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

The mountain church — The mountain church.
© Philipp Nöbauer

Similio Hohe-Wand — Hohe-Wand

Similio Gmunden — Gmunden

Similio Andelsbuch — Andelsbuch

Aerial view of Obertraun — Aerial view of Obertraun.

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

The community of Strobl am Wolfgangsee with the church in the foreground — The community of Strobl am Wolfgangsee with the church in the foreground.

Skywalk viewing platform in the Hohe Wand Nature Park — Skywalk viewing platform in the Hohe Wand Nature Park.
© Markus Fröschl

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

An unique view of Hallstatt — An unique view of Hallstatt.
© Marco Gruber

The centre of Strobl — The centre of Strobl.

Similio Altmunster — Altmunster

Similio Dornbirn — Dornbirn

Schwarzenberg in Vorarlberg not far from Dornbirn in the district of Bregenz — Schwarzenberg in Vorarlberg not far from Dornbirn in the district of Bregenz.

Klaus Castle — Klaus Castle.
© Philipp Nöbauer

View in the Hohe Wand Nature Park — View in the Hohe Wand Nature Park.
© Markus Fröschl

Winterly country road in Klaus — Winterly country road in Klaus.
© Philipp Nöbauer

Alpine landscape in the skiing area Hinterstoder — Alpine landscape in the skiing area Hinterstoder.
© Jitka Šmelhausová

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

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

Similio Ebensee — Ebensee

The Ybbs in Waidhofen an der Ybbs — The Ybbs in Waidhofen an der Ybbs.

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

Brook near Würflach — Brook near Würflach.

The pilgrimage church in St. Wolfgang with a view of Lake Wolfgang — The pilgrimage church in St. Wolfgang with a view of Lake Wolfgang.

Similio Gaming — Gaming

Similio Annaberg — Annaberg

Similio Gmunden2 — Gmunden2

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

Similio Attersee2 — Attersee2

The High Altar of Lilienfeld Abbey — The High Altar of Lilienfeld Abbey.

Nativity stone chapel on the Dachstein — Nativity stone chapel on the Dachstein.
© Christian Kremser

Landschaft in the dead mountains — Landschaft in the dead mountains.
© Marco Gruber

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

View over lake Wolfgangsee — View over lake Wolfgangsee.
© Daniel Langer

Landscape in Muggendorf — Landscape in Muggendorf.

Similio Attersee — Attersee

Similio Abtenau — Abtenau