Title: History of the Alps - Wikipedia
Headings: History of the Alps
History of the Alps
Contents
Early history (before 1200)
Later Medieval to Early Modern Era (1200 to 1900)
Central Alps
Western Alps
Eastern Alps
Modern history (1900 to present)
Population
Economy
Milestones of railway transit across the Alps
Political history
Tourism and alpinism
Linguistic history
References
Bibliography
See also
External links

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This is about cultural history; for geological history, see Alpine orogeny, Geology of the Alps. View of the Matterhorn within the Alps
The valleys of the Alps have been inhabited since prehistoric times. The Alpine culture, which developed there, centers on transhumance . Currently the Alps are divided among eight states: France, Monaco, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany and Slovenia. In 1991 the Alpine Convention was established to regulate this transnational area, whose area measures about 190,000 square kilometres (73,000 sq mi). Contents
1 Early history (before 1200)
2 Later Medieval to Early Modern Era (1200 to 1900)
2.1 Central Alps
2.2 Western Alps
2.3 Eastern Alps
3 Modern history (1900 to present)
3.1 Population
3.2 Economy
3.3 Political history
3.4 Tourism and alpinism
4 Linguistic history
5 References
6 Bibliography
7 See also
8 External links
Early history (before 1200)
The Wildkirchli caves in the Appenzell Alps show traces of Neanderthal habitation (about 40,000 BCE).