Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein
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Wacken | |
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Location of Wacken within Steinburg district  | |
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| Coordinates: 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 (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,025 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (740/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 |
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 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 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.
The primary economic driver of the village is farming, followed by the Wacken Open Air (W:O:A) festival. In 2007, the village made about 7,000 € per capita in profit from catering, merchandising and other support services at Wacken Open Air.
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