Datteln

Datteln
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Datteln within Recklinghausen district
Location of Datteln
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Coordinates: 51°39′14″N 7°20′30″E / 51.65389°N 7.34167°E / 51.65389; 7.34167
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Recklinghausen
Subdivisions	2
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	André Dora1 (SPD)
Area
• Total	66.1 km2 (25.5 sq mi)
Elevation	49 m (161 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)2
• Total	35,473
• Density	537/km2 (1,390/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 (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.

Katja Seizinger, retired ski racing champion and triple Olympic gold medalist, was born in Datteln.³

• 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
• Phil Harres (born 2002), footballer

Datteln is twinned with:⁴

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