It Used to be Fucking
Now, it is Fugging, Austria
I used to live about a four-hour drive away from a town called Fucking in Austria. In 2021 the town decided to change its name to Fugging.
The town is 953 years old and was founded in 1070. It’s a tiny town with about 100 people.
The consensus was that they were all quite embarrassed to have such a name for their town. Social media and all that had made life miserable for the citizens. That’s why they decided to change the name.
Evidently, the townsfolk also got tired of all the sightseers who passed through town. Likely, those folks were causing traffic jams on possibly the only road through town. I’m just speculating on that one. There might be two roads. But the signs for the name of the town were constantly having to be replaced because people kept stealing them.
The Links: Google map and info No, I’m not lying — from EuroNews Snopes Forbes Last but not least, a beer inspired by the town. They call it Fucking Hell.