Alpine Foothills

The Alpine foothills, or Prealps (German: Voralpen / Alpenvorland; French: Préalpes; Italian: Prealpi; Slovene: Predalpe) can refer generally to any area of foothills in the Alps of Europe.

It can also refer specifically to:

  • The French Prealps, a group of mountain ranges in France
  • Voralpen (Préalpes), a geographical region between the Swiss plateau and the Alps
  • The Swabian-Bavarian Alpine Foothills (Schwäbisch-Bayerische Voralpen), south side of Germany
  • The Salzburgian-Upper Austrian Alpine Foothills (Salzburgerkammergutberge) in Austria, as a part of the Salzkammergut
  • The Austrian Alpine Foothills (Österreichische Voralpen, Wienerwald) leading to the gates of Vienna
  • The Eastern Foothills (Östliches Randgebirge, Pohorje) the borderline of the Alps to the Pannonian Basin in Austria and Slovenia
  • The Southern Alpine Foothills (Predalpe v Sloveniji, Prealpi Italiane) of Slovenia and Italy. Italian Prealps are usually divided into:
    • Prealpi Luganesi or Varesine
    • Prealpi Orobiche or Bergamasche
    • Brescia and Garda Prealps
    • Prealpi Venete or Vicentine

Famous quotes containing the word alpine:

    “Reason now gazes above the realm of the dark but warm feelings as the Alpine peaks do above the clouds. They behold the sun more clearly and distinctly, but they are cold and unfruitful.”
    —G.C. (Georg Christoph)