Alps foothills

E62353

The Alps foothills are the lower, gently rolling upland regions that form the transitional zone between the flat plains and the high peaks of the Alps.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Alpine foothills 2
Alpine foreland 2
Julian Alps foothills 1

Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf foothills
geographical region
adjacentTo Alpine foreland
Alpine main chain
characterizedBy gently rolling uplands
hilly terrain
moderate elevations
climateInfluencedBy Alpine climate
climateType temperate climate
contains settlements
transport corridors
drainedBy Danube basin rivers
Po basin rivers
Rhine basin rivers
elevationLowerThan Central Alps
formsTransitionalZoneBetween Alpine foreland
Alpine high peaks
geomorphologicalRole transition from plains to mountains
hasTypicalLandUse agriculture
forestry
pasture
vineyards
locatedIn Austria
Europe
France
Germany
Italy
Liechtenstein
Slovenia
Switzerland
partOf Alps
usedFor recreation
tourism

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bavarian Plateau climateInfluence Alps foothills
this entity surface form: Alpine foothills
Slovenian Littoral contains Alps foothills
this entity surface form: Julian Alps foothills
Dongo locatedIn Alps foothills
Heiden locatedIn Alps foothills
this entity surface form: Alpine foothills
Lower Austria mountainRange Alps foothills
Bad Tölz partOf Alps foothills
Geneva basin partOf Alps foothills
this entity surface form: Alpine foreland
Starnberger See partOf Alps foothills
this entity surface form: Alpine foreland
Drôme River region Alps foothills