Datteln

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
Flag of Datteln
Coat of arms of Datteln
Location of Datteln within Recklinghausen district
Datteln  is located in Germany
Datteln
Datteln
Datteln  is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Datteln
Datteln
Coordinates: 51°39′14″N 7°20′30″E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionMünster
DistrictRecklinghausen
Subdivisions2
Government
  MayorAndré Dora (SPD)
Area
  Total66.08 km2 (25.51 sq mi)
Elevation
49 m (161 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[1]
  Total34,876
  Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
45711
Dialling codes0 23 63
Vehicle registrationRE
Websitewww.datteln.de

Datteln has the very large, controversial E-on power plant, one of the world's most advanced hard coal-fired power plants.[2]

References

  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  2. "E.ON SE - Power Plant Datteln 4". eon.com. 2014. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
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