Wacken (town)
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Wacken is a small town (population 1,750) near the city 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 popular for staging Europe's biggest heavy metal open air festival "Wacken Open Air".
external links
the town's official website (in German) (http://www.wacken.de)