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

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

Similio Hallein2 — Hallein2

Landscape in the municipality of Handenberg — Landscape in the municipality of Handenberg.
© Daniel Langer

Similio Gschwandt — Gschwandt

Church tower in Wels — Church tower in Wels.

Similio Diersbach — Diersbach

Church tower in Ybbs on the Danube — Church tower in Ybbs on the Danube.

Similio Haigermoos — Haigermoos

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

Panorama of Steyr — Panorama of Steyr.

Braunau on the Inn in winter — Braunau on the Inn in winter.
© Daniel Langer

Similio Bregenz Luftbild — Bregenz Luftbild

View of the church in Schwarzach, Vorarlberg — View of the church in Schwarzach, Vorarlberg.

Similio Ansfelden — Ansfelden

Similio Altach — Altach

The St.Pölten Cathedral — The St.Pölten Cathedral.

TV tower in the setting sun — TV tower in the setting sun.
© Philipp Nöbauer

Similio Enns — Enns

Castle Hagenau in summer — Castle Hagenau in summer.
© Daniel Langer

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

Similio Braunau-am-Inn — Braunau-am-Inn

Similio Alkoven — Alkoven

The Erlauf river near Purgstall in the Mostviertel region — The Erlauf river near Purgstall in the Mostviertel region.

Gollinger waterfall respectively Schwarzbachfall — Gollinger waterfall respectively Schwarzbachfall.
© Marco Gruber

The shore of Lake Constance in Bregenz — The shore of Lake Constance in Bregenz.
© Nikonmood

The parish church of St. Sebastian in Schwarzach, Vorarlberg — The parish church of St. Sebastian in Schwarzach, Vorarlberg.

View of the centre of Mauthausen from the Danube — View of the centre of Mauthausen from the Danube.

Similio Attnang-Puchheim — Attnang-Puchheim

Panorama of Schollach and Schallaburg Castle in Lower Austria — Panorama of Schollach and Schallaburg Castle in Lower Austria.

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.

Augustinian canon monastery Reichersberg — Augustinian canon monastery Reichersberg.
© Angelika Komposch

Similio Bad-Hall — Bad-Hall

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

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

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

Foggy landscape — Foggy landscape.
© Philipp Nöbauer

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