Datteln
Sign in to saveDatteln () is a town in the district of Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the biggest canal junction in the world, where the Datteln-Hamm Canal, Wesel-Datteln Canal, Dortmund-Ems Canal, and Rhein-Herne Canal intersect. It lies approximately 10 km north-east of Recklinghausen and 20 km north-west of Dortmund.
Key facts
- German location.type
- Stadt
- German location.name
- Datteln
- German location.image_photo
- Datteln Alter Marktplatz Tigg.jpg
- German location.image_coa
- DEU_Datteln_COA.svg
- German location.image_plan
- Datteln in RE.svg
- German location.state
- Nordrhein-Westfalen
- German location.region
- Münster
- German location.district
- Recklinghausen
- German location.elevation
- 49
- German location.area
- 66.1
- German location.postal_code
- 45711
- German location.area_code
- 0 23 63
- German location.licence
- RE
- German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 05 5 62 008
- German location.divisions
- 2
- German location.website
- www.datteln.de
- German location.mayor
- André Dora
- German location.leader_term
- 2020–25
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Datteln () is a town in the district of Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the biggest canal junction in the world, where the Datteln-Hamm Canal, Wesel-Datteln Canal, Dortmund-Ems Canal, and Rhein-Herne Canal intersect. It lies approximately 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.