Selun
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The Selun is one of the peaks of the Churfirsten range, located in the Appenzell Alps. It lies between the valley of Toggenburg and Lake Walenstadt in the canton of St. Gallen. The summit is easily accessible by a trail on the northern side.
Name
The peak is named for the extended alpine pasture Script error: No such module "Lang". to the peak's north-west, situated above ca. Template:Cvt.[1] The name's etymology is uncertain, possibly from a *sellonem (Latin sella) "saddle".[2][3] Named for Script error: No such module "Lang". is Johannes Seluner (c. 1828–1898) who was found in 1844 as a feral child living in Wildenmannlisloch cave.
See also
References
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- ^ Selunalp in Geographisches Lexikon der Schweiz (1902). Indicated as Script error: No such module "Lang". and Script error: No such module "Lang". on the Siegfried Map (map.geo.admin.ch); note also Script error: No such module "Lang". between 1,100 and 1,500 metres (3,600 and 4,900 ft), separating Selunalp from the lower Script error: No such module "Lang"..
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Götzinger, Wilhelm (1891). Die romanischen Ortsnamen des Kantons St. Gallen. St. Gallen: von Huber & Cie. p. 78.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Zinsli, Paul (1963). Sprachleben der Schweiz: Sprachwissenschaft, Namenforschung, Volkskunde. Francke. p. 297.
External links
- Page Template:Sister-inline/styles.css has no content.Script error: No such module "Sister project logo". Media related to Script error: No such module "Commons link". at Wikimedia Commons
- Selun on Hikr
