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We're not Fugging accepting it! Austrian town that changed its name from F***ing sees its new sign vandalised to read like the original

  An Austrian town that changed its name from F***ing to the less rude Fugging has seen its new sign vandalised to show its previous title. ...

 An Austrian town that changed its name from F***ing to the less rude Fugging has seen its new sign vandalised to show its previous title.   

The new signs, which were put up last week, were smeared with black spray paint to show the original name of 'F***ing'.

Local police are investigating the damage but little is known about the perpetrators, with no evidence being found thus far, a spokesman for the Upper Austria state police department told Krone.  

An Austrian town that changed its name from F***ing to the less rude Fugging has seen its new sign vandalised to show its previous title

An Austrian town that changed its name from F***ing to the less rude Fugging has seen its new sign vandalised to show its previous title

Local residents, of which there are only 100, have endured decades of jokes from English speakers and the frequent theft of their signs by visitors.

Local residents, of which there are only 100, have endured decades of jokes from English speakers and the frequent theft of their signs by visitors.


The town, part of the municipality of Tarsdorf, north of Salzburg and near the German border, will officially ring in the new year with the slightly different name of Fugging after its rude original became too much for locals to bear. 

Pictured: The town will officially ring in the new year with the slightly different name of Fugging after its rude original became too much for locals to bear

Pictured: The town will officially ring in the new year with the slightly different name of Fugging after its rude original became too much for locals to bear

Local residents, of which there are only 100, have endured decades of jokes from English speakers and the frequent theft of their signs by visitors.

Tourists often made a point of stopping to take selfies in front of the signpost at the town entrance and posting them on social media. 

In 2018, the pornographic website Pornhub said it was offering premium access to F***ing residents.  

The town council of Tarsdorf decided that, after existing for nearly 1,000 years, the town of F***ing will be renamed Fugging from January 1.  

Announcing the name change in November, municipal mayor Andrea Holzner said: 'I am confirming that it has in fact been decided by the local council. I will not say any more about it.'

As news spread of the name change, souvenir hunters were caught by police trying to dismantle the F***ing signposts. One sign was even auctioned for nearly 2,500 Euros. 

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