There are fictitious toponyms, and there are Hungarian toponyms that we think are fictitious because they sound so strange, or we used to come across them in a lot of sayings and proverbs that we’ve already recorded as if they didn’t actually exist, but often there can be a really interesting story behind a name. A legendary and fascinating Hungarian geographical place. For example, few people know, however Cocotine It did exist, although it no longer has that name, but it may have already been on maps at some point.
However, the fictitious or fictional name we hear most often in Hungary is Túl az Óperencian, the phrase appears in many fairy tales, and we have even seen a program with that name on television. The English term “Far Far Away” is also translated this way most of the time, which is why the title of American films called Far and Away in Hungarian was also given as Túl az Óperencian. Anyway, the film was made in 1992 with Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman in the lead roles, and is about how our heroes cross the sea to try their luck.
Well, is Oberencia a real place?
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Yes, since Oberencia and the Oberencia Sea, which usually refers to the Mediterranean Sea, represent the Hungarian border, for Hungarians it represents the end of the world, the end of the known world, and the unknown, so it is not surprising that the expression is linked to the Hungarian border, hence the expression. A recurring expression of the formula at the beginning of the story is specifically linked to the Austro-Hungarian border, and to the River Enz in Austria.
Österreich ob der Enns, or Austria above the Enns. The term galaxy may have begun in the language of Hungarian soldiers stationed in Lower Austria, and so later spread to Hungary, already in a fictional setting. But it can be assumed that the use of this term may have already begun in the stories of the adventures of the Hungarian invaders, who brought their spoils from beyond the Inne River.
This is the name given to Hungary in China, and it will instantly bring tears to your eyes
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(source: Wikipedia)
