eu-central-2 is an opt-in AWS region: enable it in your account (Account settings → Regions) before creating resources there.
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Where is AWS eu-central-2 located?
AWS eu-central-2 is the Europe (Zurich) region, located in Zurich, Switzerland. It's an opt-in region: you must enable it in your AWS account before use.
What is the Azure equivalent of AWS eu-central-2?
The closest Azure region to AWS eu-central-2 (Zurich, Switzerland) is Switzerland North (switzerlandnorth) in Zurich, Switzerland, in the same metro area. Other Azure regions in Switzerland: switzerlandwest (Geneva).
What is the Google Cloud equivalent of AWS eu-central-2?
The closest Google Cloud region to AWS eu-central-2 (Zurich, Switzerland) is Zurich (europe-west6) in Zurich, Switzerland, in the same metro area.
Distances are approximate, based on each provider's published metro area, and are not a latency measurement. Data last reviewed September 2026.