8 Hilarious Swiss Town Names

By Dimitri

May 6, 2010

5 Comments

We’re back from our mission to collect the funniest, most hilarious town names of Switzerland!

Clarification: The tour was virtual, involving a keyboard and mouse, and the humor is purely anglo-sachsian. In other words, farmers waking up in Bitsch or postal workers delivering packages in Dicken would never get the joke. However, I have the feeling that you are already snickering away…

Dicken

Egg

Gross

Hellsau

Hellsau - Copyright by Dietrich Michael Weidmann (Picture copyright by Dietrich Michael Weidmann)

Sack

Bitsch

Hilarious Swiss Town Names - Bitsch

Les Arses

Hilarious Swiss Town Names - Les Arses (Picture copyright by malcog)

Wankdorf

There are tons of other hilarious names in Swiss dialect as well, but due to the extensive explanations which would be needed, that’s a topic for another post…

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About Dimitri

As the founder and editor of Newly Swissed, Dimitri owns the strategic vision. He is passionate about writing and is a member of the Swiss Travelwriters Club. Dimitri loves discovering new trends, covering topics such as architecture, design, social media and tourism.

5 Responses to "8 Hilarious Swiss Town Names"

Tittin
May 14, 2010 - 7:11 AM Reply

It was even funnier when there was still the sign “Bad Egg” at the Greifensee…my favorite is “Tinizong” though
Reikalein
February 1, 2011 - 10:05 PM Reply

Oh Dimitri, you forgot Wankdorf for the Brits among us!
- dimitri
  February 1, 2011 - 10:21 PM Reply
  
  Thanks for the hint! Too good to miss…
PrisCilla Wauch
June 9, 2012 - 10:53 PM Reply

Am I the only one who loves Bubikon?
Azure C.
February 28, 2013 - 9:23 PM Reply

Don’t forget the Mt. Crap (it is a mountain!):
News piece: http://www.travelmole.com/news_feature.php?news_id=1150978
The bar: http://admin.travelmole.com/images/stories/2009/images/IMG_2166.JPG

And the map: http://map.geo.admin.ch/?Y=770926&X=165993&zoom=7&bgLayer=ch.swisstopo.pixelkarte-farbe&lang=en

This list tickles a lot of my juvenile bones, can’t help it.