Datteln
Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Coat of arms
Location of Datteln within Recklinghausen district
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(2020–25) André Dora[1] (SPD)
(2023-12-31)[2]
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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.[3]
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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:[4]
Cannock Chase, England, United Kingdom
Genthin, Germany
References
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ Mallon, Bill; Heijmans, Jeroen (2011). Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement (4 ed.). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 322. ISBN 9780810875227. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ^ "Städtepartnerschaften/Patenschaften". datteln.de (in German). Datteln. Archived from the original on 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
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