Septimer

Japanese: Septimer
Septimer

…In Roman times, it was an important administrative center in eastern Switzerland, and a bishop lived there at the end of the 4th century (the first historical document dates to 451). The bishop, who controlled the important transportation routes at the entrances to important Alpine passes such as Septimer and Splügen, wielded immense power in the Middle Ages, but from the 15th century onwards, the city of Chur developed with a large degree of autonomy over the bishop. Today, it is famous as a stopover point for tourists and skiers heading to the Alpine passes. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Septimer" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ローマ時代に東スイスの重要支配拠点となり,4世紀末には司教が居住した(史料初出は451年)。セプティマーSeptimer,シュプリューゲンSplügen等の重要なアルプス峠の登り口に位置した交通の要路を支配した司教は,中世には絶大な権力をふるったが,15世紀以降,都市クールは司教より大幅な自治を獲得して発展した。現在はアルプス峠への観光・スキー客の中継地として有名。…

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