Datteln

Datteln is a town in the district of Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on a crossroads of four canals (Datteln-Hamm Canal, Wesel-Datteln Canal, Dortmund-Ems Canal and Rhein-Herne Canal), which makes it the biggest canal junction in the World, approx. 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

Twin towns – sister cities
Datteln is twinned with:
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Cannock Chase, England, United Kingdom
 * 🇩🇪 Genthin, Germany