Title

Alpine towns

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Abstract

This map is an output from the 9th Report on the state of the Alps and shows the Alpine settlement system based on population size and an accessibility definition of Alpine towns. The population data refer to the LAU database of ESPON Alps 2050 (2015). Alpine towns are defined as settlements with a population of more than 5,000 with-in the Alpine Convention Perimeter. In addition, calculations of accessibility by car were performed using an API of the Open Route Service (based on OSM data, openrouteservice.org at HeiGIT), defining travel times of 5, 10 and 15 minutes around the individual settlements. Settlements with a population between 3,000 and 5,000 are considered Alpine towns if i) the settlement is more than 15 minutes’ drive from a settlement of more than 5,000 inhabitants or, ii) the settlement is less than 15 minutes’ drive from another settlement of fewer than 5,000 inhabitants but it has more inhabitants than the settlement nearby or has access to the railway. According to this analysis, the Alpine settlement system consists of 780 Alpine towns, with 161 of them having fewer than 5,000 inhabitants. Maribor and Lecco are not part of the Alpine Convention Perimeter but are included as Alpine towns. This is due to their proximity to mountainous areas and their role in various Alpine town networks (in particular, Alpine Town of the Year).

Find out more on the topic of Alpine towns at alpinetowns.alpconv.org

Publication Date

Oct. 5, 2022, 9:23 a.m.

Type

Vector Data

Keywords

alpine_towns , cities , towns

Category

Population

settlements, anthropology, archaeology, education, traditional beliefs, manners and customs, demographic data, recreational areas and activities, social impact assessments, crime and justice, census information. Economic activities, conditions and employment

Regions

Europe , Alps

Responsible

rsa9_guest

Group

PSAC - Permanent Secretariat Alpine Convention

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.36022.98880/1

More info

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Maintenance Frequency

There Are No Plans To Update The Data

Restrictions

Please contact the authors for further uses of the layer: dominik.db.bertram@fau.de , tobias.chilla@fau.de , markus.lambracht@fau.de

Purpose

This map is published within the 9th Report on the state of the Alps (RSA9).

Language

English

Supplemental Information

Authors: D. Bertram, T. Chilla and M. Lambracht, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Sources: Eurostat & National Statistical Offices, 2018; openrouteservice.org, OpenStreetMap contributers, 2022.

Spatial Representation Type

vector data is used to represent geographic data

Layer WMS GetCapabilities document