Alpine transhumance
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Alpine transhumance is transhumance as practiced in the Alps, that is, a seasonal droving of grazing livestock between the valleys in winter and the high mountain pastures in summer. Transhumance is a
Five alps around Tierfehd, between 1280 (far left) and 1830 (foreground left) meters, highlighted by the afternoon sun.
Braunvieh cow on high pasture in the Engadin (2007)
Almabtrieb, Kufstein (2005)
Bringing livestock to summer pasture, Schwägalp (Jun 2004)
History of the Alps
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The valleys of the Alps have been inhabited since prehistoric times. The Alpine culture, which developed there, centers on transhumance.
Alpine transhumance
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Berchtesgaden National Park in Bavaria
Petroglyphs, Rock Drawings in Valcamonica, Italy, which was recognized by UNESCO in 1979 and was Italy's first recognized World Heritage Site
Reconstruction of Ötzi mummy as shown in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France. The original mummy and his remains and personal belongings are on exhibit at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology in Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy.
Suvorov crossing the Alps, by Vasily Surikov