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Datteln
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| Country | Germany | ||
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Admin. region | Münster | ||
| District | Recklinghausen | ||
| Elevation | 49 m (161 ft) | ||
| Population
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| • Total | 34,876 | ||
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | ||
| Postal codes |
45711
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| Dialling codes | 0 23 63 | ||
| Vehicle registration | RE | ||
| Website | www.datteln.de | ||
Datteln is a town in the North Rhine-Westphalia state of Germany. As of 9/5/2011, 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.
Images for kids
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Coal power plant Datteln 1-3
See also
In Spanish: Datteln para niños
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