Where Is Middle-Earth?
Switzerland!
Introduction
Switzerland has many beautiful mountains and lakes. Switzerland has four national languages: Romansh, Italian, German, and French. Switzerland is very diverse, and has very many different cultures.
Argument
Switzerland is a lot like Middle-Earth. For example, Switzerland has many "misty mountains cold" as said by the dwarves while they were singing about their perilous adventure. Also, Switzerland has many cultures, just as Middle-Earth has goblins, elves, dwarves, and hobbits.
The Mountain
The dwarves, Bilbo, and Gandalf are off to find a mountain that stands alone and tall that has amazing treasures inside of it. It says in the book and shown in the movie that this mountain is right next to a lake, just like this picture of a Switzerland mountain called the Matterhorn.
The Shire
One of the most known places in The Hobbit is the Shire, where Bilbo lives in "a hobbit hole under a hill" as the book calls it. This picture in Switzerland strongly resembles the hobbit holes that Bilbo and the other hobbits lived in.
The Forest
"They wondered what evil fate had befallen him, magic or dark monsters; and shuddered as they lay lost in the forest." This is a quote from the Hobbit when the dwarves and Bilbo lay lost in a dark forest, much like this picture of a forest in Switzerland.
Counter Claim
Can Switzerland Really Be Middle-Earth?
Now, a lot of places have mountains and lakes, but most of those places don't look like Middle-Earth. In Switzerland, the Matterhorn has that MIddle-Earth feel, and there are not very many lonely mountains, they're mostly in mountain ranges. And how many lonely mountains are right next to a lake? And also, how many countries besides Switzerland have houses underneath hills? This is why I think Switzerland is the best representation of Middle-Earth.
Link to Switzerland Page
Website: http://www.myswitzerland.com/en-us/home.html
Location: Switzerland