Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein

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Wacken
Coat of arms of Wacken
Wacken is located in Germany
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Wacken
Coordinates 54°1′12″N 9°22′39″E / 54.02°N 9.3775°E / 54.02; 9.3775Coordinates: 54°1′12″N 9°22′39″E / 54.02°N 9.3775°E / 54.02; 9.3775
Administration
Country Germany
State Schleswig-Holstein
District Steinburg
Municipal assoc. Schenefeld
Mayor Axel Kunkel
Basic statistics
Area 7.1 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
Elevation 26 m  (85 ft)
Population 1,822 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 257 /km2 (665 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate IZ
Postal code 25596
Area code 04827
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 artifacts. Today, Wacken is famous for annually staging the world's biggest open air metal festival, "Wacken Open Air".

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[edit] External links

(German)The town's official website


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