| Type: | Town |
| Image Coa: | DEU Kamen COA.svg |
| Coordinates: | 51.5917°N 7.6653°W |
| Image Plan: | Kamen in UN.svg |
| State: | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Region: | Arnsberg |
| District: | Unna |
| Elevation: | 67 |
| Area: | 40.95 |
| Postal Code: | 59154–59174 |
| Area Code: | 02307 |
| Licence: | UN |
| Gemeindeschlüssel: | 05 9 78 020 |
| Divisions: | 6 |
| Website: | www.stadt-kamen.de |
| Mayor: | Elke Kappen[1] |
| Leader Term: | 2018 - 23 |
| Party: | SPD |
Kamen (pronounced as /de/) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the district Unna.
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.
The town of Kamen consists of the following 6 districts:
Elections held in May 2014.[2]
Hermann Hupe (born 1950) (teacher), was elected mayor in 2003 with 55,1 % of the votes, he was reelected in 2009 and 2014.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany. Kamen is twinned with:[3]
Ängelholm, Sweden
Bandırma, Turkey
Eilat, Israel
Montreuil-Juigné, France
Sulęcin, PolandKamen 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 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. The SportCentrum Kaiserau was notably used as the team base camp by the Albania national football team during the UEFA Euro 2024 tournament.[4]