Davos

Extracted Attributes

• Type

  Global Event Host, Alpine Resort Town

• Location

  Prättigau/Davos Region, Grisons, Switzerland

• Elevation

  1,560 meters (5,120 ft) above sea level

• Modern Role

  Skiing and winter sports center

• Historical Role

  19th-century mountain health resort

• Primary Annual Event

  World Economic Forum Annual Meeting

• Highest Town in Europe

  Yes

• Other Major Annual Event

  Spengler Cup ice hockey tournament

• Environmental Recognition

  Energy City (since 2001)

• Permanent Population (2020)

  10,832

Timeline

• First mentioned in historical documents, inhabited by Romansh-speaking people. (Source: Britannica)

  1160

• Settled by German-speaking people from the upper Valais. (Source: Britannica)

  13th century

• Became the capital of the League of Ten Jurisdictions. (Source: Britannica)

  1436

• Gained prominence as a fashionable mountain health resort. (Source: Wikipedia, Britannica)

  1860s

• Began hosting the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. (Source: Britannica)

  1971

• Awarded the title of 'Energy City' by the Federal Office of Energy. (Source: davos.ch)

  2001

• President Javier Milei delivered a speech detailing his free market economy policies at the World Economic Forum, inspiring a significant investment in Argentina by Stan Druckenmiller. (Source: Related Documents)

  2024-01

• Scheduled start of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025. (Source: weforum.org)

  2025-01-20

• Hosts the international Spengler Cup ice hockey tournament. (Source: Wikipedia)

  Annually in December

• Hosts the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, bringing together global leaders. (Source: Wikipedia, WEF.org)

  Annually in January

Davos

Davos (UK: , US: ; German: [daˈfoːs] or [daˈvoːs] ; Romansh: ; Old Italian: Tavate) is an Alpine resort town and municipality in the Prättigau/Davos Region in the canton of the Grisons, Switzerland. It has a permanent population of 10,832 (2020). Davos is located on the river Landwasser, in the Rhaetian Alps, between the Plessur and Albula Ranges. The municipality covers nearly the entire valley of the Landwasser, and the centre of population, economic activity and administration is two adjacent villages, Davos Dorf (engl.: Davos Village) and Davos Platz (Davos Place), which are 1,560 m (5,120 ft) above sea level. Gaining prominence in the 19th century as a mountain health resort, Davos is perhaps best known today for hosting the World Economic Forum, an annual meeting of global political and corporate leaders. With its long history of winter sports, Davos also has one of Switzerland's largest ski resorts and hosts the international Spengler Cup, an ice hockey tournament, every December.

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• Davos – the Swiss mountain town

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• Davos | Switzerland, Map, Skiing, & Facts

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• World Economic Forum - Wikipedia

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