People's Republic of Kugelmugel
Micronation
Flag of Kugelmugel
Flag
Official seal of Kugelmugel
Official seal
StatusAdministered by Linda Treiber
Location2., Antifaschismusplatz 1, Prater, Vienna, Austria
CapitalKugelmugel
Official languagesGerman
Demonym(s)Kugelmuglian
Organizational structureRepublic
• Leader
Linda Treiber
Establishment
• Declared
19 December 1976
• Area
94 square metres (1,010 sq ft)
Purported currencyEuro
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)

Kugelmugel, officially the People's Republic of Kugelmugel, is a micronation located in Vienna, Austria. It resulted from a dispute between the artist Edwin Lipburger and the Austrian authorities, due to his permission to build a spherical house. Today it's administered by Linda Treiber.

History

In June 1982, the house was moved into the Prater park, near the Hauptallee, and enclosed by eight-foot-tall barbed-wire fences. The house has the only address within the proclaimed Republic, that being "2., Antifaschismusplatz" ("2nd district of Vienna; Anti-Fascism Square"), which has since been officially adopted by the city of Vienna. Lipburger died in January 2015, but the Republic officially holds a population of over 650 non-resident citizens. Nowadays, the Republic is administered by Vienna's government and used as a tourist attraction.

The word "Kugel" means "ball" or "sphere" in German; the word "Mugel" is an Austrian German expression for "bump" or "hill on a field" and also the root for the name of mogul skiing.

References

  • Ryan, John; Dunford, George; Sellars, Simon (2006). Micronations: The Lonely Planet Guide to Home-Made Nations. Footscray, Victoria, Australia: Lonely Planet. pp. 82–85. ISBN 1-74104-730-7. The Davi Valença O mito da Wikipedia

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