The 5 longest place names in the world

The 5 longest place names in the world

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The world is truly a strange and wonderful place full of beauty, laughter and some very strange places.

From Virgin Street to Bucket of Blood and some places simply test your lung strength.

Here, we'll take a look at the world's longest landmarks, but for your own safety drink a large glass of water and take a deep breath before trying to pronounce them.

So let's get started with it!

Azpilicuetagaraycosaroyarenberecolarrea

Fifth place belongs to Spain with this beauty of 39 letters, it is nowhere near the candidate for top spot but equally extraordinary.

Located in Azpilkueta, Navarra, it is the Basque language meaning "Low field of the high pen Azpilkueta".

Navarra is one of the greenest regions in Europe with more than 70% of its electricity coming from renewable sources and for a long time the EU has considered this the ideal result for the whole of Europe.

Tweebuffelsmeteenskootmorsdoodgeskietfontein

In fourth place very close to 44 letters, this farm is located in the northwestern province of South Africa.

Afrikaans means "Spring where two buffaloes are killed with one shot" and holds the title for the longest place name in Africa.

Anton Goosen has a song titled “Tweebuffelsmeteenskootmorsdoodgeskietfontein” on his 2014 Putonnerwater album.

South Africa seems to love their long landmarks, they also have a smaller "Bovenendvankeelafsnysleegte", a farm in Upper Karoo and although this doesn't make a difference to this particular list, it's still very

Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg

Coming in third with a slightly more impressive 45 letters is the US.

Lake Chaubunagungamaug, the shorter and more popular name for this beautiful location, is located in Webster, Massachusetts.

Derived from the Nipmuck language, it means "Frontier Fishing Place - Neutral Meeting Area" and is the longest official landmark one word in the United States.

It appeared, in all its glory, as a potential street address for the fictional Dragonfly Inn in the TV's Gilmore Girls.

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

In second place with 58 letters is a place closer to home for me, Wales.

Also known as Llanfair PG or Llanfairpwll, This is Europe's longest landmark with many believe it holds the world title.

Llanfair PG is Welsh for "Church of Saint Mary in a white witch hole near the swirl of Saint Tysilio's church with a red cave".

For anyone thinking about trying to pronounce this, Blackadder says it best "You need half a liter of phlegm in your throat just to pronounce place names."

The name was used as the password for Dildano's headquarters in the 1960s hit film "Barbarella".

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu

At No. 1, New Zealand with an astonishing 85 letters!

Taumata is the shortened version of this giant.

It is located in the northern part of the island and is referred to in Māori as "The Peak where Tamatea, man with big knees, climber, land-traveler, plays the flute for his loved one".

According to the Guinness World Records, this is officially the longest landmark in the world.

Taumata appeared in numerous popular songs and cultures, including Quantum Jump's "The Alone Ranger" and, strangely enough, Mountain Dew's tinkling sound.

So we've got it, the next time you complain about having to enter those "long" addresses, feel sorry that Kiwi has to enter their favorite picnic spot on top of Tamatea.

Or feel sorry for the Welshians who took the train at Llanfair PG.

Personally I wouldn't complain unless the address is longer than the alphabet, a new rule I think.

Obviously there are plenty of other landmarks that are insanely long, but you have to stop at some point and anything less than 35 characters doesn't seem anywhere near as close as the 85 mammoth!