Fugging

Fugging, until 1 January 2021 Fucking, pronounced roughly "fooking" (rhymes with "booking"), is a village in Austria. It was home to Austria's most stolen sign and was known for its name. This village of only around 100 inhabitants can be visited quite easily from Salzburg. The village was officially renamed on 1 January 2021.

It was perhaps the most stolen sign in Austria, before 2021

Get in

Fugging is 32 km (20 mi) north of Salzburg and 12 km (7.5 mi) south of the German town of Burghausen. The nearest border crossing to Germany is 8 km west of Fugging at the also delightfully named town of Tittmoning. If using public transport, plan your journey carefully (using online journey planners: for buses and for trains) as connections are infrequent. Buses do not run on weekends. Taxis in Salzburg can make the trip.

By train

The new town sign for Fugging, following the renaming in 2021.

The nearest railway station is at Ostermiething (4 km by road). The nearest German stations are Burghausen (Oberbayern) (15 km by road) and Tittmoning-Wiesmühl (16 km by road). Simbach, in Germany, and nearby Braunau am Inn (notorious as the birthplace of Adolf Hitler), in Austria, (both 33 km by road) may also be useful.

From Vienna, take a train to Salzburg. Normally, there are "EXP" or "Westbahn" trains running this route. It's best to leave as early as possible as going from Vienna to Fugging is a full day of travel; one can take a train from Wien Westbahnhof as reasonably early as 5:40, arriving around 8:10 in Salzburg. However note, from Salzburg train station, you need to walk approximately 5 minutes to "Bahnsteige 11-12"; train platforms 11-12.

From Salzburg, local train S11 heads to Ostermiething. You may need to take local train S1 to Bürmoos and then another train to Ostermiething. Salzburg to Ostermiething takes 45-60 min and costs €6.80. Once in Ostermiething, you can walk along one of two pathways. The more rugged path past fields is more scenic and requires some uphill walking to get to, while the main roadway is busier but primarily flat, which may be better for cyclists.

Alternatively from Salzburg, a taxi company, Taxi Kirchhammer, can be called on +43 664 4219253.

From Munich, head to Tittmoning-Wiesmühl, Burghausen (Oberbayern), or Simbach. The journey to each is around 2 hours and costs around €20. Discounts can be had with the Bayern Ticket.

From Burghausen (Oberbayern), either take a taxi or walk across the river into the Austrian village of Ach and find the bus station Ach b.Burghausen Ortsmitte (see By bus below).

From Tittmoning-Wiesmühl station, take a bus for 5 km to Tittmoning town. Tittmoning to Fugging is a further 11 km by road. To go from Tittmoning to Fugging may take up to two hours by foot, consider using other ways. A Tittmoning taxi company, Maier Gerlinde, can be called on +49 8683 1248.

Deutsche Bahn, the German train operator, can arrange taxis from its smaller stations such as Tittmoning-Wiesmühl.

If going from Germany via Simbach/Braunau am Inn, do not buy a direct ticket to Branau am Inn. The international fare is a lot more expensive than the domestic local fare. From Simbach, either walk or take a taxi for 2 km to the Branau am Inn bus station in Kolpingplatz. Then take bus 885 (see below).

By bus

On weekdays, buses run to the village of Döstling, which is only 2 km from Fugging. Use an on-line route planner.

The best connections are from outside the railway station in Oberndorf (home of the carol Silent Night and on the same train line as Trimmelkam), bus 885 (30 min, 4 or 5 journeys each way on weekdays).

Possibly also useful are the buses from outside the railway station at Trimmelkam, bus 883 (to Döstling) and 885 (from Döstling) (10 min, 3 each way on weekdays); and from the bus station at Kolpingplatz in Braunau am Inn (1 hr, only one trip on weekdays). The latter's stop in the village of Ach (stop Ach b.Burghausen Ortsmitte) puts it within 2 km of the German railway station of Burghausen (Oberbayern).

Get around

Fugging is not a very large village. You can probably get around within the borders on foot.

See

• The Fugging locality sign at each entrance to the village.
• The countryside - once the novelty of the name wears off you may realize that you're in a fairly pretty area.

Do

Admire the mere thought of the name Fugging.

Eat and sleep

• 1 Waldgasthof Lindlbauer, Haid 2, 5121 Tarsdorf, ☏ +43 6278 6663, fax: +49 8677 65691, info@waldgasthof-lindlbauer.at. Su-F 12:00-14:00, 18:00-24:00. Get a room at this very quietly located inn with a private game reserve. BBQ and venison dishes. Just a 15 min walk to Fugging. €23-28 per person with breakfast. 

Drink

Fucking Hell is a German pale ale (Helles Bier). It is named after the village of Fucking (though it is not produced there).

Go next

Fugging is not so very far away from 1 Petting and 2 Kissing, both in Bavaria, Germany. Petting is a nice, small village just over 25 km to the south; Kissing is further away to the west. Moreover, 3 Oberfucking and 4 Unterfucking are positioned about 70 km northeast as the crow flies, and are probably best accessed by car. There is another village in Lower Austria called "5 Fugging" that was also once called "Fucking". If you go to China, you may want to visit Fuqing.

Munich-Fugging-Salzburg could be travelled easily in a day by train, though you'd need a taxi to take you from Tittmoning-Wiesmühl to Fugging and on to Trimmelkam.

• Munich is 2-3 hours away from Tittmoning-Wiesmühl by train.
• Salzburg is 40-50 min away from Trimmelkam by train.
• Oberndorf, where Silent Night was composed and premiered, is nearby.
• See also Hell, Norway and other places with unusual names.