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{{Infobox German Location
|Art = Town
|Wappen = Wappen Stadt Kamen.png
|lat_deg = 51 |lat_min = 35 |lat_sec = 30
|lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 39 |lon_sec = 55
|Lageplan = Kamen Kreis Unna.gif
|Bundesland = North Rhine-Westphalia
|Regierungsbezirk = Arnsberg
|Kreis = Unna
|Höhe = 67
|Fläche = 40.93
|Einwohner = 45818
|Stand = 2006-12-31
|PLZ = 59154–59174
|PLZ-alt = 4708
|Vorwahl = 02307
|Kfz = UN
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 9 78 020
|Gliederung = 6
|Website = [http://www.stadt-kamen.de www.stadt-kamen.de]
|Bürgermeister = Hermann Hupe
|Partei = SPD
}}
'''Kamen''' is a [[town]] in [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]], in the district [[Unna (district)|Unna]].
==Geography==
Kamen is situated at the east end of the [[Ruhr area]], approx. 10 km southeast of [[Hamm]] 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
=== Twin towns ===
* [[Image:Flag of Sweden.svg|25px]] [[Ängelholm]] ([[Sweden]])
* [[Image:Flag of Turkey.svg|25px]] [[Bandirma]] ([[Turkey]])
* [[Image:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] [[Beeskow]] ([[Brandenburg]], [[Germany]])
* [[Image:Flag of Israel.svg|25px]] [[Eilat]] ([[Israel]])
* [[Image:Flag of France.svg|25px]] [[Montreuil-Juigné]] ([[France]])
* [[Image:Flag of Poland.svg|25px]] [[Sulecin]] ([[Poland]])
* [[Image:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] [[Unkel]] ([[Rhineland-Palatinate]], [[Germany]])
==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.
==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.
==External links==
* [http://www.stadt-kamen.de Official site] {{de icon}}
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