Residents of the Austrian village of Fucking decided to change the name of their settlement due to constant ridicule and tourists who steal the sign at the entrance and exit.
About it пишет D.W.
The official statement of the village municipality states that from January 1, 2021, the village will be called Fugging.
Yes, the idea of changing the name was supported by almost all residents, of whom there are a little more than 100. The village of Fucking is located in Upper Austria on the border with Bavaria (Tarsdorf municipality). It has had its name since 1. Before the advent of the Internet, almost no one knew about it, but soon the village was included in the list of the most ridiculously named settlements
The village has long been the subject of fun in the English-language mass media, which gleefully reported local irritation over the theft of road signs for souvenirs.
