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Fugging, Lower Austria

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from English speakers about the village's name. According to these reports, they were unable to do so because Fugging in Lower Austria was already so named; Fugging mayor Andreas Dockner said that "We think one Fugging in Austria is enough". However, Franz Meindl, the mayor of Fucking, rejected the
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Fugging has a village church that was built in 1894 and consecrated in 1896. It was later renovated in 1984 after the roof required repair work after damage from persistent hailstorms. Fugging also has a small
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claim that his town was planning on changing its name: "This was discussed a few years ago but nothing came of it. It is certainly not under discussion now." However, in November 2020, the
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is, it would have likely had more English-speaking visitors who might have raised questions regarding its name. The village's placename signs are firmly mounted to prevent
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Fugging was first referred to as Fucking in 1195 in a local monastery's parish records. Its name was later changed from Fucking to Fugging for an unknown reason
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council voted to change the Upper Austrian village's name to Fugging, effective on 1 January 2021. Both villages' names are derived from Focko, a
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attempted to change its name to Fugging through a referendum after receiving large amounts of
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Fucking, Lower Austria
Fugging, Upper Austria
Fugging is located in Austria
48°17′26.45″N 15°37′33.088″E / 48.2906806°N 15.62585778°E / 48.2906806; 15.62585778
State
Lower Austria
Sankt Pölten-Land
Obritzberg-Rust
[ˈfʊɡɪŋ]
Obritzberg-Rust
Sankt Pölten-Land
Austria
state
Lower Austria
Vienna
the other village of Fucking
street sign theft
Fucking
Upper Austria
prank phone calls
Tarsdorf
Bavarian
volunteer fire department
"Statistik Austria"
"Fugging, Niederösterreich, Austria in Obritzberg-Rust - Lower Austria - Austria"
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