Bergkamen

Geschichte

Bergkamen is a town in the district of Unna, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated near the river Lippe, approx. 15km north-east of Dortmund and 15km 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“.Main sightsWestphalian Sports Boat Centre - Marina RuentheThe neighbouring national trust area, “Beversee“, and the wooded hill, “Grosses Holz“, a renaturalized former slag heap, provide an inviting atmosphere for relaxation.Cultural eventsHarbour Festival in JuneLight Festival 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“HistoryIn 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.International relationsTwin towns – Sister citiesBergkamen is twinned with: Hettstedt, Germany, since 1990 Taşucu, Turkey, since 1994 Gennevilliers, France, since 1995 Wieliczka, Poland, since 1995