Kissing () is a municipality in the Aichach-Friedberg district, in

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. It is located just 10 km (6.2 mi) south of

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and has about 11,200 inhabitants (2007). Kissing was first mentioned in a document in 1050 AD as ''Chissingin'', it was a minor regional centre of rule and jurisdiction called a '. In even earlier times, around 500, there was a thing hill nearby, which was later swept away by the floods of the river Lech. The surname Kissinger (as in

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) means inhabitant of Kissing or Kissingen. The English meaning of the village's name has resulted in its being the butt of jokes in popular media. For instance, ''

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'' featured the village in the 2017 episode " ensoredto ensored, as part of a road trip from Wank via Kissing, Petting, and Fugging (then named Fucking) to

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