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Published on 19 February 2021

Swiss Plateau

The Central Plateau, or '"Mittelland" (middle country), is the most densely populated region in Switzerland. It stretches from Lake Geneva in the southwest to Lake Constance in the northeast. Farming accounts for nearly half of all land use in the region. Contrary to what its name suggests, the Central Plateau is anything but flat and uniform.

Wide-open green and golden fields stretching as far as the eye can see: the scenic agricultural landscape of Emmental, in the heart of the Bernese Mittelland.