- Title: Austrian village changes name to Fugging, German Wank mountain has no such plans
- Date: 27th November 2020
- Summary: GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, GERMANY (NOVEMBER 27, 2020) (REUTERS) SIGN READING 'WANKTUNNEL JETZT FUER UNSERE KINDER' (Reading: 'We want a Wanktunnel for our children' - a traffic tunnel) CARS DRIVING PAST PETITION SIGN FOR WANKTUNNEL SIGN FOR TUNNEL WITH CARS DRIVING PAST SIGN FOR WANKTUNNEL ON FENCE CLOSE UP OF SIGN FOR WANKTUNNEL SIGN FOR WANKTUNNEL AT SIDE OF ROAD RESORT AND MOUNTAIN SIGN READING 'WANKBAHN' (THE SKI LIFT FOR WANK MOUNTAIN) WAHNBANK WRITTEN IN WOODEN LETTERS ON SIDE OF BUILDING MOUNTAIN SIGN FOR 'WANK PANORAMABERG' (WANK PANORAMIC MOUNTAIN)
- Embargoed: 11th December 2020 12:25
- Keywords: Fugging austria bavarian tunnel name garmisch partenkirchen tunnel wank wanking
- Location: GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, GERMANY
- City: GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, GERMANY
- Country: Germany
- Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Europe
- Reuters ID: LVA001D6CD7Q1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: EDS: PLEASE NOTE SOME READERS MAY FIND THE NAME OF THE TUNNEL AND THE MOUNTAIN OFFENSIVE
German mountain resort Wank says it has no plans to change its name and follow suit the Austrian village of Fucking after it decided to alter its name when residents apparently grew tired of the sniggers it prompted in the English-speaking world.
Fucking, north of Salzburg and near the German border, has long been a figure of fun in English-speaking media, and has suffered from tourists taking photos from all positions and signs and house-numbers being stolen.
Those living near Wank mountain near Garmisch Partenkirchen in Germany, however, have so far been spared the camera-touting tourists and thefts - the signs there are not in a village but built into the resort where in winter one can ski on the panoramic mountain.
Garmisch Partenkirchen's Press Spokesman Manfred Rotzsche told Reuters they had not considered changing the name. He said that while they do have visiting tourists from the nearby U.S. army barracks highly bemused by the name, they simply take a photo and move on, but it is of no concern to locals.
In 2018 the pornographic website Pornhub said it was offering free premium access to residents of Fucking and towns with names such as Titz, in Germany or Big Beaver, in the United States.
As of January 1, Fucking village will be called Fugging, the mayor Andrea Holzner, said on Thursday (November 26), adding that the initiative decided by the local council had been brought by the residents of the village. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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