Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein
Municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Wacken (German pronunciation: [ˈvakn̩] ⓘ) 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.
Wacken | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Wacken
within Steinburg district
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 Location of Wacken | |
  Wacken Location within Germany  Wacken Location within Schleswig-Holstein | |
| Coordinates: 54°1′12″N 9°22′39″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 (2024-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 2,098 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 25596 |
| Dialling codes | 04827 |
| Vehicle registration | IZ |
| Website | wacken |
Today, Wacken is famous for annually staging one of the world's biggest open air heavy metal festival, "Wacken Open Air", which has hosted popular metal acts such as Iron Maiden, Scorpions, Saxon, Alice Cooper, Deep Purple, Mötley Crüe, Slayer, Rammstein, Motörhead, Slipknot and Judas Priest, as well as local and perennial regulars, including Subway to Sally and Wacken's Firefighters' band. Every citizen gets free entry to the festival.
