- Fucking, Austria
Fucking (IPA2|ˈfʊkɪŋ) is an
Austria nvillage [ [http://www.gisdat.at/website/tarsdorf/main_content.html Tarsdorf Official map] ] in the municipality ofTarsdorf , [ [http://www.tarsdorf.at/ Official governmental Homepage of Tarsdorf Municipality] ] in theInnviertel region of westernUpper Austria .The village is located 33 kilometres north of
Salzburg , four kilometres east of the German border and half an hour by car from the town of Petting, inBavaria .The name of the village is a swear word in English.
History
The settlement Fucking has existed since at least
1070 and is named after a man from the6th century called Focko. "-ing" is an old Germanic suffix indicating the people of the root word to which it is attached; thus Fucking means "(place of) Focko’s people." [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/08/15/austrian_signs/ Brits steal carloads of Fucking Austrian roadsigns] ] The village has a population of 104.Fucking's most famous feature is a
traffic sign with its name on it, beside which tourists often stop to have their photograph taken. It is a commonly stolen street sign. [ [http://www.snopes.com/photos/signs/austria.asp Urban Legends Reference Pages: Welcome to Austria ] ] Significant public funds have been spent on replacing the stolen signs. [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2005/09/02/1125302734420.html What’s the F---ing joke?] ]In 2004, mainly due to the stolen signs, a vote was held on changing the village's name, but the residents voted against doing so. In August 2005, the road signs were replaced with theft-resistant signs welded to steel and secured in concrete to prevent further chances of the sign being stolen. Few thefts have since occurred, but it remains a problem.Fact|date=September 2008
Pop culture
* The village was mentioned on an episode of "Rove".
* The village was mentioned on an episode of the "AFL Footy Show ".
* The village was mentioned on an episode of the "Graham Norton Show".
* The village was mentioned on an episode of "The Hour ", but was incorrectly referred to as "Fucking, Australia".
* The village was mentioned on an episode of "The Backpackers"References
ee also
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Place names considered unusual
*Hucking
* Fjuckby, SwedenExternal links
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