Waltrop (German pronunciation: is a town in the district of Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the Datteln-Ha…Waltrop (German pronunciation: is a town in the district of Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the Datteln-Hamm Canal, approximately 15 km east of Recklinghausen and 15 km north-west of Dortmund.