Beautiful names of cities in the world. Geographical names - funny and strange Unusual names of cities in the world list

And perhaps only people with a good sense of humor can live in the city of Swastika or in the city of the Kingdom of Satan. And it should be noted that these are not the strangest names out there.

1. Swastika

Swastika city in Ontario, Canada.

The town of Swastika in Ontario, Canada is a rather strange place. In fact, this is not a Nazi haven at all - the city was founded almost 30 years before Adolf Hitler began using the swastika. The name of the city was chosen in honor of the ancient Indian sign of prosperity and fertility.

2. Kingdom of Satan

Two cities in the United States (in the states of Vermont and Massachusetts) are called the Kingdom of Satan.

What's funny and strange is that there are cities and geographic places on Earth named after hell. For example, two cities in the United States (in the states of Vermont and Massachusetts) are called the Kingdom of Satan.

3. Peniston

Penistone town in Yorkshire, England.

The name of the town of Penistone in Yorkshire, England, probably derives from older forms of Welsh and English. The name originally meant "Hilltop Village". Today, everyone is giggling at him.

4. Nothing

The village of Nothing in Arizona, USA.

The previously populated (although very few people lived in it) village of Nothing in Arizona, was completely abandoned in 2005. The sign at the entrance to the city reads: “The dedicated citizens of Nothing are full of hope and faith in the necessity of work. For many years these people believed in Nothing, hoped for Nothing and worked in Nothing."

5. North Pole

The North Pole city is located in the states of Alaska and New York, USA.

There are cities named North Pole in the states of Alaska and New York. New York's North Pole has a theme park with live reindeer and Santa Claus.

6. Nameless

Town in Colorado, USA.

Nameless is a small town in Colorado, which got its name when a highway was planned to be built in this place with a turn to a city that does not yet exist. During the construction of the road, a temporary sign with the inscription “Unnamed” was installed at the bend. As a result, the name stuck.

7. Moon

The town of Luna is located northwest of Pittsburgh.

Northwest of Pittsburgh there is a town called Luna, which was probably so named because it is located in a crescent-shaped bend of the river.

8. Mars

City of Mars in Pennsylvania, USA.

Tourists have recently often visited the city of Mars in Pennsylvania. Not only is there a non-working former spaceship installed in the city, but you can also say that you visited the Martians (that’s what the locals are called).

9. George Washington

George Washington is the only city named by its full name.

George Washington is the only city in the United States that bears the full name of its founding father.

10. Ganja

City in Azerbaijan.

The city with the most Rastafarian name can be found in Azerbaijan. Moreover, this is not even a village that was named as a joke, but the second largest city in the country.

11. Chinatown

Chinatown is a city in Wisconsin, USA.

Chinatowns, or Chinatowns, exist in major cities around the world, but there is an entire city in Wisconsin that bears the same name.

12. Batman

The city of Batman in the province of Batman on the banks of the Batman River, Türkiye.

Everyone knows the famous comic book hero, but few people know that in Turkey, in the province of Batman, on the banks of the Batman River (a tributary of the Tigris River) there is a city called Batman. The main local attractions are oil refineries and a large military air base.

13. Bastardtown

Bastardtown in County Wexford, Ireland.

Bastardtown in County Wexford, despite its name, is a picturesque Irish seaside village.

14. Å

Å is a village in the very north of Norway.

The settlement with such a laconic name is a beautiful seaside village in the very north of Norway. Six other Norwegian towns, a Swedish and a Danish town also have a similar name.

15. Accident

The town of Accident in Western Maryland, USA.

Interestingly, the town of Casualty was built in the 1770s in Western Maryland by accident. Two surveyors marked out the ground, randomly choosing the same oak tree as a reference point. It was on that spot that the city was founded.

10 chosen

There are so many amazing cities in the world! Some are famous for their craftsmen, others for their historical sights, others attract guests with fun carnivals or festivals, and others – for their names. When people settle in a new place and establish a settlement, they come up with a name for this place. It can be associated with a legend, with the name of a hero, with the area where it is located or with some event. But sometimes the name causes complete bewilderment - why? Why was this place called that?

Cities of the world

This is exactly what the town in the state of Arizona (USA) is called - Why (why). Either its first settlers themselves were surprised why it occurred to them to stay here, or because of the transcription of the letter Y, as the official version says and the intersection of roads on which it stands looks like from above Why.

In Germany, in the state of Bavaria, a city is thriving Kissing. A city with such a name cannot fail to flourish. I wonder if there is some special tradition associated with kissing here, or if the city has glorified some famous kiss?

If you haven't succeeded in life, try going to South Africa. This is where the city is located for the most persistent - Try Again and... try again!

Rafting lovers have their own paradise for their hobby - a city named Slime (Dirt). For romantics in England there is a very nice place - the city Roseberry Topping). But where you wouldn’t want to go is a town in the Cayman Islands called Hell). Yes, the place is gloomy, located among the rocks. Here anyone can exclaim: “I live in Hell!” But tourists really like to send postcards from here to their friends - straight from Hell.

Sometimes a city with the most ordinary name changes it to a more original one. This is what happened to the resort town Hot Springs, whose residents decided to change his name to Truth or Consequences giving in to temptation. The organizers of the game show of the same name promised to move production to a city that would be named after the program.

The city with the longest name is also worthy of being mentioned among the unusual ones - Taumatahuakatangiangakoauauotamateapokanuenuakitanatahu. It is located in New Zealand and means the following - "The summit where Tamatea Pokai Whenua played the flute for his beloved." Beautiful, isn't it? In contrast, there is a city that is just an empty place, which is how the name of the town Noodle sounds in Texas slang. But what about living in cities called Spot, Monkey's Eyebrow, or even worse, Idiotville? I can't even imagine what the residents of these cities and towns answer when asked where they come from?

And we have?

On the sidewalk

Seven men came together:

Seven temporarily obliged,

A tightened province,

Terpigoreva County,

Empty parish,

From adjacent villages:

Zaplatova, Dyryaeva,

Razutova, Znobishina,

Gorelova, Neelova -

Bad harvest too...

There are many cities with strange names all over the world. And our country is no exception! If you have had a chance to travel by car across the expanses of our vast homeland, then you have also come across funny, amusing and even such original names that do not withstand censorship... But what people thought when they called the place they were going to live that way! Although, maybe this is all the tricks of the neighbors?

Judge for yourself: Bolshiye Pupsy (a village in the Tver region), Cheshevki (a village in the Kaluga region), Takoe (a village on Sakhalin), Bolshoye Struikino (a village in the Novgorod region), Ovnishche (a village in the Tver region), Dno ( a town near Pskov), Trusovo (a village in the Komi Republic), Kosyakovka (a village in Bashkiria), Krutiye Khutora (a village in the Lipetsk region), Novopozornovo (a village in the Kemerovo region), Bolotnaya Rogavka (a village in the Novgorod region), Starye Chervi (a village in the Kemerovo region), Verkhnee Zachatiye (a village in the Chekhov region), Durakovo (a village in the Kaluga region), Zayachiy Bubble (a river in the Kemerovo region), Kozyavkino (a village in the Kemerovo region), Tsatsa (Volgograd region) region), Zveronozhka (a river in the Moscow region), Mukhodoevo (a village in the Belgorod region), Da-da (a village in the Khabarovsk region), Bolshoye Bukhalovo (a village in the Vologda region), Zhabino (a village in Mordovia), Chuvaki (a village in the Perm region), Musorka (a village in the Ulyanovsk region), Bezvodovka (a village in the Ulyanovsk region) and even Good Bees (in the Ryazan region)!

There are settlements on the planet with such amazing names that it is difficult to believe in their existence. And to live in the city of Swastika or in the city of the Kingdom of Satan, perhaps, only people with a good sense of humor can live. And it should be noted that these are not the strangest names out there.

1. Swastika

2. Kingdom of Satan

3. Peniston

The name of the town of Penistone in Yorkshire, England, probably derives from older forms of Welsh and English. The name originally meant "Hilltop Village". Today, everyone is giggling at him.

4. Nothing

5. North Pole

There are cities named North Pole in the states of Alaska and New York. New York's North Pole has a theme park with live reindeer and Santa Claus.

6. Nameless

7. Moon

Northwest of Pittsburgh there is a town called Luna, which was probably so named because it is located in a crescent-shaped bend of the river.

8. Mars

9. George Washington

George Washington is the only city in the United States that bears the full name of its founding father.

10. Ganja

The city with the most Rastafarian name can be found in Azerbaijan. Moreover, this is not even a village that was named as a joke, but the second largest city in the country.

11. Chinatown

Chinatowns, or Chinatowns, exist in major cities around the world, but there is an entire city in Wisconsin that bears the same name.

12. Batman

13. Bastardtown

Bastardtown in County Wexford, despite its name, is a picturesque Irish seaside village.

14. Å

The settlement with such a laconic name is a beautiful seaside village in the very north of Norway. Six other Norwegian towns, a Swedish and a Danish town also have a similar name.

15. Accident

60,212 Views

Personally, I have always dreamed of traveling to different countries and exploring more and more new places. But how to choose where to go, because the world is so huge? Maybe the names of cities will tell your heart? I decided to make a short review and selected the most beautiful of them!

The most beautiful names of cities in the world

Pattaya - “the wind that comes before the rainy season”, southeast Thailand;
Antananarivo - “the city of a thousand warriors”, the capital of Madagascar;
Gargagliani is a city in Greece;
Tegucigalpa - the “silver hills” of extraordinary beauty, the capital of Honduras;
Clermont-Ferrand - City of extinct volcanoes" in the south of France;
Koenigsberg - “royal coast” or “coast of kings”, the former name of Kaliningrad;
Wolverhampton is a city in the south of the West Midlands;
Aguascalientes is the fiery name of the city in Mexico “hot waters”;
Reykjavik - "smoking bay", the capital of Iceland;
Southampton - the south coast of beautiful Great Britain;
Knokke-Heist is a city in the far north of Belgium.

The most beautiful names of Russian cities

Pereslavl-Zalessky is a very sonorous name;
Veliky Novgorod - I have never been to this Great City;
Zvenigorod - it’s worth a trip if only to understand what exactly is ringing there;
Peterhof - this place simply cannot be ordinary;
Bodaibo - it’s even hard to believe that this is in Russia;
Insar - there is something oriental in this;
Shlisselburg - there is something German about it;
Kargopol is unusual to say the least;
Svetlogorsk is a bright name for the city;
Kolomna is very beautiful there;
Oranienbaum - although it’s not exactly a city, it sounds beautiful.

What beautiful names of cities in Russia and the world do you know?

People's opinions

I recently visited a country where I liked the name of the city Gura-Gumorului. In this city I visited a monastery, which was built in the 15th century, and then a hydropark with swimming pools. I remembered the name for 3 whole days, it’s even hard to pronounce. And not far from this city there is a town where I have friends, which also has the wonderful name Vatra-Dornei.

I really like the names of foreign cities: Valletta is the capital of the Mediterranean state of Malta, the name of the Italian city of Verona, but in this case also because the events of Shakespeare’s tragedy “Romeo and Juliet” took place there.

Anthracite, what is it anyway??? But the name of the city is funny.

I’ve been dreaming of visiting the city of Sortavala, there was even an opportunity, but it fell through. Even from the name it seems to me that there are deer walking there and everything around is just meadows of berries!

Marseilles
Los Angeles
Bender Sarah Bejevan
Paris
Lankaran
Zimbabwe
Saint Petersburg
Arkhangelsk

I dream of visiting Paris. My God this is an amazing city!

I only know one city, which in my opinion is the best and the most, and it has a very beautiful name, this is, of course, the city of Odessa, but do you know what the second name is for this pearl by the sea? “Southern Palmyra” doesn’t it sound good?.)

Montreal (“Royal Mountain”) is, in my opinion, the most beautiful name
Ravello
Lucerne
Milan
Genoa
Monte Carlo
Dusseldorf
Belgrade
can be listed and listed

But the funniest names of Fleas are Pskov region. Bezhanitsky district
Blyava - Orenburg region. Kuvandyk district
Bukhalovo - Tver region. Bologovsky district
Durakovo - Kaluga region. Zhukovsky district
Kozly - Tver region. Udomelsky district
Vagina - Tyumen region. Aromashevsky district
Tumors - Pskov region. Nevelsky district
Swimming trunks - Novgorod region. Pestovsky district
Popki - Volgograd region. Kotovsky district
Khrenovoe - Voronezh region. Novousmansky district
Kaka - rep. Dagestan Akhtynsky district
Pysi - Pskov region. Usvyatsky district
Sovlokh - Khanty-Mansiysk Aut. env. Berezovsky district
Lopuhi - Ryazan region. Ryazan district
Mochily - Moscow region. Serebryanoprudsky district
Scrotums - Kaluga region. Meshchovsky district
Bruises - Smolensk region. Krasninsky district
Siskovsky - Volgograd region. Podtelkovsky district
Soskovo - Moscow region. Taldomsky district
Latrine - Tambov region. Rzhaksinsky district

Murmansk
Vladikavkaz
Vladivostok
Rostov Veliky
Velikiy Novgorod
Arkhangelsk
Sochi
Anapa
Yalta
Khabarovsk
Novosibirsk
And from the world
Memphis
Cairo
Alexandria
Sparta
Rome
London
Rio de Janeiro
Havana
Montreal
San Francisco

I like the names of cities in Italy: Palermo, Milan, Florence, Venice, Naples, Vicenza...there are many names that I think are very beautiful. From Russian cities - St. Petersburg, Tolyatti.

redactorolga, the last name, by the way, is also essentially Italian.
By the way, yes. The city was named after the Italian communist leader Togliatti.

Pattaya is a gorgeous city, I will definitely return there more than once.

List of top cities in the world:
Balakovo
Saratov
NY
Boston
Hong Kong
Saint Petersburg
At this point, I have all this elite top.

Can you praise your swamp? Ahaha

I think that the coolest name is the city of Saint-Petersburg!

It’s somehow difficult for me to list the names of cities just because of the sound, if I’ve never been to them.
And of the places I visited, Venice, Paris, Odessa, Luxembourg, Brussels, Sevastopol, Riga remain in my memory and heart.
There are many more, but the most beloved city and beautiful for my soul is St. Petersburg. If you are destined to live a second life, then only in it, in this mysterious and beautiful, mystical and poetic city.

2017-10-13

– Ksenia Gusakova

Think you live in an unusual city? After looking at our selection, you will most likely change your point of view dramatically.

Setenil de las Bodegas, Cadiz, Spain

Starting our list is the most ordinary of unusual cities, Setenil de las Bodegas, which according to historians developed from a Moorish city around rivers Rio Treyo. This cute patriarchal town is unique in that it is half cut into the side of a cliff and half located on its top. Despite its small size, it attracts quite a large number of tourists and also specializes in growing various Mediterranean crops.

Roswell, New Mexico, USA

The small town in New Mexico is sometimes also called "UFO Town." Local residents claim that unidentified flying objects have been landing here since the forties, moreover, the city itself seems to be built around this phenomenon.

SITE. Innovation ghost town, New Mexico, USA

This town was created as an experimental site for the Center for Innovation, Testing and Evaluation. There are no residents at all, the city's infrastructure is used only to test security systems, innovations in the water supply and other innovative urban planning ideas.

Rennes-le-Chateau, France

This small French hilltop village is known for its mysterious history: hidden treasures, mystical murders, rituals and mysteries hidden deep in the history of Christianity. This is what inspired Dan Brown to write the controversial book The Da Vinci Code.

Centralia (Centralia), Pennsylvania, USA

This mining town in Pennsylvania has gained worldwide fame for being perhaps the most dangerous place to live. In addition to the fact that a fire raged here for decades, which firefighters were unable to cope with, there is an even more serious danger - karst sinkholes. Residents were asked to leave the city when, in the eighties, a little boy fell into one of these sinkholes in the yard of his own house. However, despite all these “charms”, about a dozen old-timers still remain faithful to their small homeland.

Federation of Damanhur, Italy

In northern Italy there is something of an underground city, built as a realization of the dream of radical humanists many years ago. They say Damanhur is a collective dream transformed into reality. Nowadays, the town is thriving with a well-deserved reputation for its magnificent underground temples, extraordinary ideas and environmentally friendly houses.

Monowee, Nebraska, USA

In the American Nebraska there is a small town in which... one person permanently lives! The already small population gradually died out or moved away, but one woman remains in Monowi to this day. She runs a bar and public library for tourists, running her business without help.

Lily Dale, New York, USA

There is a special place in the world for those who feel connected to spirits and other otherworldly substances, and it is called Lily Dale, New York. The town is populated by mediums of all sorts. Crowds of people who want to communicate with representatives of the afterlife come here using all kinds of transport. For them, enterprising mediums even maintain inexpensive housing and provide necessary services.

The Villages retirement community, Florida, USA

Forty kilometers from Orlando, Florida, a special town has been built, where according to the rules, each house must have at least one permanent resident over 55 years of age and there must be no one under nineteen. Living in the town is safe and healthy: there are golf courses, walking and biking paths, fitness centers, as well as restaurants and shops. The goal of such a pensioner's paradise is to create the most tranquil place for people to relax at the end of their lives.

Town on the Thames, China

In the Chinese province of Songyang, a town was built in the British style. Everything about this wittily named Thames Town is distinctly English: the architecture, the food, and even those classic telephone booths that make London so easy to recognize. In a word - a corner of true Britain in the very center of Asia.

Coober Pedy, Australia

This small town in the central part of the Australian state of South Australia is located entirely below the surface of the earth, as it was built on the site of abandoned mines. It is known as a very favorable place to live, since in these parts life in the daytime hides from the overly generous, sometimes merciless sun. In addition, the place is very attractive because of the wonderful opals mined here in considerable quantities.

Supilinn, Estonia

A tiny and very quiet town in Estonia lives what is called its simple life. Look at the small houses, devoid of any signs of modern architecture, at the streets named after vegetables. Anyone who comes here will immediately understand why this place received its name, which translates as “soup town.”

Elista, Russia

Most travelers know this city as “Chess City”. The architect was clearly obsessed with the great game and embodied the chess theme in the appearance of the entire city. There is even a giant chessboard built in the central square.

Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa, USA

After reading the name, many will assume that this town is located somewhere in South Asia, while its location is the center of the farming state of Iowa. This quiet place got its name in honor of the founder of the Indian teaching of transcendental meditation.

Battleship, battleship island, Japan

This island, owned by Japan, resembles a warship in its entire appearance. For many years it remained uninhabited, but has always aroused curiosity among people who love to peer into the horizon. Now this eerie island has fallen into disrepair, but it is open to lovers of extreme tourism.

Hell City, Michigan, USA

This small town in Michigan tries its best to live up to its name (in a good way, if I may say so). There are numerous restaurants and attractions filled with “horrors” and all sorts of devilish things. It's not hard to guess that the favorite holiday in this Hell-town is Halloween.

Gibsontown, Florida, USA

Once just a popular place for entertainment and well-earned rest for retired circus performers, Gibsontown gradually became a place of permanent residence for many people who once worked in the circus industry. The pride of this town are several unique exhibitions and museums, designed in carnival and circus style.

Manshiyat – City of Scavengers, Egypt

Looking at this Egyptian town, or rather even the area on the outskirts of Cairo, you can immediately think about the consequences of some natural disaster. There are mountains of garbage scattered throughout the streets, but this is considered absolutely normal here. Residents of the surrounding slums make a living by sorting and recycling garbage that is brought in from all over Egypt. It should be added that they cope surprisingly successfully with their difficult task.

Dwarf village, China

This “puppet” Chinese village is inhabited only by midgets and dwarfs. It may seem very sweet and attractive, like the only shelter where “little people” are among their own and do not feel like “second class”. However, upon a closer look, it is easy to see that this is more of a tourist attraction, something like an unusual attraction.

Miyake-Jima, Japan

The island town of Miyake-Jima in Japan is unique in that its residents are paid by the government to stay on the island. Since the city is located at the base of an active volcano, the population is constantly exposed to increased levels of sulfur in the air, and sometimes even exposed to the threat of poisoning! Citizens are forced to constantly wear protective masks due to the high toxicity of the air. Perhaps the Japanese authorities are conducting an experiment to determine the impact of extreme living conditions on human health.