Bergkamen

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Location of the town of Bergkamen within Unna district
Bergkamen
Bergkamen city hall
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Unna
Mayor	Roland Schäfer (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	44.8 km² (17.3 sq mi)
Elevation	68 m (223 ft)
Population	52,020 (31/12/2006)
- Density	1,161 /km² (3,007 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	UN
Postal code	59192
Area codes	02307, 02389, 02306
Website	www.bergkamen.de
Coordinates: 51°37′00″N 7°38′00″E / 51.616667, 7.633333

Bergkamen is a town in the district of Unna, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated near the river Lippe, approx. 15 km (9 mi) north-east of Dortmund and 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Hamm.

Bergkamen, a fairly new town in the East part of the Ruhrgebiet and south of the Münsterland, was founded in 1966 by the merging of at first five smaller communities. The town‘s history, however, reaches back to ancient Roman times - this can be experienced by visiting the Bergkamen Municipal Museum, which has a large Roman department, and the nearby archeological site, the “Roemerlager“.

1 Main sights
2 Cultural events
3 Twin towns
4 External links

[edit] Main sights

Westphalian Sports Boat Centre - Marina Ruenthe
The neighbouring national trust area, “Beversee“, and the wooded hill, “Grosses Holz“, a renaturalized former slag heap, provide an inviting atmosphere for relaxation.

[edit] Cultural events

Harbour Festival ("Hafenfest") in June
Light Festival ("Lichtermarkt") in October.

Bergkamen is home to theatre performances at the “studio theater bergkamen“ and numerous exhibitions in the town‘s own art gallery “sohle1“ or the “Stadtmuseum“