Datteln

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Coordinates: 51°39′14″N 7°20′30″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 km^2 (25.51 sq mi)
Elevation	49 m (161 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	35,200
• Density	530/km^2 (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

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Datteln is twinned with:^[4]

• Cannock Chase, England, United Kingdom
• Genthin, Germany

References

1. Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
3. 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.
4. "Städtepartnerschaften/Patenschaften". datteln.de (in German). Datteln. Archived from the original on 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2021-02-01.