Bergkamen

Bergkamen
Bergkamen city hall
Bergkamen
Location of the town of Bergkamen within Unna district
Coordinates	51°37′N 7°38′E / 51.61667°N 7.63333°E / 51.61667; 7.63333Coordinates: 51°37′N 7°38′E / 51.61667°N 7.63333°E / 51.61667; 7.63333
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	50,587 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	1,129 /km2 (2,925 /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

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“.

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.

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“

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Bergkamen is twinned with:^[2]

• Hettstedt, Germany, since 1990^[2]
• Taşucu, Turkey, since 1994^[2]
• Gennevilliers, France, since 1995^[2]
• Wieliczka, Poland, since 1995^[2]

References

Notes

1. ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010. http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/index.html. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} "List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr District". © 2009 Twins2010.com. http://www.twins2010.com/fileadmin/user_upload/pic/Dokumente/List_of_Twin_Towns_01.pdf?PHPSESSID=2edd34819db21e450d3bb625549ce4fd. Retrieved 2009-10-28. 

External links

• Official Website of the city of Bergkamen
• Website of the mayor of Bergkamen