The Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich) is a landlocked country in central Europe. Austria borders Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west.
The capital of Austria is Vienna ( Wien ).
conventional long form: Republic of Austria
conventional short form: Austria
local long form: Republik Oesterreich
local short form: Oesterreich
Central European Standard Time = GMT+1
Central European Summer Time = GMT+2
Austria is in the Central European Time Zone . Central European Standard Time ( CET ) is 1 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT+1 ).
Like most states in Europe, Summer (Daylight-Saving) Time is observed in Austria, where the time is shifted forward by 1 hour; 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT+2 ).
After the Summer months the time in Austria is shifted back by 1 hour to Central European Time (CET) or ( GMT+1 )