Bergkamen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
🇩🇪 Bergkamen is a town in the district of Unna, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated south of 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“.
Tourist Industry • 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“
History 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, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Bergkamen has a population of over 48,919 people. Bergkamen also forms one of the centres of the wider Unna District which has a population of over 393,618 people. It is also a part of the larger Arnsberg Region. Bergkamen is situated near Unna.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Bergkamen has links with:
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