Kamen

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Kamen


Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Administrative region	Arnsberg
District	Unna
Population	48,077 (2004)
Area	40.93 km²
Population density	1,177 /km²
Elevation	68 m
Coordinates	51°35′ N 7°39′ E
Postal code	59154-59174
Area code	02307
Licence plate code	UN
Mayor	Hermann Hupe (SPD)
Website	stadt-kamen.de

Kamen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the district Unna. It is at the east end of the Ruhr area at 51°36′N 7°40′E. In 2003 it had 48,168 citizens.

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. The village Kamen-Methler is also well known for its football training camps. The German football team prepared themselves for the 1990 World Cup win in Kamen-Methler. Colin and Chantay Fagras will be residents of Kamen, in late October, 2006.

"kamen" is also a word for stone in several Slavic languages, see wiktionary:kamen.