As of January 1st, 2021, Fucking, Austria will be changing its name, because after all, what’s in a name? For the people of this unfortunately named town, a whole lot of headaches. (1)
Fucking, Austria To Change Its Name
Fucking, Austria has held its seemingly crude name for about 1,000 years. As travel increased and the internet was invented, however, that name began to give the townspeople a lot of problems. (1)
Though it did cause a rise in tourism, it wasn’t exactly for the right reasons. After having their town sign stolen one-too-many times, they have decided that enough is enough. As of January 1st, 2021, Fucking, Austria will be named Fugging, Austria. (1)
As of now, it is uncertain what will happen to the names of nearby towns Oberfucking and Unterfucking. (1)
Not All Bad
This is sad news, of course, for those who enjoyed traveling to towns with strange names and taking pictures of their signs. Most of the locals will be pleased to have the town name’s spelling match more closely with its pronunciation, however, some used the name as a form of activism. (1)
An example of this is when some locals put a sign above the town sign that read “Our climate is” and another below that said “important!”. These people will have to find another way to get their message across to the masses from now on. (1)
Towns With Strange Names
Thankfully there are still plenty of odd town names that you can get a good kick out of:
1. Hell, Michigan
2. Rough and Ready, California
3. Chugwater, Wyoming
4. Random Lake, Wisconsin
5. Forks of Salmon, California
6. Why, Arizona
7. Whynot, Mississippi
8. Boring, Oregon
9. Peculiar, Missouri
10. Accident, Maryland (Fucking, Austria is an accidental name. This one is not)
11. Nameless, Tennessee
12. Hot Coffee, Mississippi
13. Deadhorse, Alaska
14. Bacon, Indiana
15. Beer Bottle Crossing, Idaho
16. Blowhard, Victoria, Australia
17. Cheesequake, New Jersey
18. Condom, France
19. Disappointment Island, Auckland, New Zealand
20. Fart, Virginia (It’s no Fucking, Austria, but this name is still a gas)
21. Greasy, Oklahoma
23. Lost, Scotland
24. Sexi, Santa Cruz, Pero
25. Sweet Lips, Tennessee
26. Ugley, Essex, England
27. Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, Wales, UK (yes, this is a real place).
28. Upperthong, West Yorkshire, England
29. Yum Yum, Tennessee
30. Useless Loop, Western Australia, Australia
31. Nowhere Else, Tasmania, Australia
We’re not sure who is coming up with these ‘Fucking’ names, but whoever it clearly has an interesting sense of humor. I think I’ll still have to visit Fucking, Austria even after the name change.
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