Wacken
in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
54.021 and 9.376 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 54° 1' 14" and E 9° 22' 33"
Currency and Currency Code:
Euro - EUR
Spoken languages:
German
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 12:46 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Europe/Berlin
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
8:04 am and 4:12 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Germany in Western Europe

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Germany.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Germany. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Discover Wacken

Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein with it's 1,844 citizens is a town in Germany about 196 mi (or 316 km) north-west of Berlin, the country's capital city.

Current time in Wacken is now 12:46 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Berlin with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 12 airports near Wacken, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Germany is Heide-Büsum Airport in a distance of 21 mi (or 34 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Wadden Sea in Denmark at a distance of 48 mi (or 77 km). The closest in Germany is Hanseatic City of Lübeck in a distance of 55 mi (or 77 km), South-West. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Bokelrehm, Vaale, Gribbohm, Besdorf and Nutteln. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 2°C / 35 °F

Morning Temperature 1°C / 33 °F
Evening Temperature 2°C / 35 °F
Night Temperature 1°C / 34 °F
Chance of rainfall 7%
Air Humidity 92%
Air Pressure 990 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 92% of sky
General Conditions Snow

Friday, 22nd of November 2024

3°C (37 °F)
1°C (34 °F)
Rain and snow, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 23rd of November 2024

3°C (37 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Rain and snow, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 24th of November 2024

9°C (49 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Kanal33

Address
4,0 mi
Hohenhörner Str. 33
25725 Schafstedt
Germany

Time Information

Checkout: 11:30 - Checkin: 13:30
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 19:00 (lunchbreak: 10:00 - 16:30)
Weekend: 7:00 - 20:00


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Wacken Open Air 2012 - Freitag, den 03.08.2012 - Wrestling Part 4

Published: August 05, 2012
Length: 28:38 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: FullMetalWrestler

Wrestling Part 4! TAG TEAM WAR : Colossus / Patrick Schultz vs Herman The German / Gamma Singh Datum: 03.08.2012, ca. 23.15 Uhr Standort: Wacken - Bullhead City Circus.


Rage W:O:A 2009

Published: August 02, 2009
Length: 40:51 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Sash210283

Rage auf dem Wacken Open Air 2009!!!


Princess vs Metallica

Published: August 11, 2010
Length: 49:06 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Amunrok

Princess becomes the first casualty of the Wacken Paddle Pool Wrestling (WPPW). He was doing so well too!


Tag 1 Heide Dithmarschen Roger Thode Abbruch Zeitraffer Timelapse

Published: January 23, 2015
Length: 56:07 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: DJ-Fotography

Abbruch des Möbelhauses an der Stadtbrücke in Heide Dithmarschen. Baggerarbeiten für den Rückbau mit GoPro Hero 3+ Test 2sec 1 Bild 80 Frames 70min Aufnahmezeit Januar 2015.


Sodom - M16 (Live @ Wacken 2001)

Published: April 13, 2010
Length: 19:04 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Christian Wanninger


Ballonfahrt über Wacken 2013

Published: January 25, 2014
Length: 26:34 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: rbgmediaTV

Eine wunderschöne Ballonfahrt über Wacken vom 02.08.2013 mit zwei Heißluftballons. In 420 m Höhe die Ruhe und Gelassenheit genießen. Abseits vom Trubel in Wacken und doch mitten drin....


Wacken 2012 Part3 meine Einkaufsliste mit Bernd + Frank Live @ Wacken2012

Published: August 04, 2012
Length: 24:11 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Frank Buessen

Wacken 2012, Danke an Thomas+Holger von Aal+Bulle VON W:O:A FANS FÜR W:O:A FANS.


Zeitraffer Abriss Bagger in Heide Dithmarschen Möbelhaus

Published: February 01, 2015
Length: 25:39 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: DJ-Fotography

GoPro hero 3+ Timelapse Abbruch des alten Möbelhauses für Hotelneubau. Roger Thode Rothbau Heide Hitachi Bagger mit Wechselwerkzeugen.


Wacken 2012 Brennendes Zelt für Nick!

Published: August 14, 2012
Length: 12:06 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: IrokesenFrettchen

Irgendwie hab ichs geschafft die tonspur zu zerschnibbeln beim zusammensetzten entschuldigt die kleinen aussetzter am anfang... ^^ Abaer wie versprochen für unsere Nachbarn vom Campground...


GoPro Hero 3+ Black Cameratest

Published: February 10, 2014
Length: 30:57 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: DJ-Fotography

GoPro Hero 3+ Black Edition Cameratest Januar 2014 Heide 25746.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Wacken Open Air

Wacken Open Air is a summer open air heavy metal music festival. It takes place annually in the small village of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. With 80,000 festival visitors, and including personnel a total of roughly 86,000 attendees in 2011, it attracts all kinds of metal music fans, such as fans of black metal, death metal, power metal, thrash metal, gothic metal, folk metal, and even metalcore, nu metal and hard rock from around the world.

Located at 54.0283, 9.35611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Recurring events established in 1990, Music festivals in Germany, Heavy metal festivals, Rock festivals in Germany