Facts About Davos:
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Davos is host to the World Economic Forum (WEF).
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The village of Davos is first mentioned in 1213 as Tavaus.
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The current settlement of the Davos area began in the High Middle Ages with the immigration of Rhaeto-Romans.
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Davos is home to seven sites that are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.
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In 1436, the League of the Ten Jurisdictions was founded in Davos.
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Davos is an Alpine town, and a municipality in the Prättigau/Davos Region in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland.
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Davos has a permanent population of 10,899, as of 2018.
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Davos has an area of 109.65 sq mi.
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Davos was inhabited by Romansh-speaking people, but later in the 13th century, it was settled by German-speaking people from the upper Valais.
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List of some noble people from Davos: Claude-Curdin Paschoud, Walter Siegenthaler, Ursula Wyss & Marc Forster. (List of all Noble people of Davos).
