Datteln
Datteln is a town in the district of Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on a crossroads of four canals, 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, former alpine skier and triple Olympic gold medallist, was born in Datteln.
Born in Datteln
- Horst Niggemeier, politician, mayor of Datteln
- Reinhard Lettmann, Bishop of Münster
- Egon Ramms, General, 2007-2010 commander at NATO
- Klaus Eberhard Director of Sport of German Tennis Federation and former German professional tennis player
- Ingo Anderbrügge, football player and coach
- Katja Seizinger, ski racer; three times Sportswoman of the Year
- Dunja Hayali, journalist and television presenter
- Charlotte Becker, cyclist
- Lukas Nottbeck, football player
- Sarah Petrausch, German volleyball national team player
- Dominik Steinmann, German professional darts player
International relations
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