Bergkamen
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Bergkamen city hall
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Location of Bergkamen within Unna district
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| Coordinates: 51°37′N 7°38′E / 51.617°N 7.633°ECoordinates: 51°37′N 7°38′E / 51.617°N 7.633°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Admin. region | Arnsberg | |
| District | Unna | |
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| • Mayor | Roland Schäfer (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 44.8 km2 (17.3 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 47,803 | |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 59192 | |
| Dialling codes | 02307, 02389, 02306 | |
| Vehicle registration | UN | |
| 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 Ruhr Area 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“.
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“
In February 1946, a coal mine in the city suffered a dust explosion that killed 418 miners. This was the worst mining accident in German history.
Bergkamen is twinned with:
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