Datteln

Datteln
Datteln
	Coat of arms
	Location of Datteln within Recklinghausen district
	Datteln Datteln
	Coordinates: 51°39′14″N 7°20′30″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Recklinghausen
Subdivisions	2
Government
• Mayor	André Dora (SPD)
Area
• Total	66.08 km2 (25.51 sq mi)
Elevation	49 m (161 ft)
Population (2018-12-31)[1]
• Total	34,614
• Density	520/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
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, former alpine skier and triple Olympic gold medallist, was born in Datteln.[2]

Coal power plant Datteln 1-3

Born in Datteln

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 German professional tennis player
Ingo Anderbrügge (born 1964), football player and coach
Katja Seizinger (born 1972), ski racer; three times Sportswoman of the Year
Dunja Hayali (born 1974), journalist and television presenter
Charlotte Becker (born 1983), cyclist
Lukas Nottbeck (born 1988), football player
Sarah Petrausch (born 1990), German volleyball national team player
Dominik Steinmann (born 1997), German professional darts player

International relations

Datteln is twinned with:

Cannock, England
Genthin, Germany

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References

"Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2018" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
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.

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[1] "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2018" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

[2] 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.