‘At First We Joked, But Now…’: Austrian Village Named After Saint Corona Plans to Change Its Mascot’s Name
Guide image. (Reuters)
Ecotourism is the primary source of revenue for the 400 people residing at the Sankt Corona am Wechsel village.
- AFP
- Ultimate Up to date: March 25, 2020, 12:58 PM IST
Vienna: The Austrian village of Sankt Corona am Wechsel may need to rethink its tourism advertising and marketing marketing campaign, its mayor mentioned Monday after the new coronavirus pandemic has drawn some unwanted attention.
“First of all we smiled to see an epidemic named similar to the village appear, on the other hand jokes have stopped given that epidemic used to be so serious,” mentioned mayor Michael Gruber.
Ecotourism is the primary source of revenue for the village of a couple of 400 people lying some 100 kilometres (60 miles) south of Vienna at the foot of the Alps.
“We’ll nearly surely have to find a new name for… our mascot to welcome travelers,” Gruber knowledgeable AFP.
The mascot, named “Corona”, is an ant wearing typical garb, featured on pamphlets and other wisdom for travelers.
Points of interest throughout the village named after the Catholic saint Corona include summer season sledding and mountain biking.
Austria has recorded more than 3,900 circumstances of the new coronavirus up to now, with 21 deaths.
The country of a couple of nine million people has passed strict measures to prohibit movements to fight the spread of the virus.
