The cuckoo clock. Stortissvatnet. The vomit ant. Dritskaret. The dung load. The Friday night. No. We don’t sit here sprinkling mocking invective and spreading profanity in a news article like that for fun. These are just a handful of Norwegian city names of a festive character; candidates in the annual name competition for the Swedish Mapping Authority. In November they asked people to submit funny town names for the casual and informal competition. And people were not bad at praying. Do you have any festive city names? Write a comment at the bottom of the case. Who teases out of a sack rolling the proposal in. Tongue gymnastics names such as “Ururlekråi” and “Grjotfljått” to more folk names such as “Konjakkbakken”, “Dusterud”, “Gjellifitja”, “Heimbrenten” and “Knullarne”. A total of 70 city names were nominated, and the people voted for their favourite. On 22 December, the voting was concluded and the winner announced. Associations with vulgar words Third place went to a headland in Nordfjord, with a name we dare not speculate on the background of why it was called exactly that, namely Kukkeluren. Congratulations on a potent bronze place. The silver ended up on a beach in Risør with the name “Der bikkja beit mannen”. Comment is not necessary. And the winner? – Yes, it is right next to Flå in Buskerud, but the site itself is in Sør-Aurdal, and that is where Skrukkefyllhaugen is, laughs Åsmund Christenson, case manager at the Mapping Authority. – Why do you think that place is water? – You can get some associations, hehe. There are some slightly vulgar words that are … yes, very similar, Christenson thinks. Åsmund Christenson in the Mapping Authority. Photo: Kartverket And the hole was filled with fish… He says that the competition was started to create interest in the work the Mapping Authority does with city names. – Because not everyone knows about SSR, i.e. Central City Name Register, which is Norway’s national register for the spelling of city names in public use, says Christenson. No, we probably don’t think so and wonder about the origin of the name “Skrukkefyllhaugen”. Then kartverk-Christenson replies that it is (unfortunately) not as intense as one would think. – Skrukkefyllhaugen is named after Skrukkefylla, which is the lake just below. A lake located in both Flå and Sør-Aurdal. “Skrukka” is a Norse word – “skrukka” – which can have different meanings. But most likely it means a basket or a basket, made of bark or birch bark – made to carry fish or berries. – So close to a bag? – Yes, a kind of fishing bag I would think. When there is a name for a lake, one would think it was a fish, hehe, the hole was filled with it, replies a cheerful case manager at the Mapping Authority. Nice city. Strange name. Skrukkefyllhagen is located by the lake Skrukkefylla. Photo: Vassfar experiences But at the end of the 19th century there was a lady called Berte, the last one to live on the small farmstead. – And her last name was Skrukkefyllhaugen. It was common to take the last name of the place one bid, Christenson says about this particular Berte Skrukkefyllhaugen, who could certainly get a place in the Flåklypa Grand Prix. Bjarne Berg runs Vassfar experiences which “convey culture, run guided tours and offer accommodation in old traditional log houses on the farm sites in the area”. Among those at Skrukkfyllhagen. – Very fun to win. We have been part of an news program on the radio before, which was about funny city names. But we have never been nominated before. – Is it just luck to win such an award? – In any case, it is not negative, concludes Berg. These were the 16 finalists: Moroskuldmyra (Stange) Seteretersetra (Heim) Der bikkja beit mannen (Risør) Stortissvatnet (Lierne) Grjotfljått (Eidfjord) Nettopp (Gjøvik and Ringsaker) Ururlekråi (Årdal) Kukkeluren (Stad) Skeivstøvelbråtan (Ringerike) Skrukkefyllhaugen (Flå) /Sør-Aurdal) Møkkalasset (Fredrikstad, Bodø, Frogn etc.) Spermbanken (Nesodden) Gamleeriken (Indre Østfold) Skvettevatnet (Lærdal) Natronbekken (Sør-Aurdal) Fredagshølen (Kvalar) You can find all the town names at Norgeskart.no, where you can search for all approved names from the Central Place Name Registry. Do you have any other festive stadnam that is not mentioned in the case? Hello! Welcome to dialogue at news. Since you are logged in to other news services, you do not have to log in again here, but we need your consent to our terms of use for online dialogue
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