Austrian village of Saint Corona mulls name change

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NSTworld The Austrian village of Sankt Corona am Wechsel may need to rethink its tourism campaign. Covid19

“At first we smiled to see a virus named like the village appear, but jokes have stopped since the epidemic became so serious,” said mayor Michael Gruber.

Ecotourism is the main source of revenue for the village of some 400 people lying some 100 kilometres south of Vienna at the foot of the Alps.The mascot, named “Corona“, is an ant sporting traditional garb, featured on pamphlets and other information for tourists. Attractions in the village named after the Catholic saint Corona include summer sledding and mountain biking.The country of some nine million people has passed strict measures to limit movements to fight the spread of the virus. - AFP

 

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