	40.93 km² (15.8 sq mi)
Elevation	67 m (220 ft)
Population	45,818 (31/12/2006)
- Density	1,119 /km² (2,899 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	UN
Postal codes	59154–59174
Area code	02307
Website	www.stadt-kamen.de
Coordinates: 51°35′30″N 7°39′55″E / 51.59167, 7.66528

Kamen is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the district Unna.

1 Geography
2 Transportation
3 Sports
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Kamen is situated at the east end of the Ruhr area, approx. 10 km southeast of Hamm 25 km north-east of Dortmund.

[edit] Neighbouring cities, towns, and municipalities

[edit] Division of the town

The town of Kamen consists of the following 6 districts:

Heeren-Werve
Methler
Kamen (city centre)
Rottum
Derne
Südkamen

[edit] Twin towns

[edit] Transportation

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.

[edit] 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.