Jorat (Switzerland)

The Jorat (former German name: yurts ) is a forested highlands in the Canton of Vaud in the western Swiss Plateau, north-east of Lausanne. His name has the same origin as the Jura; the Celtic word jor means as much as forest or woodland.

The boundaries of the Jorat region on the south by Lake Geneva and the Lavaux, to the east by the depression of Forel and the Broyetal, on the north by the valley systems of Mentue with tributaries and in the west by the area of ​​Gros de Vaud. Towards the south of the highlands of Jorat falls relatively steeply, while only gradually abdacht against the other points of the compass, and no clear geographical boundaries are visible. The highest point reaches 929 m above sea Molassehochlandes. M.

The central part of the Jorat is by a large forest, the Jorat covered. This is the headwaters of the rivers talent Mentue and Bressonne. At the edges of woodland grazing is operated mainly because of the altitude, agriculture has only minor importance. The Jorat is from the main road 1 from Lausanne to Bern in the Col du Chalet -à- Gobet to 872 m above sea level. M. crossed.