Datteln

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 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 Ruben, German scientist, visionaire, revolutionized card gaming.