Alpine pastures - Alp pastures

…For pasture farming, the high grasslands called Alps, which are distributed everywhere, were incorporated into the pastures. The main village (winter village) and farmland were established in the river valley or on the lower slopes, and the Mayen pastures were created by clearing the forest between the river valley and the Alps pastures. Thus, pasture farming was carried out by vertically moving livestock between three farmlands at different altitudes, low, middle, and high, according to the season. …

*Some of the terms mentioned in "Alpine Pasture" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…牧養には，普遍的に分布するアルプと称される高位の草地を放牧に組み入れた。河谷部または下部斜面に本村(冬村)と農耕地が開かれ，アルプ放牧地との中間にマイエン草地が森林を切り開いてつくられた。こうして低位･中位･高位の三つの高度を異にする農用地を，季節に従って家畜を垂直的に移動させる牧養となった。…

※「アルプ放牧地」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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