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alpine pasture
A high mountain pasture in the Alps used for keeping livestock in summer. Used especially in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
Im Sommer treiben die Bauern ihre Kühe auf die Alpe.
In summer, the farmers drive their cows up to the alpine pasture.
The word 'Alpe' (alpine pasture) is used almost exclusively in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. It is a typical word for the mountain regions there.
Auf der Alpe gibt es eine kleine Hütte, in der man Käse kaufen kann.
On the alpine pasture there is a small hut where you can buy cheese.
Typical verbs used in connection with 'Alpe' (alpine pasture) are '(das Vieh) auf die Alpe treiben' (to drive the livestock up to the alpine pasture) and 'den Sommer auf der Alpe verbringen' (to spend the summer on the alpine pasture).
Jedes Frühjahr treiben die Bauern ihre Herden auf die hochgelegenen Alpen.
Every spring, the farmers drive their herds up to the high alpine pastures.
'Die Alpe' (the alpine pasture) is closely related to 'die Alpen' (the Alps, the mountain range). The plural of 'die Alpe' is also 'die Alpen'. You have to recognize from context whether several mountain pastures or the entire mountain range is meant.
Wir wandern gern in den Alpen.
We like hiking in the Alps.
Alpine pasture
Alpe and Alm can refer to the same mountain pasture used in summer. Alpe is regional and is particularly common in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland; Alm is also commonly used for this. Which form sounds more natural therefore depends mainly on the region.
Im Allgäu verbringen die Kühe den Sommer auf der Alpe.
In the Allgäu, the cows spend the summer on the alpine pasture.
In Oberbayern verbringen die Kühe den Sommer auf der Alm.
In Upper Bavaria, the cows spend the summer on the alpine pasture.
