奥地利800年小镇名叫Fucking 不堪英美游客骚扰拟改名
奥地利有个小镇的名字叫 “Fucking”，“Fucking”这个镇名已有800年悠久历史，最初很可能是有个叫“Fuck”的先生或家庭搬到当地定居，字尾的“ing”是后来加上去的，表示“定居、安顿”之意。 | 点
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由于在英文中含义不雅，该名字引起的烦恼显而易见。自从1945年大批英、美士兵奉派驻守该区后，当地居民逐渐知道镇名在英语中是什么意思，但直至2004年村民们仍表决反对改名。随着英语的普及，名字特殊的Fucking镇吸引了大批国际游客。西方游客还在镇牌前“亲热”作留念。至少13个价值250英镑的镇名路标被盗，还经常有半裸女子在旁边留影。忍无可忍的104名小镇居民将于本周就改镇名进行投票。
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The Second Longest Geographical Name The second longest geographical name that is accepted in the world is “Taumatawhakatangihangak oauauotamateaturipukaka pikimaungahoronukupokaiwhe nua kitanatahu” (85 letters) which is a hill in New Zealand – it is a maori phrase which translates to “place where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, who slid, climbed and swallowed mountains, known as land-eater, played his flute to his loved one”. It was the longest until recently (though the Guinness Book of Records still regards it as the longest); it has most likely now been supplanted by Krung thep maha nakorn amorn ratana kosin-mahintar ayutthay amaha dilok phop noppa ratrajathani burirom udom rajaniwes-mahasat harn amorn phimarn avatarn sathit sakkattiya visanukamprasit in Thailand (163 letters).
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Have you heard of the river with the name "D", or village with the name "Å"? There are a small number of geographic terms in the world, whose names consist of only one letter. Each of theseone-letter names have special meanings in local languages.1. "Å" Village, Norway | | The frequently photographed road sign approaching Å in the municipality of Moskenes link |
Å is a village in the municipality of Moskenes, in Lofoten, Norway. This village is traditionally afishing village, specialising in stockfish, but now also features tourism. The town contains the Lofoten Stockfish Museum and the Norwegian Fishing Village Museum. The place is sometimes referred to as Å i Lofoten ("i" means "in") to distinguish it from other places named Å (seven villages in Norway have the name Å). In Scandinavian languages, "Å" means "river". [link, map]2. "D" River, USAThe D River is a river in Lincoln City, Oregon, United States. The once-nameless river, known as the "shortest river in the world" was listed in the Guinness World Records as the world's shortest river at 440 feet (130 m). This title was lost in 1989 when Guinness named the Roe River in Montana as the world's shortest. | | "D" River, Oregon, US link |
The river flows from Devils Lake, under U.S. Route 101, and into the Pacific Ocean, entirely within the city limits of Lincoln City. This river had been known by several names, including simply "the outlet", and earned its short name in a contest. [link, map]3. "Ø" Hills, Denmark Ø is a piece of land in the valley of the Nørreå in the eastern part of Jutland, Denmark. Its namemeans island (ø in the Danish language) and probably comes from the island-like approach to this piece of land, although it is completely landlocked and surrounded by meadows. Ø is famous among lexicographers for the extreme brevity of its name: the single letter Ø. [link]
4. "E" River, UK The River E is a river in the Highlands of Scotland. It begins in the north-west of the Monadh Liath, to the south-east of Loch Ness. This river runs in a north-westerly direction for about 10 km (6 mi), before flowing into Loch Mhòr. The River E has the shortest river name in Scotland and beyond. [link, map]
5. "Å" Village, Sweden Å (pronounced: "Aw") is a small village and a parish in Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden. It has a population of about 200. There are also at least 12 other places in Sweden called Å, most of them only a farm or a few houses. Å, which means stream or small river, is a contender for the title of shortest place-name in the world - although other places named Å as well as Ö and Y can make the same claim. As a consequence, many tourists have ventured to the village for the sole purpose of either taking photos of the place-name sign. [link]
6. "Y" Village, France Y (pronounced: "i") is a village in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France. This village bears the shortest place name in France, and one of the shortest in the world. The inhabitants call themselves Ypsilonien(ne)s. Y is situated 32 miles (50 km) east of Amiens, at the junction of the D15 and D615 roads, in the far eastern side of the department. [link, map]
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