How to identify Austria in GeoGuessr?

- Country-code top-level domain is .at - German is the official language - One-way streets use signs that read EINBAHN - Sign poles may be painted in red and white - Road signs often have grey borders or backgrounds

Austria

clues 9Regions 9Updated 2023-07-01

Quiz ▾Basics ▾Importance

LanguageGerman

Driving sideDrives on the right

Domain.at

Camera gensGen 3/4Small Cam, Bad Cam

Easily confused with:Slovenia, Germany, Liechtenstein, SwitzerlandQuizzes for this area:Austria State Quiz, Austria City Quiz, Area code quiz (Austria)

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Clues that work anywhere in this area

Language & Script★★★

German is the official language, so you'll see German letters like ö, ü, ä, and ß. Tram and bus stops are also labelled "Haltestelle," just like in Germany.

Watch outThere's a lot in common with Germany, since both are German-speaking.

Examples1 2See alsoGermany

Signs★★★

Signs often have a blue border or background, including the ones marking town and village boundaries.

Watch outSlovenia and Germany use yellow signs for town and village boundaries — a useful hint when you're torn between Austria and one of them.

Examples1See alsoSlovenia Germany

Signs★★★

One-way streets are marked with an "EINBAHN" sign.

Watch outThe EINBAHN sign is a clear point of difference from Germany.

Examples1 2See alsoGermany

Utility Pole★★★

Sign posts are sometimes painted red and white.

Signs★★★

Signs and boards are often fastened with what looks like a clip, though this isn't confirmed.

Examples1 2 3 4 5 6

Signs★★★

Signs reading "ANFANG" or "ENDE" appear here.

Examples1 2

Bollard★★★

The black cap on top of bollards has a shape that differs from other countries.

Watch outBollards of this shape also turn up in Slovenia and Montenegro.

Examples1SourcesplonkitSee alsoSlovenia Montenegro

License Plate★★★

License plates follow the EU (European Union) format.

Narrowing down the region

Once you know the area: which part of it

Area Code

Phone area codes narrow down the region

Phone area codes are assigned by region. When a number shows up on a sign, an advert or a van, its leading digits narrow the location down to a part of the country.

Practise with the area code quiz

Coloured by leading digit

Narrowing down the city1

Once you know the region: which city or town

Vienna

Other★★★

Vienna can be narrowed down further by district. Head to the location matching the number at the front of a street sign — 22 for the leftmost district, 1 for the rightmost — and if the number is small, head toward the centre.

Where

Regions

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Quiz

Basics

General facts about this place

A music powerhouse whose capital, the Vienna city of music, produced many composers including Mozart and Strauss^[ref]
About 62% of the country is covered by the Alps, and as the home of the House of Habsburg it dominated Europe for around 640 years^[ref]

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