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unusual facts about Alpine foothills


Mittelgebirge

Though located within the Alpine foothills, the Jura Mountains are usually considered a separate Mittelgebirge range, while the Kras Plateau, leading to the Dinarides, geologically forms a part of the Southern Alps.



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Al Gromer Khan

Né Alois Gromer, Al Gromer Khan was born on April 8, 1946 at Frauenzell (municipality Altusried/Allgäu) in alpine foothills of Bavaria between Lake Constance and Munich.

Hemberg

The municipality is located in the Toggenburg Wahlkreis in the alpine foothills around the upper Neckar river.