Datteln

Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Datteln (German pronunciation: [ˈdatl̩n] ⓘ) 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.

CountryGermany
Subdivisions2
Elevation
49 m (161 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
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Datteln
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Coat of arms of Datteln
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Location of Datteln within Recklinghausen district
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Location of Datteln
Datteln is located in Germany
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Datteln
Datteln is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
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Datteln
Coordinates: 51°39′14″N 7°20′30″E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionMünster
DistrictRecklinghausen
Subdivisions2
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) André Dora[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total
66.1 km2 (25.5 sq mi)
Elevation
49 m (161 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
35,200
 • Density533/km2 (1,380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
45711
Dialling codes0 23 63
Vehicle registrationRE
Websitewww.datteln.de
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Katja Seizinger, retired ski racing champion and triple Olympic gold medalist, was born in Datteln.[3]

Coal power plant Datteln 1-3

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Twin towns – sister cities

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

Datteln is twinned with:[4]

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