Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein

Wacken

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Wacken

Coordinates: 54°1′12″N 9°22′39″E / 54.02000°N 9.37750°E / 54.02000; 9.37750Coordinates: 54°1′12″N 9°22′39″E / 54.02000°N 9.37750°E / 54.02000; 9.37750
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 (2015-12-31)[1]
 • Total 1,832
 • 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", which has hosted popular metal acts such as Iron Maiden, Saxon, Alice Cooper, Deep Purple, Mötley Crüe, Slayer, Rammstein, Motörhead and Judas Priest.

The festival is held in July and August, a period which often has stormy weather in that area.

Due to the festival the entry sign to the village is frequently a victim of road sign theft.

References

  1. ↑ "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2015] (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).

(in German) The town's official website


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