The phrase "alpine city" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a city located in or near mountainous regions, particularly those with alpine characteristics.
Example: "The alpine city of Innsbruck is known for its stunning mountain views and winter sports."
Alternatives: "mountain city" or "highland city".
The country hosted the Winter Games in 1964 and 1976, both times in the Alpine city of Innsbruck.
The slide gathered mass, growing to a nearly 6-foot-thick, 160-foot-wide onslaught of snow, according to the gendarme service in the alpine city of Chamonix.
All the agreements allow students from Grenoble to study at the Indian schools, while their Indian counterparts are welcomed to study in the French alpine city.
Mr. Belvaux has tried something similar: each installment in "The Trilogy" focuses on the travails of a different man in the French alpine city of Grenoble.
So when the young man from La Castellane went to join Juventus in the Alpine city of Turin, he took a friend from home with him.
The quaint alpine city of Salzburg is used to two kinds of musical visitors: fans of Mozart or the Sound of Music.
Many of the larger Alpine cities experience severe local air pollution, and some of the valleys can be filled with impure air for weeks at a time.
In any case the situation constituted by the peri-urban space of Alpine cities is still much less compromised than that found in cities on the plain.
The interpenetration between city and mountain alone thus ends up by being an element of distinction for Alpine cities, which differ from other cities for their unique mixture of anthropic and natural elements.
In fact, due to the development of processes that are highly anomalous in mountain territories, such as urban sprawl, Alpine cities run the risk of reproducing lowland urban development.
In the vicinity of a number of Alpine cities it is still possible to recognise a form of farming, which is far from being residual, or occupying residual spaces.
