Datteln is a town in the district of Recklinghausen, in

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. It is situated on a crossroads of four canals (

Datteln-Hamm Canal The Datteln-Hamm Canal (german: Datteln-Hamm-Kanal) is a canal in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It links the Dortmund-Ems Canal at Datteln to the city of Hamm. The canal is long and has two locks, at Hamm and Werries, with a to ...

, Wesel-Datteln Canal, Dortmund-Ems Canal and Rhein-Herne Canal), which makes it the biggest canal junction in the

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, approx. 10 km north-east of

Recklinghausen Recklinghausen (; Westphalian: ''Riäkelhusen'') is the northernmost city in the Ruhr-Area and the capital of the Recklinghausen district. It borders the rural Münsterland and is characterized by large fields and farms in the north and indust ...

and 20 km north-west of

Dortmund Dortmund (; Westphalian nds, Düörpm ; la, Tremonia) is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the eighth-largest city of Germany, with a population of 588,250 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the la ...

Katja Seizinger Katja Seizinger (; born 10 May 1972) is a former World Cup alpine ski racing champion, Germany's most successful alpine skier. Biography Born in Datteln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Seizinger won three Olympic gold and two bronze medals, and won ...

, retired ski racing champion and triple

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gold medalist, was born in Datteln. Coal power plant Datteln 2 Crop1

Notable people

* Horst Niggemeier (1929–2000), politician, mayor of Datteln *

Reinhard Lettmann Reinhard Lettmann (9 March 1933 – 16 April 2013) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Münster, Germany. Ordained to the priesthood in 1959, Lettmann was named bishop in 1973 and retired in 2008. References 1933 bi ...

(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

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and former tennis player *

Ingo Anderbrügge Ingo Anderbrügge (; born 2 January 1964) is a German former professional footballer who played mostly as an attacking midfielder. Football career Anderbrügge was born in Datteln. He started playing professionally with Borussia Dortmund, makin ...

(born 1964), football player and coach *

(born 1972), World Cup alpine ski racing champion; three times the ''Sportswoman of the Year'' *

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(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

Datteln is twinned with: * Cannock Chase, England, United Kingdom * Genthin, Germany

References

Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia Recklinghausen (district) {{Recklinghausen-geo-stub