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Datteln
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Location of the town of Datteln within Recklinghausen district
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| Coordinates | |
| 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)[1] |
| - 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.
Datteln is twinned with:
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