Lower Swabia (,
Unterschwaben or
Schwäbisches Unterland) is a region in
Germany in the federal state of
Baden-Württemberg. The name, which refers to medieval
Swabia, is applied to the region around
Heilbronn. The exact geographical location of this area has not been strictly defined. However, most of the area is situated in the North of Baden-Württemberg, and includes some of the
Neckar river valley. Its counterpart is
Upper Swabia (
Oberschwaben), which lies directly to the South by
lake Constance and the
Swabian Alb.