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), southside 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

References

• Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. Priuli & Verlucca.