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2 cze 2023 · Wacky European Town Names. Sometimes when you travel, things get lost in translation — which can be especially funny when venturing through Europe. It is very possible to encounter a small town or village with a name that makes you go "hmmm."
8 mar 2017 · Most quite funny and some just utterly weird, read on for a list of Europe’s craziest place names. With so many different languages spoken across Europe, it’s no surprise that this region is home to a handful of fantastically strange city names.
What are some funnily similar city/town names in other countries to yours? the title says it all so im just gonna put a few examples here: Zvolen - Zwolle (Netherlands) Leopoldov - Leopoldau (Austria) Archived post. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Share. Sort by: Best. Open comment sort options. Best. Top. New. Controversial
The breakdown is krigs + lida, meaning roughly "war's hill". Yes I'm very fun at parties. But there are lots of really crude old place names. ISOF's place name registry has dozens of entries for things simply named The Cunt (Fittan) for example.
29 kwi 2017 · Ever been to Weener or Titisee? Here are the places that prove German is a brilliant and hilarious language.
29 lis 2019 · Well, dear non-travelers, here’s yet another reason for you to get out of your comfort zone and to see the world more. Or should I say, to go see some hilarious city road signs because, believe you me, these are gems. Here’s a list of the most ridiculously hilarious city and town signs.
"Fucking" is the village belonging to Focko. But you can also have natural features as the basis of place names, like "Walding" ("by the forest", basically). "-ing" in Austria can be traced back to the Bajuwars moving into what is now Austria.
