Swiss Plateau

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The Swiss Plateau is a densely populated, gently rolling central region of Switzerland lying between the Jura Mountains and the Alps, known for its major cities, agriculture, and industry.

Observed surface forms (5)


Statements (81)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
plateau
areaCharacteristic largest lowland area of Switzerland
borders Jura Mountains
Alps
surface form: Swiss Alps
climate temperate
contains Aarau
Aare
surface form: Aare River

Basel-Stadt
surface form: Basel

Basel metropolitan area
Bern
Bern metropolitan area
Biel/Bienne
Broye
surface form: Broye River

Delémont
Emme River
Fribourg
Geneva
Geneva–Lausanne metropolitan area
Glatt River
La Chaux-de-Fonds
Lake of Biel
surface form: Lake Biel

Lake Geneva
Lake Hallwil
Lake Murten
Lake Neuchâtel
Lake Sempach
Lake Zug
Lake Zurich
Lausanne
Lausanne–Morges agglomeration
Limmat River
Lucerne
Neuchâtel
Olten
Reuss River
Schaffhausen
Sion
Solothurn
St. Gallen
Bern, Switzerland
surface form: Swiss federal capital Bern

Thun
Thur River
Vevey–Montreux agglomeration
Winterthur
Yverdon-les-Bains
Zug
Zurich
Zurich
surface form: Zurich metropolitan area
country Switzerland
elevationRange approximately 400–700 metres above sea level
formedBy erosion
glaciation
geologicalOrigin molasse basin
importance economic heart of Switzerland
political centre of Switzerland
knownFor agriculture
dense population
industry
major cities
landUse intensive agriculture
transport infrastructure
urban areas
languageRegion Romandy
surface form: French-speaking Switzerland

German-speaking Switzerland
liesBetween Jura Mountains
Alps
surface form: Swiss Alps
locatedIn Switzerland
majorEconomicSector crop farming
dairy farming
livestock farming
manufacturing
services
partOf Central Europe
populationCharacteristic most densely populated region of Switzerland
relativeLocation central Switzerland
separates Jura Mountains
Alps
surface form: Swiss Alps
terrain gently rolling
transportRole main corridor between eastern and western Switzerland
main corridor between northern and southern Switzerland

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Cologny belongsTo Swiss Plateau
this entity surface form: Swiss Plateau geographic region
Alps region borders Swiss Plateau
Swiss motorway network connectsRegion Swiss Plateau
Dufour Map depictsFeature Swiss Plateau
Switzerland hasRegion Swiss Plateau
Brig-Glis isPartOf Swiss Plateau
this entity surface form: Swiss Plateau and Alpine region
Bern railway station locatedIn Swiss Plateau
Broye locatedIn Swiss Plateau
Inselspital Bern locatedIn Swiss Plateau
Laconnex locatedIn Swiss Plateau
this entity surface form: Swiss Plateau region
Lake Zurich locatedIn Swiss Plateau
Pregny-Chambésy locatedIn Swiss Plateau
this entity surface form: Swiss Plateau region
University of Bern locatedIn Swiss Plateau
Île de la Motte locatedIn Swiss Plateau
Aarau locatedInRegion Swiss Plateau
Bern, Switzerland locatedInRegion Swiss Plateau
subject surface form: Bern
Biel/Bienne locatedInRegion Swiss Plateau
Dübendorf Air Base locatedInRegion Swiss Plateau
Zurich Airport locatedInRegion Swiss Plateau
Gland, Switzerland locatedOn Swiss Plateau
Burgundian Wars location Swiss Plateau
Fribourg partOf Swiss Plateau
Geneva basin partOf Swiss Plateau
this entity surface form: Swiss Plateau margin
Lake Neuchâtel partOf Swiss Plateau
Lake of Biel partOf Swiss Plateau
this entity surface form: Swiss Plateau lake system
Seeland region partOf Swiss Plateau
Solothurn partOf Swiss Plateau
Three-Lakes Region partOf Swiss Plateau
Île de Peilz partOf Swiss Plateau
this entity surface form: Swiss Plateau region
Bern campus region Swiss Plateau
Habsburg Castle region Swiss Plateau
Sihl River region Swiss Plateau
Swiss Germans region Swiss Plateau
Zihlkanal region Swiss Plateau
Broye sourceLocation Swiss Plateau