Pre-Alps

Pre-Alps

Topography

Pre-Alps

Basic information

Population

534.808
Area

9.247,99 km²
Population Density

57,82 people/km²
(Austria)

105,17 people/km²
Area proportion

11%
Pop. proportion

6%
Landscapes

9
Municipalities

185

Surface use

Wood

64.93%
Alps

2.41%
Rocks

2.35%
Fields, pastures

19.02%
Permanent crops

0.01%
Gardens

1.60%
Rivers, brooks

0.68%
Lakes, ponds

1.29%

Pre-Alps: Description

The foothills of the Alps are a topography of Austria, separated by the High Alps and bordering them in the west and east. The topography is, according to its name, an area in front of the High Alps. It is characterised by a lower peak height and comprises the north of Vorarlberg as well as areas in Salzburg, Upper and Lower Austria. The easternmost landscape of this topography is the eastern Vienna Woods, whereby the topography extends to the borders of Vienna.

Pre-Alps: Landscapes

Similio Bad-Ischl Voralpen — Bad-Ischl Voralpen

Similio Dornbirn Voralpen — Dornbirn Voralpen

Similio Gosau — Gosau

Similio Gmunden — Gmunden

View of the Schiederweiher — View of the Schiederweiher.
© Philipp Nöbauer

Wonderful view of Dornbirn — Wonderful view of Dornbirn.
© Jitka Šmelhausová

View at Lake Lunz in Lunz am See — View at Lake Lunz in Lunz am See.

Forests in autumn around the Rax — Forests in autumn around the Rax.
© Jitka Šmelhausová

St. Wolfgang in the Salzkammergut with the pilgrimage church in the foreground — St. Wolfgang in the Salzkammergut with the pilgrimage church in the foreground.

Similio Altmunster — Altmunster

Little boat on the Almsee — Little boat on the Almsee.
© Marco Gruber

Similio Andelsbuch — Andelsbuch

Stimulating landscape in Vorderstoder — Stimulating landscape in Vorderstoder.

The monastery of Spital am Pyhrn in the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems — The monastery of Spital am Pyhrn in the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems.

Panorama from the Donnerkogel — Panorama from the Donnerkogel.
© Christian Kremser

Aerial view of Obertraun — Aerial view of Obertraun.

View of Vorderstoder with the church in the centre — View of Vorderstoder with the church in the centre.

Similio Attersee — Attersee

Lake Hallstatt at night from the Dachstein — Lake Hallstatt at night from the Dachstein.
© Christian Kremser

Similio Hollenstein-an-der-Ybbs — Hollenstein-an-der-Ybbs

The ruins of Perwarth Castle in the small Erlauf Valley — The ruins of Perwarth Castle in the small Erlauf Valley.

Fantastic summery panorama on the Feuerkogel — Fantastic summery panorama on the Feuerkogel.
© Jitka Šmelhausová

Impressive view in Pressbaum with the church in the foreground — Impressive view in Pressbaum with the church in the foreground.

Autumn landscape at the Langbath lakes — Autumn landscape at the Langbath lakes.
© Daniel Langer

Mountain panorama in Grünau im Almtal — Mountain panorama in Grünau im Almtal.
© Daniel Langer

Autumnal mountain landscape around the Schneeberg — Autumnal mountain landscape around the Schneeberg.
© Jitka Šmelhausová

Landscape in Muggendorf — Landscape in Muggendorf.

View of Lake Mondsee from the municipality of the same name — View of Lake Mondsee from the municipality of the same name.

Summery view in the skiing area Hinterstoder — Summery view in the skiing area Hinterstoder.
© Jitka Šmelhausová

Similio Heiligenkreuz2 — Heiligenkreuz2

Beach in Mitterbach on Lake Erlauf — Beach in Mitterbach on Lake Erlauf.

Impressive perspective of Waidhofen an der Ybbs — Impressive perspective of Waidhofen an der Ybbs.

Dreamlike view from Nußdorf am Attersee — Dreamlike view from Nußdorf am Attersee.

The parish church of St. Andrew in Steinbach am Attersee — The parish church of St. Andrew in Steinbach am Attersee.

Losenheim Castle Ruins — Losenheim Castle Ruins.
© Koki Liu

Similio Attersee2 — Attersee2

Water reflection at the Vorderen Langbathsee — Water reflection at the Vorderen Langbathsee.
© Marco Gruber

Similio Heiligenkreuz — Heiligenkreuz

Panorama near Windischgarsten — Panorama near Windischgarsten.

Landscape in Scheffau am Tennengebirge — Landscape in Scheffau am Tennengebirge.