Alpine foothills

The Alpine foothills, or Prealps (German: Voralpen/Alpenvorland; Italian: Prealpi; French: Préalpes) can refer generally to any area of foothills in the Alps of Europe

It can also refer specifically to:

• The French Prealps, a group of mountain ranges in France
• Voralpen (Préalpes), a geographical region between the Swiss plateau and the Alps
• The Swabian-Bavarian Alpine Foothills (Schwäbisch-Bayerische Voralpen), south side of Germany
• The Salzburgian-Upper Austrian Alpine Foothills (Salzburgerkammergutberge) in Austria, as a part of the Salzkammergut
• The Austrian Alpine Foothills (Österreichische Voralpen, Wienerwald) leading to the gates of Vienna
• The Eastern Foothills (Östliches Randgebirge, Pohorje) the borderline of the Alps to the Pannonian Basin in Austria and Slovenia
• The Southern Alpine Foothills (Predalpe v Sloveniji, Prealpi Italiane) of Slovenia and Italy. Italian Prealps are traditionally divided into:
  • Prealpi Luganesi or Varesine
  • Prealpi Orobiche or Bergamasche
  • Prealpi Bresciane or Gardesane
  • Prealpi Venete or Vicentine

See also

• The Operation Zone of the Alpine Foothills, a territory in Italy occupied by Nazi Germany in World War II