Datteln

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.

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

Datteln is twinned with: