Datteln

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Datteln
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Datteln
Datteln (Germany)
Datteln
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Münster
District Recklinghausen
Town subdivisions 2
Mayor Wolfgang Werner
Basic statistics
Area 66.08 km² (25.5 sq mi)
Elevation 49 m  (161 ft)
Population 36,297  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 549 /km² (1,423 /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

Coordinates: 51°39′14″N 7°20′30″E / 51.65389, 7.34167

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.

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