Nov 27, 2020 11:19:00

'Fucking Village' closes its 1000-year history and changes its name, what is the new name?

Austria's '

Fucking Village ' will change its name to ' Fugging Village ' from January 1, 2021.

Austrian village of ′Fucking′ decides to change its name | News | DW | 26.11.2020
https://www.dw.com/en/austrian-village-of-fucking-decides-to-change-its-name/a-55740967

'Fuck' means 'sexual act' in English, and is one of the F-words that people are hesitant to use in public places, but in a village located near the border between Austria and Germany, there are about 1,000 places called 'Fucking'. It has been used for years.

The name 'Fucking Village' is not an English word, but is said to come from a man named Focko in the 6th century, and has nothing to do with the English word 'fucking.' However, in recent years, with the spread of the Internet, their unusual names have spread around the world, and they have started to suffer from vulgar photos taken by tourists and prank phone calls. Furthermore, the road sign near the entrance to the village with the word 'Fucking' written in large letters was forced to be replaced with a concrete road sign as a countermeasure against repeated thefts. In 1996 and 2004, proposals were made to change the name after the theft, but the name change was never actually carried out as the name was rejected by referendum.

However, the Fucking Village council, which could no longer endure the frequent damage, finally decided to change the name of Fucking Village to ``Fugging'' from January 1, 2021.

While many residents agreed with the decision, others said, ``Fucking Village has become famous because of its funny name, and changing its name is the work of someone who doesn't understand jokes.'' .

There are currently no plans to change the names of the nearby 'Oberfucking Village' and 'Unterfucking Village.'