AMUSING AND ODD PLACE NAMES ON EARTH

GANJA

Though Ganja can be found in Colorado and Amsterdam,

only Ganja can be found in Azerbaijan. Though it might seem

to be a strange place name, to the locals it’s not strange, it’s

even the second largest city with over 1 million Ganjans.

CHINATOWN

Chinatowns exist in major cities all around the world, but in

Wisconsin, a city on Long Lake’s north eastern shore is

actually named Chinatown.

BITCHFIELD

Bitchfield is actually a combination of Bitchfield and Lower

Bitchfield in eastern England, both of which used to be larger

in medieval times.

BEAVERLICK

Located in the northern tip of Kentucky, Beaverlick was named

for quite clean reasons: it’s located along the Beaver

Branch of Big Bone Creek.

BATMAN

More than just a comic book hero, Batman is a city in

southwestern Turkey in the Batman Province named after the

Batman River, a major tributary of the Tigris River. Beyond its

major oil refineries, Batman also has a major military airbase,

something Bruce Wayne could use if he ever decided to

relocate from Gotham.

BASTARDSTOWN

A small town in County Wexford, Bastardstown is a picturesque

seaside Irish village just down the road from Rackardstown.

A

A gorgeous seaside village in the northernmost parts of Norway,

A is also the name of six other Norwegian towns as well as

one Swedish and one Danish town. The towns were called

Aa until standardization of the Norwegian language in

1917 turned aa into a.

ACCIDENT

Dating back to the 1770’s, Accident in West Maryland was an

actual accident! King George II of England owed a debt to

George Deakins which he repaid with 600 acres of land.

Two surveyors were sent to the area to find the best land,

unknowingly marking the same oak tree as a reference point.

People from the town are called Accidentals.