Fugging () is a village in the municipality of Obritzberg-Rust, Sankt Pölten-Land,

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. It is located in the

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and was known as Fucking until 1836.

History of name

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 . While it is not known why the village's name was changed, it has been speculated by its current mayor that because Fugging is closer to

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than the other village of Fucking is, it would have likely had more English-speaking visitors who might have raised questions regarding its name, which is also an English vulgar slang word for sexual intercourse. The village's placename signs are firmly mounted to prevent

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. In 2012, there were reports that the village of

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attempted to change its name to Fugging through a referendum after receiving large amounts of

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s 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 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 Tarsdorf 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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n noble from the sixth century.

Facilities

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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located within it.

References

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