Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein
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| Wacken | ||
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  Wacken | ||
Location of Wacken within Steinburg district  | ||
| Coordinates: 54°1′12″N 9°22′39″E / 54.02000°N 9.37750°ECoordinates: 54°1′12″N 9°22′39″E / 54.02000°N 9.37750°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein | |
| District | Steinburg | |
| Municipal assoc. | Schenefeld | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Axel Kunkel | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 7.1 km2 (2.7 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) | |
| Population (2012-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,844 | |
| • Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 25596 | |
| Dialling codes | 04827 | |
| Vehicle registration | IZ | |
| Website | www.wacken.de | |
Wacken is a municipality near the town of Itzehoe in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Wacken was first mentioned in 1148, but there were probably some settlements before, which is proven by the trove of Germanic artefacts. Today, Wacken is famous for annually staging the world's biggest open air metal festival, "Wacken Open Air".
References
- ↑ "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2012] (XLS-Datei) (Fortschreibung auf Basis des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German). 25 July 2013.
External links
(German)The town's official website
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