But scattered across its maps are place names that will make English speakers do a double-take -- and then giggle and maybe stop for a selfie next to a road sign. This means that addresses in the area become, quite literally, Titz Spiel. Set in the far north near the North Sea, not far from Bremen and Hamburg, the area's first settlements go back to the 2nd century BC. FahrtgasseNot every entry on this list is a village; Fahrtgasse is a street -- a major one, running through Heidelberg, home to Germany's oldest university. READ ALSO: 14 German towns with hilarious literal translationsEtymology aside, if life in Germany can seem serious at times, at least you can always count on its place names to crack a smile.