Switzerland in the Roman era after which the area began to be occupied by Germanic peoples. The Swiss plateau, within the natural borders of the Alps to the South and East, Lake Geneva and the Rhône to the west and the Rhine to the north, was recognized as a contiguous territory by Julius Caesar. This area had been dominated by the La Tène culture since the 5th century BC, settled by a mostly Celtic population (Gauls), of which the Helvetii were the most numerous, but which also included the Rauraci in north-west Switzerland centered on Basel, and the Allobroges around Geneva. South of the Swiss
Gailtal Alps Alps and Mt. Goldeck lies the Weißensee at , the highest lake for bathing in Austria. Based on the AVE classification, the adjacent ranges are: The Gailtal Alps can be divided into five massifs in east-west direction, separated by draws and the Weissensee longitudinal valley: Gailtal Alps The Gailtal Alps ( or "Drauzug"), is a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps in Austria. It rises between the River Drava ("Drau") and the Gail valley (in southwestern Carinthia) and through the southern part of East Tyrol. Its western group called "Lienz Dolomites" ("Lienzer Dolomiten"), is sometimes counted as part of