Datteln | |
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Location of Datteln within Recklinghausen district  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°39′14″N 7°20′30″E / 51.65389°N 7.34167°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Recklinghausen |
| Subdivisions | 2 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | André Dora (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 66.08 km2 (25.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 49 m (161 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 35,480 |
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 45711 |
| Dialling codes | 0 23 63 |
| Vehicle registration | RE |
| Website | www |
Datteln is a town in the North Rhine-Westphalia state of Germany. As of 5 September 2011, 34,481 people lived there. Datteln is in the Recklinghausen Rural District. It is at the intersection of four canals: the Datteln-Hamm Canal, the Wesel-Datteln Canal, the Dortmund-Ems Canal and the Rhein-Herne Canal. This is the largest canal junction in the world.
Datteln has the very large, controversial E-on power plant, one of the world's most advanced hard coal-fired power plants.