The
Alpine Foreland, less commonly called the
Bavarian Foreland,
Bavarian Plateau or
Bavarian Alpine Foreland , refers to a triangular region of
plateau and rolling foothills in
Southern Germany, stretching from
Lake Constance in the west to beyond
Linz on the
Danube in the east, with the
Bavarian Alps forming its south boundary and the Danube its northern extent.