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Datteln () 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.

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German location.type
Stadt
German location.name
Datteln
German location.image_photo
Datteln Alter Marktplatz Tigg.jpg
German location.image_coa
DEU_Datteln_COA.svg
German location.image_plan
Datteln in RE.svg
German location.state
Nordrhein-Westfalen
German location.region
Münster
German location.district
Recklinghausen
German location.elevation
49
German location.area
66.1
German location.postal_code
45711
German location.area_code
0 23 63
German location.licence
RE
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
05 5 62 008
German location.divisions
2
German location.website
www.datteln.de
German location.mayor
André Dora
German location.leader_term
2020–25

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Population
35200
Area
66.08
Elevation
49
Official website
www.datteln.de
Image
Datteln Alter Marktplatz Tigg.jpg
Dialing code
02363
Licence plate code
RE
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Datteln
postal code
45711
hashtag
Datteln
P6814
Datteln
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Datteln () 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.

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