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What is the smallest city in your country that everyone can still instantly recognise the name of? What is it famous for? (lemmy.world)
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In the United States, I'd probably name Oregon City, the famous end of the Oregon Trail and the first city founded west of the Rocky Mountains during the pioneer era. Its population is only 37,000.

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[โ€“] 26 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Wacken, Germany.

Population: 2110

Home to one of the biggest metal festivals in the world with something between 70k and 120k people. I think Tickets are limited to 70k currently but the whole area is bascially transformed for a week

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    What's more well known around the world, Wacken or Rammstein? Because Wacken is smaller than Ramstein and would be the better answer but my guess is that Rammstein are more known.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 2 years ago*

    Rammstein is not a town though, Ramstein(-Miesenbach) is.

    I think a good chunk of US american military folks are familiar with Ramstein air base, less so Ramstein-Miesenbach. Internationally I'd imagine even less of either.

    Even plenty Rammstein (band) fans aren't familiar with the origin of the name, nor the town near the airbase :)

    I'd comfortably take a bet that Wacken rings more bells around the globe.

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