Kamen, City with life and tradition          

You are welcome to this hospitable old hanseatic town with matured urbanity, exciting history and high residential and leisure value. Situated at the eastern periphery of the Ruhr basin between Sauerland and Münsterland, Kamen is the geographical focal point of the county Unna. Have a personal experience of the westphalian hospitality in Kamen. The city invites you to a shopping in shops and boutiques. A comfortable atmosphere in pubs, bars, cafés and taverns and people with a sense of cultural creativity ensure that everyone is able to combine the beneficial elements with comfortable experiences. Beside indigenous affiliations, westphalian humour and hospitality, tolerance and open-mindedness are typical characteristics of the Kamen mentality.
 

Where is Kamen?

For every visitor, Kamen is quite easy to locate at the Kamener junction. The Kamener junction connects Europe. The city lies at the point of intersection of the motorways A1/A2 which runs across Germany from west to east as well as from south to north.

Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hannover and Aachen are a mere 2.5 hours drive away , the economic conurbation Ruhr Basin - with one of the strongest mass of purchasing power in Europe - lies directly at the doorstep. The train station of Kamen is accessible in approximately 20 minutes from the Intercity or ICE train stations of Dortmund and Hamm. Whoever comes from far away - and wishes to go through Kamen in one day - can realise that as well. Stuttgart, Nürnberg, Berlin, Erfurt and Leipzig are not more than one hour away by air. It takes about half-an-hour more from Dresden, Zurich, Munich and Paris. Kamen is accessible in latest 20 minutes after landing in Dortmund-Wickede. You may of course, also access Kamen quite easily by bus and rail.

Lively city with high-standard of artistic and cultural landscape

Arts and culture are part of the prettiest sides and most treasured values of our social life. The cultural orientation of Kamen offers a broad forum for entertainment, reflection and recuperation. Classic and modern concerts, evenings for theatre sessions, jazz-time, reading sessions, lectures, congresses, seminars and special events are offered by the town hall of Kamen, the concert-Auditorium and the music college. Libraries, city archives and museum complement the offers. In addition to its variable annual program, the gallery of the Administrative Centre promotes the sponsorship of young artists. Indigenous and external group of artists, writers and musicians have a feeling of acceptance in this city and present themselves to a broad audience.

Cultural diversity

Cultural activities are not only offered at central locations. Life in private associations in the city with its diversity of opportunities forms the backbone of cultural activities. From male choir groups to rifle associations, the city experiences a lively offer of cultural activities throughout the year. The annual kite festival KITE, the fountain-fest and the old-city-festival of Kamen with its meeting of artists, highlight of pleasure in culture and life are only a few examples of the numerous points of attraction which make Kamen likable. Have a close personal experience of the numerous, partly traditional events, which attract visitors to Kamen each year.

Education

The proximity to the conurbation Ruhr Basin with the dense network of Polytechnics and Universities has led to the enormous rise of resources, namely qualified young labour forces in Kamen.
This is already noticed in part, in the foundation of new enterprises and new sectors, and supports the implementation of the necessary structural change in the region.

Kamen lies in the Target-2 region. Operational investments in new jobs are particularly encouraged in this area with the support of EU funds. But it also profits from the European promotion funds in the execution of the numerous employment, advanced training, and qualification measures.

The school sector of Kamen offers all forms of school - all forms of academic qualification are possible. Urban music colleges and vocational colleges with several course offers and the City library equipped with the most modern media with direct connection to the regional and inter-regional distant lending system and the internet are part of the educational landscape. 

Active sport and Club life

Provision is made for recreation in the immediate vicinity and reasonable utilisation of leisure; sport and leisure facilities according to need as well as a well-planned network of biking and trekking routes provide the necessary incentives. 
Kamen is known as a specially sport-loving and sport-friendly
city. The approximately 60 sport clubs have about 13,000 members.
The level of organisation of the inhabitants in the sport clubs lies above the Federal average. Beside a committed club work, this is also the result of a projective planning system and sport promotion. The basis has therefore, been created for the changing sport behaviour. In addition to sport places and sport halls, there are two outdoor and indoor swimming pools. 

Kamen is a base for inter-regional sport associations (amongst others Football, Athletics, Tennis, Basketball). The popular sport academy Kaiserau is exemplary for the sport image of Kamen.

A visit to Kamen is worth it. A trial will convince you!