Mittelgebirge

A Mittelgebirge (from German Mittel 'middle, mid' and Gebirge 'mountains, mountainous area', pronounced [ˈmɪtl̩ɡəˌbɪʁɡə] ⓘ) is a type of relatively low mountain range or highland area typical of the geography of central Europe, especially central and southern Germany; it refers to something between rolling low hill country or Hügelland and a proper mountain range (German: Gebirge or Hochgebirge) like the High Alps.

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