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"Austria's terrain is highly mountainous. Only 32% of the country's area of 83,879 square km is below 500 metres. Its capital city is Vienna. The Arlberg Road Tunnel with a length of 13,976 metres is Austria's longest road tunnel and the 5th longest road tunnel in the world." |
Austria (German: Österreich) is a landlocked country in Central Europe, featured in Euro Truck Simulator, German Truck Simulator (Austria Edition) and Euro Truck Simulator 2.
The country is bordered by Germany to the northwest, Czechia to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west.
Despite its small size, it is connected to a relatively large number of countries, most of them also present in the game.
- Czechia, Germany, Italy and Switzerland, since Euro Truck Simulator.
- Slovakia was introduced in Euro Truck Simulator 2.
- Hungary was also introduced in Going East! DLC.
- The country also shares a border with Liechtenstein and Slovenia.
History in the Truck Simulator series[]
Inclusion of Cities and Towns[]
Wien, which was the capital and only city, included in the original Euro Truck Simulator.
3 more cities were included in German Truck Simulator (Austria Edition), and another 2 (Graz and Klagenfurt) in Euro Truck Simulator 2 through version 1.11.1 update, bringing the total to 6.
Rework[]
On August 1, 2021, SCS announced the next rework of the base game map, after Germany rework, with Austria being the second.[1]
The entire country of Austria had been completely reworked from scratch, released in version 1.44 update.[2] All cities, surrounding areas, and road networks had been given a complete overhaul including the famous Alps.
Accessible Cities[]
There are six accessible cities in Austria.
| City Name | Image | First Game | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graz | 
|
ETS2 | Added in update 1.11.1 Reworked in update 1.44 |
| Innsbruck | 
|
GTS (Edition Austria) | Reworked in update 1.44 |
| Klagenfurt am Wörthersee | 
|
ETS2 | Added in update 1.11.1 Reworked in update 1.44 |
| Linz | 
|
GTS (Edition Austria) | Reworked in update 1.44 |
| Salzburg | 
|
GTS (Edition Austria) | Reworked in update 1.44 |
| Wien | 
|
ETS | Capital Reworked in update 1.44 |
Roads[]
ETS[]
Four Euroroutes are featured in Euro Truck Simulator.
| E45 | E55 | E60 | E65 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany – Italy |
 E60 – Italy |
 Wien – Germany |
 Wien – Czech Rep. |
ETS2[]
14 Motorways (Autobahnen) and 4 Expressways (Schnellstraße) featured in Euro Truck Simulator 2, with every city having at least one Autobahn connected.
| A1 | A2 | A4 | A5 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Wien – Germany (München) |
 Wien – Italy (Venezia) |
 Wien – Hungary |
 Wien – Czech Republic (Brno) |
| A6 | A7 | A8 | A9 |
 Wien – Slovakia |
 Linz – Czech Republic (Praha) |
 Linz – Germany (Nürnberg) |
 Linz – Graz |
| A10 | A12 | A13 | A14 |
 Salzburg – Klagenfurt |
 S16 – Innsbruck |
 Innsbruck – Italy (Verona) |
 A96 (Germany) – S16 |
| A21 | A23 | S1 | S6 |
 Wien Outer Ring |
 Wolfsthal (Wien) |
 Stockerau (Wien) |
 A2 – A9 |
| S10 | S16 | ||
 A7 (Linz) – B310 (Czech Republic) |
 A14 – A12 (Innsbruck) |
30 State roads are featured in Euro Truck Simulator 2. These roads were added and signed along with the rework of Austria in update 1.44:
| B1 | B3 | B4 | B6 | B67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Salzburg; Rems (Linz); A1 (Linz); Wien |
 B123 (Mauthausen); Stockerau (Wien); A23/S1 (Wien) – B6 (Wolfsthal) |
 Stockerau (Wien) |
 B3 (Wolfsthal) – Bratislava (Slovakia) |
 Graz |
| B70 | B91 | B92 | B100 | B106 |
 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee |
 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee |
 B70 (Klagenfurt am Wörthersee) – A2 |
 B106 (Lendorf) – A10 |
 B107 (Winklern) – B100 (Lendorf) |
| B107 | B111 | B116 | B123 | B123a |
 B111 (Michelhofen) – B311 (Zell am See) |
 A2 (Arnoldstein) – B107 (Michelhofen) |
 St. Michael (Graz) |
 B123a (Pyburg) – B124 (Mauthausen) |
 St. Valentin (Linz) – B123 (Pyburg) |
| B124 | B125 | B150 | B156 | B164 |
 B123 (Mauthausen) – Unterweitersdorf (Linz) |
 Unterweitersdorf (Linz) |
 Salzburg |
 Lengfelden-Kasern (Linz) |
 B178 – B311 (Bischofshofen) |
| B171 | B174 | B177 | B178 | B197 |
 B177 – Innsbruck |
 Innsbruck |
 B171 (Innsbruck) – B2 (Germany) |
 A13 (Wörgl) – B164 |
 S16 (Langen am Arlberg; St Anton) |
| B202 | B227 | B310 | B311 | B397 |
 A1 (Switzerland) – E43/E60 (Bregenz) |
 Wien |
 S10 (Linz) – I/2 (Czech Republic) |
 A10 – B164 (Bischofshofen); B107 (Zall am See) – B164 (Saalfelden) |
 Unterpremstätten (Graz) – Schachenwald (Graz) |
Viewpoints[]
In update 1.44, Austria is the the first country in the base map of Euro Truck Simulator 2 to feature additional viewpoints. 5 viewpoints have been added. The following locations are:
- Brenner pass
- Grossglockner
- Wörthersee
- Lavant Viaduct
- Schönbrunn
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ SCS Software, Liebe Freunde, Guess Where We Are?, 2021-08-01 (accessed 2021-08-01)
- ↑ SCS Software, Euro Truck Simulator 2: 1.44 Update Release, 2022-05-12 (accessed 2022-08-17)
See also[]
 Austria
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|---|---|---|
| Cities | ETS 1: Wien GTS: Innsbruck - Linz - Salzburg - Wien ETS 2: Graz - Innsbruck - Klagenfurt am Wörthersee - Linz (Unterweitersdorf) - Salzburg (Bischofshofen, Saalfelden) - Wien (Stockerau, Vösendorf, Wiener Neudorf) | |
| Roads | A1 - A2 - A4 - A5 - A6 - A7 - A8 - A9 - A10 - A12 - A13 - A14 - A21 - A23 S1 - S6 - S10 - S16 B1 - B3 - B4 - B6 - B67 - B70 - B91 - B92 - B100 - B106 - B107 - B111 - B116 - B123 - B123a - B124 - B125 - B150 - B156 - B164 - B171 - B174 - B177 - B178 - B197 - B202 - B227 - B310 - B311 - B397 | |
| See also | List of landmarks in Austria - List of Truck Stops in Austria | |