Title

Alpine Convention Perimeter

License

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Abstract

Perimeter of the Alpine Convention region. Updated in 2025 from the previous version (2018).

Revision Date

June 16, 2025, 1:15 p.m.

Type

Vector Data

Keywords

alpine convention , perimeter

Category

Boundaries

Legal land or political entity descriptions. Examples: political and administrative boundaries

Regions

Alps

Responsible

AlpineConvention

DOI

https://doi.org/10.48784/VK93-8P54

More info

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Maintenance Frequency

Data Is Updated As Deemed Necessary

Restrictions

Some limitations apply to the access or use of the data

Edition

2025

Purpose

The perimeter defines the area of application of the Alpine Convention.

The perimeter dataset was prepared based on the specification in the Annex to the Framework Convention. Any major changes of the administrative units, e.g. merging and division of municipalities and similar changes, were not implemented in this dataset. The Annex to the Framework Convention remains the only legally binding definition of the territory of application of the Alpine Convention.

Language

English

Data Quality

The perimeter was updated using 2024 version of territorial units available on the Eurostat website.

Supplemental Information

Citation proposal: Eurac Research, & Alpine Convention. (2025). Alpine Convention perimeter (Version 2025) [Data set]. Alpine Convention. https://doi.org/10.48784/VK93-8P54

Spatial Representation Type

vector data is used to represent geographic data

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