Key facts
- Country
- Germany
- State
- Schleswig-Holstein
- District
- Steinburg
- Municipal assoc
- Schenefeld
- Mayor
- Axel Kunkel
- Total
- 7.1 km (2.7 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 26 m (85 ft)
- Density
- 300/km (770/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Dialling codes
- 04827
- Vehicle registration
- IZ
- Website
- wacken .de
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Wacken
- Population
- 2110
- Area
- 7.1
- Elevation
- 26
- Official website
- wacken.de
- Image
- Wackenikirik.JPG
- Dialing code
- 04827
- Licence plate code
- IZ
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- Commons category
- Wacken
- postal code
- 25596
- P8168
- Alexander Dewdney
- male population
- 914
- female population
- 913
- native label
- Wacken
- hashtag
- Wacken
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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.
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.
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