Why visit Kamen
Townapedia lists 57 museums and landmarks, 35 parks and trails, 160 places to eat, 11 places to stay and 16 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Hofladen Sprave, Gemüsehof Grobe, Stadtmuseum and Haus Reck.
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About Kamen
Kamen (German pronunciation: [ˈkaːmən] ) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the district Unna.
From the Wikipedia article Kamen (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Things to do16
Hofladen Sprave
Farm and orchard · 5.1 km
131 Husener Straße, Dortmund
Mo 09:00-18:00; We-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-14:00; Tu,Su,PH off
Gemüsehof Grobe
Farm and orchard · 4.7 km
Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 10:00-12:30,14:30-18:00; Sa 10:00-14:00; We off
Hof Brüggemann
Farm and orchard · 5.2 km
Mo,We,Fr 09:00-13:00; Tu,Th 15:00-18:00; Sa 08:00-13:00
4 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks57
Centre for International Light Art
Museum · 6.6 km
Museum in Unna, Germany
Fünf-Bogen-Brücke
Monument and historic site · 0.9 km
Technical_monument
Haus Velmede
Monument and historic site · 3.7 km
4 Velmede, Bergkamen
Kulturzentrum Schacht III
Monument and historic site · 5.7 km
7 Zum Schacht III, Bergkamen
45 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds35
23 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes160
Cafe Opera
Bar and pub
13 Nordstraße, Kamen
Tu-Th 12:00-23:00; Fr 09:00-24:00; Sa 00:00-02:00,09:00-24:00; Su...
Restaurant am Yachthafen
Restaurant · Balkan · 5.7 km
Küche fleischlastig (deutsch-balkan, Steaks), Riesenportionen, günstig.
40 Hafenweg, Bergkamen
We-Mo 11:30-22:00; Tu off
Pad Thai
Restaurant · Thai
4 Adenauerstraße, Kamen
Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 11:30-21:00; Sa,Su 15:00-21:00; PH 15:00-21:00; We off
Restaurant zum Turm
Restaurant · German, Mexican, Steak House · 4.5 km
1 Harkortstraße, Kamen
We-Sa 16:00-23:00; Su 10:30-22:00
148 more on the map.
More about Kamen
Geography
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.
From the Wikipedia article Kamen, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from Kamen
Frank FahrenhorstGerman footballerPhoto: Northside, CC BY-SA 3.0
Elmar AltvaterGerman Marxist academic (1938-2018)Photo: Richardfabi at German Wikipedia (..., Public domain
Eberhard ZanggerGerman geoarchaeologist and communications consultantPhoto: Alessandrom, CC BY-SA 4.0
Marcel StutterGerman association football playerPhoto: Rob Koppers, CC BY 3.0
Petra ReskiGerman journalist and writerPhoto: Paul Schirnhofer, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sven MislintatGerman football scout (born 1972)Photo: Jeollo von VfB-exklusiv.de, CC BY 3.0
Oliver KaczmarekGerman politicianPhoto: Sandro Halank , Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0- Johannes BuxtorfGerman Calvinist theologian
- Hartmut WeberGerman sprinter
- Kubilay SönmezTurkish-German association football player (born 1994)
- Burak ÇamoğluTurkish association football player (born 1996)
- Ernst MarcusGerman lawyer and philosopher (1856–1928)
Born in Kamen, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Where to stay11
Churches and places of worship35
St. Elisabeth
Church · Roman Catholic · 3.4 km
2 Parkstraße, Bergkamen
Shopping50
Gas and EV charging27
Schools, colleges and libraries43
DHGS Deutsche Hochschule für Gesundheit und Sport -- Hochschulcampus Unna
School · 4.8 km
1 Heinrich-Werner-Platz, Unna
Healthcare21
Map of Kamen
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Getting there and nearby towns
Dortmund Airport (DTM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 9 km away.
- Bergkamen 3 km northwest, about 3 min by car
- Unna 6 km south, about 6 min by car
- Kurl-Husen 6 km southwest, about 6 min by car
- Bönen 7 km east, about 7 min by car
- Lanstrop 7 km west, about 7 min by car
- Wickede 7 km southwest, about 7 min by car
- Werne 8 km north, about 8 min by car
- Asseln 9 km southwest, about 9 min by car
- Lünen 10 km west, about 10 min by car
- Holzwickede 10 km south, about 10 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Photo credits
- Marktplatz Kamen, Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kamen - Weerenstrasse 1 - 101846-SN, ULausHRO, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kamen - Weststrasse 80 - 101747, ULausHRO, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kamen - Weststrasse 80 - 101740-SN, ULausHRO, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolpersteinlage Kamen Weststraße 8, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Stolperstein Kamen Weststraße 8 Hannelore Jacoby, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Stolperstein Kamen Weststraße 8 Klara Jacoby, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Stolperstein Kamen Weststraße 8 Hugo Jacoby, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Stolpersteine Kamen Weststraße 8, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Bushaltestelle Markt, 1, Kamen, Landkreis Unna, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kamen Weerenstrasse IMGP1079 wp, smial, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- Bushaltestelle Markt, 2, Kamen, Landkreis Unna, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kamen - Weerenstrasse 1 - 101857-SN, ULausHRO, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kamen - Weststrasse 77 - 102237-SN, ULausHRO, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kamen - Weststrasse 76 - 102227-SN, ULausHRO, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kamen Markt IMGP1088 wp, smial, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- Kamen Markt IMGP1083 wp, smial, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- Stolperstein Adolf Wolff, 1, Markt 18, Kamen, Landkreis Unna, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolpersteinlage, 1, Markt 18, Kamen, Landkreis Unna, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolpersteinlage Kamen Markt 17, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Stolpersteine Kamen Markt 17, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Stolperstein Kamen Markt 17 Heinz Rosenfeld, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Stolperstein Kamen Markt 17 Guste Rosenfeld, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Stolperstein Kamen Markt 17 Edith Kott, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Markt 18, 1, Kamen, Landkreis Unna, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Kamen Weststraße 5 Rosa Plaut, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Stolpersteine Kamen Weststraße 5, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Stolperstein Kamen Weststraße 5 Johanna Plaut, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Stolperstein Kamen Weststraße 5 Selma Ruth Plaut, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Schulbus, 1, Kamen, Landkreis Unna, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolpersteinlage Kamen Weststraße 5, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Stolpersteinlage Kamen Weststraße 72, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Unna Lindenbrauerei Kamin Fibonacci IMGP3086, smial, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- Sesekebruecke, The original uploader was Markus Schweiß at German Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Haus Reck 1, Stahlkocher, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bergkamen Schacht 3, Reinhard Hunscher, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- Haus Heeren1, Roland Arhelger, CC BY 2.5
- Dhgs-campus-berlin-aussenansicht, Deutsche Hochschule für Gesundheit & Sport, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Margaretenkirche (Methler) (3a), Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kamen Pauluskirche IMGP1263 wp, smial, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- Deciduous in Boenen, Sir Mole, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Naturschutzgebiet Mühlenbruch, Ulrich Kostede, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Museum Bergkamen Oberaden IMGP0497, Smial at de.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- Das heutige Hauptgebäude von Haus Velmede von Norden, Castritus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kamen Kirche IMGP1043 wp, smial, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- Amalie Hertz Stolperstein, MGHI, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein August Kühler, MGHI, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bergkamen, Beversee -- 2014 -- 8863, Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Haus heyde graefte, Josef Cornelissen on de.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Haus Boegge in Bönen, Friedrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Theodor Albert (Magdeburg 1822-1867, Berlin), Alexander Duncker (1813-1897), Public domain
- Heeren-Werve, evangelische kerk foto8 2012-03-25 14.24, Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Unna-Koenigsborn-Christuskirche1-Asio, Asio otus, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Städtisches Gymnasium, 1, Hammer Straße 19, Kamen, Landkreis Unna, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ptks, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, descilla, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, poxonline, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ptks, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Street-level photo, ptks, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, poxonline, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, poxonline, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ptks, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ptks, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ptks, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ptks, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ptks, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ptks, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ptks, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, flugyflay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ptks, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, klaus100000, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, poxonline, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ptks, CC BY-SA 4.0
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