page_title: Swiss Plateau
hierarchical_section_title: Swiss Plateau
caption_attribution_description: Satellite image of Mittelland of Switzerland 30.09.2002
context_page_description: The Swiss Plateau or Central Plateau is one of the three major landscapes in Switzerland, lying between the Jura Mountains and the Swiss Alps. It covers about 30% of the Swiss surface area, and is partly flat but mostly hilly. The average height is between 400 metres and 700 metres AMSL. It is by far the most densely populated region of Switzerland, the center of economy and important transportation.
context_section_description: The Swiss Plateau or Central Plateau (German: Schweizer Mittelland; French: plateau suisse; Italian: altopiano svizzero) is one of the three major landscapes in Switzerland, lying between the Jura Mountains and the Swiss Alps. It covers about 30% of the Swiss surface area, and is partly flat but mostly hilly. The average height is between 400 metres (0.25 mi) and 700 metres (0.43 mi) AMSL. It is by far the most densely populated region of Switzerland, the center of economy and important transportation.
caption: Satellite image of the Swiss Plateau between the Jura and the Alps
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