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View of Lauterbrunnen village in a deep valley with a church steeple, surrounded by steep cliffs, with sunlight illuminating the Staubbach waterfall and snow-capped mountains in the background.
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Mittelland

region, Switzerland
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View of Lauterbrunnen village in a deep valley with a church steeple, surrounded by steep cliffs, with sunlight illuminating the Staubbach waterfall and snow-capped mountains in the background.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland Cliffs overlooking Lauterbrunnen, in the Mittelland region, Switzerland.

The Mittelland, also known as the central plateau, is one of Switzerland's three main geographical regions, situated between the Jura Mountains and the Alps. This fertile, hilly area covers nearly a quarter of the country and is the heartland of Swiss agriculture. It is also the most densely populated region, containing the majority of Switzerland's settlements, industry, and vital east-west transportation routes. The Mittelland is characterized by its rolling terrain and is bordered by two large lakes: Lake Geneva in the west and Lake Constance in the east.1

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