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Location of Datteln  within Recklinghausen   district ![]()  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°39′14″N 7°20′30″E / 51.65389°N 7.34167°E | |
| Country | Germany | 
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia | 
| Admin. region | Münster | 
| District | Recklinghausen | 
| Subdivisions | 2 | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | André Dora[1] (SPD) | 
| Area | |
| • Total | 66.08 km2 (25.51 sq mi) | 
| Elevation | 49 m (161 ft) | 
| Population  (2021-12-31)[2]  | |
| • Total | 34,876 | 
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | 
| Postal codes | 45711  | 
| Dialling codes | 0 23 63 | 
| Vehicle registration | RE | 
| Website | www.datteln.de | 
Datteln is a town in the district of Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on a crossroads of four canals (Datteln-Hamm Canal, Wesel-Datteln Canal, Dortmund-Ems Canal and Rhein-Herne Canal), which makes it the biggest canal junction in the World, approx. 10 km north-east of Recklinghausen and 20 km north-west of Dortmund.
Katja Seizinger, retired ski racing champion and triple Olympic gold medalist, was born in Datteln.[3]

Coal power plant Datteln 1-3
Notable people
- Horst Niggemeier (1929–2000), politician, mayor of Datteln
 - Reinhard Lettmann (1933–2013), bishop of Münster (1980–2008)
 - Egon Ramms (born 1948), General, 2007–2010 commander at NATO
 - Klaus Eberhard (born 1957), director of Sport of German Tennis Federation and former tennis player
 - Ingo Anderbrügge (born 1964), football player and coach
 - Katja Seizinger (born 1972), World Cup alpine ski racing champion; three times the Sportswoman of the Year
 - Dunja Hayali (born 1974), journalist and television presenter
 - Charlotte Becker (born 1983), cyclist
 - Lukas Nottbeck (born 1988), footballer
 - Sarah Petrausch (born 1990), volleyball player
 - Dominik Steinmann (born 1997), darts player
 
Twin towns – sister cities
 Cannock Chase, England, United Kingdom
 Genthin, Germany
References
- ↑ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
 - ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
 - ↑ Mallon, Bill; Heijmans, Jeroen (2011). Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement (4 ed.). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 322. ISBN 9780810875227. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
 - ↑ "Städtepartnerschaften/Patenschaften". datteln.de (in German). Datteln. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
 
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