What is Bergkamen?
{{Infobox German location |type = Stadt |image_coa = DEU Bergkamen COA.svg |image_flag = Flagge Bergkamen.svg |coordinates = {{coord|51|37|N|7|38|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Bergkamen in UN.svg |state = Nordrhein-Westfalen |region = Arnsberg |district = [[Unna Rural District|Unna]] |elevation = 68 |area = 44.8 |population = 51122 |Stand = 2009-06-30 |Gemeindeschlüssel = 05978004 |postal_code = 59192 |area_code = 02307, 02389, 02306 |licence = UN |website = [https://www.bergkamen.de/ www.bergkamen.de] |image_caption=Bergkamen city hall |image_photo=Bergkamen Rathaus.jpg |mayor = Roland Schäfer |party = SPD }} '''Bergkamen''' is a town in the district of [[Unna Rural District|Unna]], in [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]]. It is near the river [[Lippe River|Lippe]], approx. 15&nbsp;km north-east of [[Dortmund]] and 15&nbsp;km south-west of [[Hamm]]. Bergkamen, a German town in the East part of the [[Ruhr Area|Ruhrgebiet]] and south of the [[Münster Government Region|Münsterland]], was founded in 1966 by the merging of at first five smaller communities. ==Twin towns== * {{flag|Germany}} [[Hettstedt]], since 1990 * {{flag|Turkey}} [[Taşucu]], since 1994 * {{flag|France}} [[Gennevilliers]], since 1995 * {{flag|Poland}} [[Wieliczka]], since 1995 ==References== {{reflist}} == Other websites == * [http://www.bergkamen.de/ Official Website of the city of Bergkamen] * [http://www.roland-schaefer.de/homepage.htm Website of the mayor of Bergkamen] <br> {{Commons|Bergkamen}} {{multistub|geo|Europe}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Unna (district)]]