Datteln

Datteln
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Datteln within Recklinghausen district
Location of Datteln
Datteln Show map of Germany Datteln Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
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 Dora[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	66.1 km^2 (25.5 sq mi)
Elevation	49 m (161 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	35,200
• Density	533/km^2 (1,380/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]

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
• Phil Harres (born 2002), footballer

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. "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
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.