Churfirsten
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The name is a plural, indicating the peaks forming the historical boundary of the bishopric of Chur.
It has historically also been folk-etymologized as Kurfürsten, i.e. the 7 prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire who in the later medieval period (until 1648) numbered seven, which in turn encouraged the count of seven main or "official" peaks.
The standard "seven peaks" of the Churfirsten are (from west to east):
- Selun (2205 m)
- Frümsel (2263 m)
- Brisi (2279 m)
- Zuestoll (2235 m)
- Schibenstoll (2234 m)
- Hinterrugg (2306 m)
- Chäserrugg (2262 m)
The count of exactly seven peaks is contrived; sometimes, Chäserrugg is not included and counted as part of Hinterrugg, because of its topographical prominence of a mere 14 m.
The Churfirsten seven peaks listed above have remarkably uniform heights (within just above a 100 m difference); the ridge continues both to the east and the west with a number of further peaks between 2000 and 2200 m that are not usually included as Churfirsten:
- Peaks to the west of Selun: Wart (2068 m), Schären (or Schäären, 2184 m), Nägeliberg (2153 m), Glattchamm (2084 m), Leistchamm (2101 m).
- Peaks to the east of Chäserrugg: Tristenkolben (2159 m), Gamserrugg (2076 m).