Davos
Davos is a winter and summer resort village located in the heart of the Graubünden in the east of Switzerland. In the early 1990s, Davos became famous for hosting the World Economic Forum, an annual winter gathering of international politicians and financiers who represented a transnational elite.Places of Interest
Highlights include Lake Davos and Zondacrypto Arena.
Lake Davos
Lake
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Lake Davos is a small natural lake at Davos, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.59 km² and the maximum depth is 54 m. Fed by sources of the Rhine, Flüelabach and Totalpbach, among other mountain creeks, the lake is used as a hydropower reservoir; its water no longer flows to the river Landwasser but is channeled into the river Landquart at Klosters.
Zondacrypto Arena
Sports venue
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zondacrypto Arena is an indoor arena in Davos, Switzerland. It is primarily used for ice hockey and is the home arena of HC Davos. It holds 7,080 people, of which 3,280 are seated.
Kirchner Museum Davos
Museum
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The Kirchner Museum Davos is an art museum dedicated to the life and work of the German Expressionist artist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, located in Davos, Switzerland. Kirchner lived in Davos from 1918 to 1938, and was inspired to create many of his works there.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Davos Platz and Davos Frauenkirch.
Davos Platz
Suburb
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Davos 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.
Davos Frauenkirch
Hamlet
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Davos Frauenkirch is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km southwest of Davos.
Davos
- Type: Locality with 10,900 residents
- Also known as: “CH3851”
- Location: Region Prättigau / Davos, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.8048° or 46° 48′ 17″ northLongitude
9.8372° or 9° 50′ 14″ eastPopulation
10,900Elevation
1,563 metres (5,128 feet)Open location code
8FRFRR3P+WVGeoNames ID
2661041
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