title: Datteln
text: 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
  
  References
  
  Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia
  Recklinghausen (district)