Datteln

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Datteln

Datteln
Datteln Alter Marktplatz Tigg.jpg
Coat of arms of Datteln
Datteln is located in Germany
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Datteln
Coordinates 51°39′14″N 7°20′30″E / 51.65389°N 7.34167°E / 51.65389; 7.34167
Administration
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Münster
District Recklinghausen
Town subdivisions 2
Mayor Wolfgang Werner
Basic statistics
Area 66.08 km2 (25.51 sq mi)
Elevation 49 m  (161 ft)
Population 35,513 (31 December 2010)
 - Density 537 /km2 (1,392 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate RE
Postal code 45711
Area codes 0 23 63
Website www.datteln.de

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 Europe, approx. 10 km north-east of Recklinghausen and 20 km north-west of Dortmund.

Coal power plant Datteln 2

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Datteln is twinned with:

Towns and municipalities in Recklinghausen (district)
Castrop-Rauxel | Datteln | Dorsten | Gladbeck | Haltern | Herten | Marl | Oer-Erkenschwick | Recklinghausen | Waltrop 
Coat of Arms of Recklinghausen district

  1. ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010. http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/index.html. 


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