No Fugging way. Joke-weary Austrian village changes its name By Amy Woodyatt and Nadine Schmidt, CNN Nov 27, 2020 Nov 27, 2020 Updated Nov 27, 2020 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save What's in a name? Turns out, quite a lot, if you live in the Austrian village of F**king.kAmuC@> y2?] `[ E96 G:==286 H:== 36 C6?2>65 QuF88:?8[Q 27E6C =@42= C6D:56?ED 8C6H E:C65 @7 H:56DAC625 :?E6C?2E:@?2= 2EE6?E:@?[ r}} 277:=:2E6 ~tac k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]@6ac]2E^@6DE6CC6:49^49C@?:<^@36C@6DE6CC6:49^<F=E\@CE\7F4<:?8\H:C5\F>36?2??E^cddcdhfbfQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmC6A@CE65]k^2mk^AmkAmQ%96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]E2CD5@C7]2E^DJDE6>^H63^v6Es@4F>6?E]2D9In7:=6x5lae_ebd`U2>AjEal`dh`bcda__Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm564:D:@?k^2m 92D 2=C625J 366? >256 3J E96 =@42= 4@F?4:=[Q p?5C62 w@=K?6C[ >2J@C @7 E96 %2CD5@C7 >F?:4:A2=:EJ :? H6DE6C? &AA6C pFDEC:2[ E@=5 ~tac]k^Am Starting January 1, 2021, the Austrian village of F*****g will be renamed Fugging, Austria. CNN has blurred this sign because it contains profanity. Alexander Klein/AFP/Getty Images Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | RSS Feed | Omny Studio | All Of Our Podcasts kAm%96 F?FDF2= ?2>6 @7 E96 G:==286[ 9@>6 E@ D@>6 `__ A6@A=6[ 92D >256 :E D@>6E9:?8 @7 2 E@FC:DE 2EEC24E:@? \\ 4C@H5D @7 G:D:E@CD 92G6 56D46?565 FA@? E96 D6EE=6>6?E E@ E2<6 D6=7:6D H:E9 :ED A=246 ?2>6 D:8?[ ~tac C6A@CE65]k^Am People are also reading… Guillermo Rodriguez has left the ‘Dancing with the Stars’ ballroom NFL power rankings Week 6: What does wild overtime win mean for Bills, Rams? Social Security recipients to get 3.6% COLA raise in 2027. Here’s what that’s worth California just made it legal to turn balconies into tiny power plants Notre Dame, UCLA on upset alert in college football bold predictions for Week 7 Head Start English-only proposal worries bilingual educators Trump shuts down Hegseth plan to livestream military execution How Journey Houston is finding a new perspective on Iowa athletics ‘Newlyweds’ makes old sitcom formula work for contemporary times Jan Jensen, Hawkeyes preview 2026-27 women's basketball season Iowa-licensed psychologist is facing disciplinary charges Now that the combined Skydance is officially in business, what could that mean for Hollywood? Week in Review: Test your knowledge of notable news Inflation surpassed worker paychecks for third straight month A 194-year-old tortoise, world's oldest land animal, may hold clues to longer life kAm%96 D:8? H2D 2=D@ DE@=6? C68F=2C=J[ 7@C4:?8 E96 =@42= >F?:4:A2=:EJ E@ H6=5 :E 2?5 D6E :E :? 4@?4C6E6 E@ <66A :E[ ~tac D2:5]k^AmkAmx?E6C?2E:@?2= 9625=:?6D[ E6=6G:D:@? D9@HD DF49 2D Q%96 vC2?5 %@FCQ 2?5 A@C? H63D:E6D 92G6 2== 7@4FD65 E96:C 4@G6C286 2C@F?5 E96 E@H?VD ?2>6[ 244@C5:?8 E@ r}} 277:=:2E6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^@C7]2E^DE@C:6D^b`h`c`_^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm~#u]k^2mk^Am kAmuYY<:?8 :D ?@E E96 @?=J A=246 ECJ:?8 E@ D6G6C =:?<D H:E9 2 4@?EC@G6CD:2= ?2>6D2<6] {2DE >@?E9[ C6D:56?ED @7 E96 r2?25:2? E@H? @7 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^4??]4@>^EC2G6=^2CE:4=6^4:EJ\@7\2D36DE@D\42?252\C6?2>65\G2=\56D\D@FC46D^:?56I]9E>=RiOiE6IElWr}}XTa_TtaTg_ThcTa_xEVDTa_366?Ta_@?6["F6364TarTa_92DTa_2Ta_?6HTa_?2>6]Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmpD36DE@D[ "F6364k^2m G@E65 E@ C6?2>6 :E '2=\56D\$@FC46D]k^Am kAmr=@D6 E@ 92=7 @7 E96 E@H?VD e[___ @C D@ C6D:56?ED EFC?65 @FE 7@C 2 A2C<:?8 =@E\32D65 Q42C G@E6Q :? >:5\~4E@36C]k^Am 0 Comments Related to this story Joke-weary Austrian village changes its name to Fugging, and more of this week's weirdest news What's in a name? Turns out, quite a lot, if you live in the Austrian village of F**king. Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Feed | Omny Studio Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Feed | Omny Studio Recommended for you Watch Now: Related Video Search for Amelia Earhart’s plane comes up empty, but researchers did find something Over 70% Of Americans Think The US Is On The “Wrong Track” Over 70% Of Americans Think The US Is On The “Wrong Track” Bend, OR school shooting: Community mourning day after tragic incident Bend, OR school shooting: Community mourning day after tragic incident Trump-like name-calling impacting midterm election campaigns Trump-like name-calling impacting midterm election campaigns
Joke-weary Austrian village changes its name to Fugging, and more of this week's weirdest news What's in a name? Turns out, quite a lot, if you live in the Austrian village of F**king.