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What is the smallest city in your country that everyone can still instantly recognise the name of? What is it famous for? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by NateNate60@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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In the United States, I'd probably name Oregon City, the famous end of the Oregon Trail and the first city founded west of the Rocky Mountains during the pioneer era. Its population is only 37,000.

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[–] Routhinator@startrek.website 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Dildo, Newfoundland, Canada: 803 people as of 2021.

Someone here mentioned Vulcan, Alberta - however given the qualifiers of country and size, its 1769 people disqualifies it.

Also, though I am a Trekkie myself and know that Vulcan is well known in those circles, it's virtually unheard of outside them.

Meanwhile, Dildo:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/odd-stories-of-2019-1.5389442

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[–] lemmie689@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 7 months ago (6 children)

Winnipeg, Canada (pop. 850k) has a famous namesake in Winnie the Pooh (who was named after Winnipeg) and has been in the Simpsons.

The Simpsons - That's it, back to Winnipeg!

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[–] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (5 children)

Pueblo, CO from tv commercials or maybe Walla Walla, WA from Bugs Bunny.

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[–] yardy_sardley@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Vulcan, Alberta.

Famous because of a spaceship that landed there once, I think.

Some people with pointed ears may have also been involved, but I would replicate that with a grain of salt. I haven't really looked into it.

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[–] Philote@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago

Forks, Washington population of ~7000 made very notable due to the twilight series. Or Astoria, Oregon population of ~10,000 made famous by the Goonies.

[–] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 2 points 7 months ago

Fucking, Austria. Population of around 100 People. They renamed it to Fugging a few years ago

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