Alpine foreland

Alpine foreland

Topography

Alpine foreland

Basic information

Population

1.916.254
Area

8.611,19 km²
Population Density

222,53 people/km²
(Austria)

105,17 people/km²
Area proportion

10%
Pop. proportion

21%
Landscapes

11
Municipalities

405

Surface use

Wood

23.53%
Alps

0.32%
Rocks

0.23%
Fields, pastures

59.63%
Permanent crops

0.14%
Gardens

4.24%
Rivers, brooks

1.36%
Lakes, ponds

0.88%

Alpine foreland: Description

Like the foothills of the Alps, the foothills of the Alps are separated by the high Alps and are divided into the west and north of Vorarlberg and parts of Salzburg, Upper and Lower Austria. The Rhine, Lake Constance and the Salzach are of major importance from a topographical point of view.

Alpine foreland: Landscapes

Similio Feldkirch Alpenvorland — Feldkirch Alpenvorland

Similio Mittelberg Kleinwalsertal Alpenvorland — Mittelberg Kleinwalsertal Alpenvorland

Similio Purgstall-Erlauf Alpenvorland — Purgstall-Erlauf Alpenvorland

Beautiful perspective of St. Peter am Hart — Beautiful perspective of St. Peter am Hart.

View of Ottensheim in the Upper Mühlviertel from the Danube — View of Ottensheim in the Upper Mühlviertel from the Danube.

Church tower in Handenberg — Church tower in Handenberg.
© Daniel Langer

The main square of Schärding in Upper Austria with the Christophorus Fountain — The main square of Schärding in Upper Austria with the Christophorus Fountain.

Similio Haag — Haag

Similio Ansfelden — Ansfelden

Colourful view of the landscape around Scharten — Colourful view of the landscape around Scharten.

Similio Bregenz Bodensee — Bregenz Bodensee

Kremsmünster Abbey with the church façade in the prelates' courtyard — Kremsmünster Abbey with the church façade in the prelates' courtyard.

Perspective of Lustenau at sunrise — Perspective of Lustenau at sunrise.

Similio Diersbach — Diersbach

Loosdorf Castle in the Weinviertel in Lower Austria — Loosdorf Castle in the Weinviertel in Lower Austria.

Light show in the district of Braunau am Inn — Light show in the district of Braunau am Inn.
© Daniel Langer

Similio Feldkirch2 — Feldkirch2

View of the mountain landscape in the Bluntau valley — View of the mountain landscape in the Bluntau valley.
© Jitka Šmelhausová

Natural landscape around Wieselburg — Natural landscape around Wieselburg.

Steyr town hall from the 18th century — Steyr town hall from the 18th century.

Similio Alkoven — Alkoven

Similio Hargelsberg — Hargelsberg

Similio Altach2 — Altach2

Above the roofs of Salzburg with a view of Salzburg Cathedral, photographed from the Fortress Hill — Above the roofs of Salzburg with a view of Salzburg Cathedral, photographed from the Fortress Hill.

Ottensheim Castle in Upper Austria — Ottensheim Castle in Upper Austria.

Festival stage at the Bodensee — Festival stage at the Bodensee.
© Die Fotowerkstatt (Moritz Fasser)

Lochau harbour on Lake Constance — Lochau harbour on Lake Constance.

Similio Hallein — Hallein

Aerial view of Schlierbach and the monastery of the same name — Aerial view of Schlierbach and the monastery of the same name.

Colourful row of houses on the main square of Schärding, the baroque town on the River Inn — Colourful row of houses on the main square of Schärding, the baroque town on the River Inn.

Similio Gschwandt — Gschwandt

Castle Hagenau and castle church — Castle Hagenau and castle church.
© Daniel Langer

Church in Kirchdorf am Inn and the surrounding landscape — Church in Kirchdorf am Inn and the surrounding landscape.

The Benedictine Abbey Stift Melk in Lower Austria — The Benedictine Abbey Stift Melk in Lower Austria.

Entrance building to the Mauthausen concentration camp, which is also home to a memorial and memorial site about the darkest chapter of Austrian history — Entrance building to the Mauthausen concentration camp, which is also home to a memorial and memorial site about the darkest chapter of Austrian history.

"Kremsmünster Abbey with the ""Mathematical Tower"", the oldest observatory in Central Europe, in the foreground".

River bank in Steyr — River bank in Steyr.
© Markus Fröschl

Wallsee Castle in Wallsee-Sindelburg — Wallsee Castle in Wallsee-Sindelburg.

Parish of Steyr St. Michael — Parish of Steyr St. Michael.
© Markus Fröschl

Similio Hallein2 — Hallein2