Datteln is a town and a municipality 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), approx. 10 km north-east of Recklinghausen and 20 km north-west of Dortmund. Recklinghausen is a Kreis (district) in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen or short: NRW) is - in population and economic output - the largest Federal State of Germany. ... The Dortmund-Ems canal in winter The Dortmund-Ems Canal is a 269 km long canal in Germany between the river port of the city of Dortmund and Emden. ... Map of Germany showing Recklinghausen Recklinghausen is a city in the Ruhr Area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Dortmund is a city in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. ...