, neighboring_municipalities= Arosa,

Bergün/Bravuogn Bergün/Bravuogn (german: Bergün, rm, , in the local Romansh dialect ''Brauégn'') is a village and former municipality in the Albula Region in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The double name (German/Romansh) has been the official n ...

, Klosters-Serneus, Langwies, S-chanf,

Susch Susch (formally Süs) is a village and former municipality in the district of Inn in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Lavin and Susch merged into the municipality of Zernez.Aspen (USA), Sanada (Japan), Chamonix (France) --> } Davos (, ; or ; rm, ; archaic it, Tavate) is an Alpine

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and a municipality in the Prättigau/Davos Region in the

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of Graubünden,

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. It has a permanent population of (). Davos is located on the river Landwasser, in the Rhaetian Alps, between the Plessur and

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s. 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 () and Davos Platz (''Davos'' ''Place''), at 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 a long history of winter sport, Davos also has one of Switzerland's largest ski resorts, and hosts the international Spengler Cup ice hockey tournament each December.

Name

''Tavau'' is the Romansh name, and derives from Latin ''tubus'', here used in the sense of ''ravine''.

History

Johann Heinrich Müller, 1825-1894 J02 Davos

The current settlement of the Davos area began in the High Middle Ages with the immigration of Rhaeto-Romans. The village of Davos is first mentioned in 1213 as ''Tavaus''. From about 1280 the barons of Vaz allowed German-speaking Walser colonists to settle and conceded them extensive self-administration rights. In 1289 an agreement between the people of Davos and the baron of Vaz included that the Davoser citizens would not have to pay personal taxes, only the Government of Davos had to pay a yearly amount of goods to the baron of Vaz. Davos became the largest Walser settlement area in eastern Switzerland. Natives still speak a dialect that is atypical for Graubünden, showing similarities with the German spoken in Raron in Canton Valais. In 1338, with the death of the last Baron of Vaz, Davos came into possession of Frederick V, the

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, who was the brother of the wife of the deceased baron. Davos retained its right to elect its Landamman independently. In 1436, the League of the Ten Jurisdictions was founded in Davos.Pfister, Max (1989).p.15 In 1438, Davos received additional rights in an agreement in which the League of the Ten Jurisdictions and the rights received in the older treaty from 1289 were both acknowledged.Pfister, Max (1989).p.16 With this agreement, Davos was exempted from trade taxes in the territory of the Ten Jurisdictions and only obliged to provide men for military services within the territory of eight of the Ten Jurisdictions. In 1443 Davos came under the control of the Counts of Montfort, under which Davos also retained its rights. In 1450 an alliance between the League of the Ten Jurisdictions and the League of God's House was signed. The Counts of Montfort reached a financial impasse and sold Davos to Duke Sigmund of Tyrol in 1466. This lead Davos to search for support of the two other Raethian leagues and a treaty with the Grey League was reached in 1471.Pfister, Max (1989).p.17 As a result, Davos refused to follow the orders of the Austrian Empire. Eventually a compromise was found, under which Davos would come under the control of the House of Matsch, but Austria kept a right to repurchase Davos. From the middle of the 19th century, Davos, modeled on Görbersdorf (now Sokołowsko), became a popular destination for the sick and ailing because the microclimate in the high valley was deemed excellent by doctors (initiated by

Alexander Spengler Alexander Spengler (20 March 1827 – 1 November 1901) was a German physician and the first physician specializing in tuberculosis in Davos. Spengler was born as the eldest son of Johann Philipp Spengler, a teacher at a school in Mannheim M ...

) and recommended for lung disease patients. Robert Louis Stevenson, who suffered from tuberculosis, wintered in Davos in 1880 on the recommendation of his Edinburgh physician George Balfour.

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wrote an article about skiing in Davos in 1899. A sanatorium in Davos is also the inspiration for the Berghof Sanitorium in Thomas Mann's novel ''Der Zauberberg'' ('' The Magic Mountain''). Between 1936 and 1938, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, then at the end of his life and living in Davos since 1917, depicted Davos and the Junkerboden. His painting has a both

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and pantheistic atmosphere and simplified formal structure. The several sanatoria in Davos attracted a great number of German patients, of which many remained in Davos. As a result, during World War II, in which Switzerland remained neutral, Davos was a centre of Nazi activity in Switzerland. Nowhere else in the country were there more NSDAP members as a share of the population. In the many German-led sanatoria and schools, Nazi salutes and flags were ''de rigueur''. Swiss Nazi leader Wilhelm Gustloff's 1936 assassination in Davos led to tensions with Nazi Germany. At the end of the war, Federal Councillor Ernst Nobs described Davos as "more nazi-infested than any other Swiss place". In 2022, Davos mayor Philip Willhelm commissioned a study from historian Stefan Keller documenting the history of Nazi influence in Davos. During the ''natural ice'' era of winter sports, Davos and the ''

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'' were a mecca for speed skating. Many international championships were held here, and many world records were set, beginning with Peder Østlund who set four records in 1898. The only European

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Championship was held in the town in 1913. Subsequently, Davos became a ski resort, especially frequented by tourists from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. After peaking in the 1970s and 1980s, the city settled down as a leading but less high-profile tourist attraction. The American Van Leer family immigrated from here with their former Valär surname. Today Valärs still live and are members of government.

Geography

Topography

The main village of Davos lies at the top of the narrow valley of the Landwasser at an altitude of , just below the

Wolfgang Pass Wolfgang Pass () is a high mountain pass in the eastern Swiss Alps in the canton of Grisons in Switzerland. It connects Klosters and Davos with Davos being almost level with the pass. The pass road has a maximum grade of 10 percent and is k ...

. Lake Davos is northeast of the village, formerly the source of the Landwasser. The municipality of Davos () has an area (as of the 2004/09 survey) of , including most of the Landwasser valley and its side valleys. Of this area, about 35.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and 40.5% is unproductive land. In the 2004/09 survey a total of or about 1.2% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of over the 1985 amount. Over the same time period, the amount of recreational space in the municipality increased by and is now about 0.22% of the total area. Of the agricultural land, is fields and grasslands and consists of alpine grazing areas. Since 1985 the amount of agricultural land has decreased by . Over the same time period the amount of forested land has increased by . Rivers and lakes cover in the municipality.Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Regional portraits
accessed 27 October 2016 The Wolfgang Pass divides the waters flowing into the Landquart from the valley of the Landwasser, and has a year-round road and Rhaetian Railway connection. Crossing the pass leads to the village of Klosters and the Prättigau. Three long side valleys reach out to the south from the main valley of the Landwasser, one of which leads to the

Flüela Pass The Flüela Pass (german: Flüelapass, rm, Pass dal Flüela, elevation ) is a high mountain pass of the Swiss Alps in Graubünden. Traditionally considered the boundary between the Albula and Silvretta Alps, the pass crosses the watershed / ...

and the Engadin beyond.

Political divisions

The municipality of Davos is divided completely into six ''Fraktionsgemeinden'': Davos Dorf, Davos Platz, Davos Frauenkirch, Davos Glaris, Davos Monstein, and Davos Wiesen. The names of the ''Fraktionsgemeinden'' correspond to their largest village within. Smaller populated places in the municipality are: the village of Davos Clavadel, the hamlets of Laret, Wolfgang, Obem See, Meierhof, Stilli, Bünda, and Spina (in the main Landwasser valley), and Tschuggen, Dörfji, In den Büelen, Hof, Teufi, Gadmen, Am Rin, Dürrboden, Sertig Dörfli, Oberalp, Inneralp (in the side valleys). Until 2017 the municipality was located in the Davos subdistrict of the Prättigau/Davos district; after 2017 it is part of the Prättigau/Davos Region. In terms of area, it was the largest municipality in Switzerland in 2009 after a municipal

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with Wiesen. Davos lost this distinction after the formation of Glarus Süd in 2010, and today is the 4th largest in the canton of Graubünden.

Climate

Davos has a

subalpine climate The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, ge ...

( Köppen ''Dfc'') with an average of 125.3 days of precipitation per year and on average receives of precipitation. The wettest month is August during which time Davos receives an average of of precipitation. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 13.6 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is July, with an average of 13.8, but with only of precipitation. The driest month of the year is February with an average of of precipitation over 7.9 days, of which in 11.1 days are snowfall.

Politics

Government

The Small Country Council (''Kleiner Landrat'') constitutes the

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of the municipality of Davos and operates as a

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. It is composed of five councilors (german: Landrat/-rätin), each presiding over a department (''Departement'') comprising several bureaus. The president of the executive department acts as president of the municipality (''Landammann'' or ''Gemeindepräsident''). In the mandate period 2021–2024 (''Legislatur'') the Small Country Council is presided by ''Landammann'' Philipp Wilhelm. Departmental tasks, coordination measures and implementation of laws decreed by the Grand Country Council are carried by the Small Country Council. The regular election of the municipal councils by any inhabitant valid to vote is held every four years. Any resident of the municipality of Davos allowed to vote and being registered can be elected as a member of the Small Country Council for a maximal period of twelve years. The delegates are selected by means of a system of '' Majorz''. The President is elected as such as well by a public election while the heads of the other departments are assigned by the collegiate. They usually meet once a week. , Davos's Small Country Council is made up of two members of SP ( Social Democratic Party), of whom one is the president), two FDP ( FDP.The Liberals), and one Independent. The last regular elections (''Landschaftswahlen'') were held on 27 September and 29 November 2020.

Parliament

The Grand Country Council (''Grosser Landrat'') holds legislative power. It is made up of 17 members, with elections held every four years. The Grand Country Council decrees regulations and by-laws that are executed by the Small Country Council and the administration. The delegates are selected by means of a system of ''Majorz''. The sessions of the Grand Country Council are public. They usually meet ten times a year. Members of the Grand Country Council are not politicians by profession, and they are paid a fee based on their attendance. Any resident of Davos allowed to vote can be elected as a member of the Grand Country Council for a maximal period of twelve years. The last regular election of the Grand Country Council was held on 27 September 2020 for the mandate period (german: Legislatur) from January 2021 to December 2024. Currently the Grand Country Council consist of 6 (-1) Liberals (FDP/PLR), 3 (-1) Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC), 3 (+2) members of Social Democratic Party (SP/PS), 2 (+2) members of the Green Liberal Party (glp/pvl), and one each of the Center Party, Evangelical People's Party (EVP/PES), and one ''independent''.

Federal elections

National Council

In the 2019 federal election the most popular party was the SP with 21.3% of the votes. The next five parties were the SVP (20.0%), FDP (10.1%), CVP (6.8%), and the glp (6.8%). In the federal election, a total of 2'885 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 41.8%. In the 2015 federal election the most popular party was the SVP with 30.0% of the votes. The next five parties were the FDP (20.4%), the BDP (15.8%), the SP (14.7%), the glp (12.1%), and CVP (5.2%). In the federal election, a total of 3,231 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 46.7%.

International relations

Sister and twin towns

None. Former relations have been cancelled since February 2010 by the council due to thorough austerity measures.

Demographics

Population

Davos has a population () of . , 27.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. In 2015 7.3% of the population was born in Germany and 6.9% of the population was born in Portugal. Over the last four years (2010–2014) the population has changed at a rate of -0.27%. The birth rate in the municipality, in 2014, was 9.1, while the death rate was 8.2 per thousand residents. Most of the population () speaks German (86.3%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common (2.8%) and Italian being third (2.7%).Swiss Federal Statistical Office
accessed 28-Oct-2009 , children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 17.3% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) are 64.5% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 18.2%. In 2015 there were 5,099 single residents, 4,666 people who were married or in a civil partnership, 550 widows or widowers and 794 divorced residents. In 2014 there were 5,441 private households in Davos with an average household size of 2.03 persons. Of the 2,133 inhabited buildings in the municipality, in 2000, about 30.7% were single family homes and 39.1% were multiple family buildings. Additionally, about 25.9% of the buildings were built before 1919, while 8.3% were built between 1991 and 2000.Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB - Thema 09 - Bau- und Wohnungswesen
accessed 5 May 2016 In 2013 the rate of construction of new housing units per 1000 residents was 23.46. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.71%.

Historic population

The historic population is given in the following chart: Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) ImageSize = width: auto height:200 barincrement:45 PlotArea = top:20 left:40 bottom:20 right:35 AlignBars = justify DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:14000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:2400 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:600 start:0 PlotData= color:yellowgreen width: 35 mark:(line,white) align:center bar:1850 from:start till:1680 text:"1,680" bar:1860 from:start till:1705 text:"1,705" bar:1870 from:start till:2002 text:"2,002" bar:1880 from:start till:2865 text:"2,865" bar:1888 from:start till:3891 text:"3,891" bar:1900 from:start till:8089 text:"8,089" bar:1910 from:start till:9905 text:"9,905" bar:1920 from:start till:9727 text:"9,727" bar:1930 from:start till:11164 text:"11,164" bar:1941 from:start till:9259 text:"9,259" bar:1950 from:start till:10433 text:"10,433" bar:1960 from:start till:9588 text:"9,588" bar:1970 from:start till:10238 text:"10,238" bar:1980 from:start till:10468 text:"10,468" bar:1990 from:start till:10957 text:"10,957" bar:2000 from:start till:11417 text:"11,417" bar:2010 from:start till:11237 text:"11,237" bar:2014 from:start till:11136 text:"11,136" bar:2015 from:start till:12624 text:"12,624"

Education

In Davos about 74% of the population (ages 25–64) have completed either nonmandatory

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or additional higher education (either a university or a ''

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'').

Economy

Davos is a tourist community and a regional center. , there were a total of 8,853 people employed in the municipality. Of these, a total of 203 people worked in 80 businesses in the primary economic sector. The secondary sector employed 996 workers in 145 separate businesses. Finally, the tertiary sector provided 7,654 jobs in 926 businesses. In 2014 a total of 5,211 employees worked in 908 small companies (less than 50 employees). There were 17 mid sized businesses with 2,074 employees and 1 large business which employed 369 people. In 2014 a total of 23.5% of the population received social assistance. In 2015 local hotels had a total of 797,348 overnight stays, of which 46.9% were international visitors.

Religion

From the , 5,321 residents (46.6% of the population) belonged to the

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while 3,950 residents (34.6%) are Roman Catholic. Of the rest of the population, there were 10 individuals (or about 0.09% of the population) who belong to the

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faith, 439 individuals (3.85% of the population) who belonged to the Orthodox Church, 274 (2.40%) who belonged to another Christian church, 79 (0.69%) who were

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, 56 (0.49%) who belonged to another faith (not listed), and eight residents (0.07%) were Jewish. In addition, 832 residents (7.29%) belonged to no faith, were

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, and 448 individuals (3.92%) did not answer the question.Graubunden Population Statistics
accessed 21 September 2009

Sports

Davos's ice hockey team, HC Davos, plays in the National League (NL). Their home arena is the Vaillant Arena. In December of each year, the team and arena host the Spengler Cup, an international tournament first held in 1923. Besides

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, offering some of pistes, Davos has the largest natural ice skating field in Europe.

is occasionally played there. An international tournament, starting in 2014, has been organised. The

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in Davos is so far the only one of its kind. There are six main ski areas in winter, with a total of of slopes: * Parsenn / Gotschna which connects to the partner town of Klosters from Davos Dorf * Jakobshorn which can be reached from Davos Platz directly *

Pischahorn The Pischahorn is a mountain of the Silvretta Alps, located east of Davos , neighboring_municipalities= Arosa, Bergün/Bravuogn, Klosters-Serneus, Langwies, S-chanf, Susch , twintowns = } Davos (, ; or ; rm, ; archaic it, ...

which can be reached by frequently running buses into Flüela valley * Rinerhorn to start from Davos Glaris * Madrisahorn located in neighbouring Klosters * Schatzalp is privately owned by the Schatzalp Hotel and a specialty as a "decelerated" skiing area All areas offer summer transport as well on to the main peaks from mid May until end of October. The remote side valleys heading towards the Engadine area are worth long hikes towards the passes of Sertig or Scaletta Pass to reach, for example, Piz Kesch, an Ultra prominent peak. To the north there are no valleys but rather a direct one-day ascent to continue across a pass into the "Schanfigg" valley towards the rival resort of Arosa or even to continue to Lenzerheide in a two-day hike.

Culture

Davos is home to seven sites that are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance. These heritage sites include the Town Archives, the Kirchner Museum, the ''Grosses Jenatschhaus'' (a type of charity house known as a ''Pfrundhaus'') and the Forest Cemetery (''Waldfriedhof''). Several hotels and spas are also included on the list. The three hotels or former hotels are: Berghotel Schatzalp, the former Grand Hotel Belvédère, and the Zürcher Höhenklinik von R. Gaberel. Davos hosts annual meetings of the World Economic Forum. The city was featured in an episode of '' Viva La Bam'', when cities around Europe were visited. On 14 March 2003, a festival called ''Winterjam'' was held in the city and bands such as

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, Crazy Town, and Guano Apes performed during this event.

Transport

Davos is part of the rail network of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB). The RhB has two main stations in Davos: (northeast) and (southwest). Other stations in the municipality include and towards Klosters, and , , , and towards Filisur. The valley station ''Davos Dorf (Parsennbahn)'' of the funicular

Parsennbahn The Parsenn Funicular (german: Davos Parsenn Bahn, DPB) is a funicular railway in the resort of Davos in the Switzerland, Swiss canton of Graubünden. The line links the town of Davos with the Weissfluhjoch ridge and the Parsenn ski area. The fu ...

to Weissfluhjoch ( Parsenn) is in Davos Dorf, the station ''Davos Platz Schatzalpbahn'' of Schatzalp-Bahn in Davos Platz. Also in Davos Platz are the bottom stations of the cable car to the Jakobshorn, the station ''Davos Platz DKB'' (right next to the corresponding railway station), but also the one of the chair lift to ''Usser Isch'', namely the ''Davos Platz (Talstation Carjöl)''. The bottom station of the lift to Rinerhorn is right next to RhB station ''Davos Glaris''. The one (''Dörfji'') of the Pischa area in the side valley of the Flüela, reachable by bus. Local buses are operated by Verkehrsbetrieb der Landschaft Davos Gemeinde (vbd).

Research

Davos has several research institutes: the AO Foundation focusing on trauma and disorders of the musculoskeletal system, the Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF), the World Radiation Center (PMOD/WRC) and the Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF) of the

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(WSL).

Notable people

The arts

* Sophie Taeuber-Arp (1889 in Davos – 1943), painter, sculptor, architect and dancer * Dorothea Wieck (1908 in Davos – 1986), a German theatre and film actress * Ernst Haefliger (1919 in Davos – 2007), tenor *

Eberhard W. Kornfeld Eberhard W. Kornfeld (23 September 1923 – 13 April 2023) was a Swiss auctioneer, author, art dealer, and collector based in Bern. Early life Eberhard W. Kornfeld was born in Basel on 23 September 1923. After a commercial apprenticeship with ...

(1923–2023), art collector; made Honorary citizen of Davos in 2004 *

Jürg Federspiel Jürg Fortunat Federspiel (28 June 1931 – 12 January 2007) was a Swiss writer, born in Kemptthal, Canton Zurich. Federspiel authored more than 20 novels and short story collections. Background and education Federspiel grew up in Davo ...

(1931–2007), writer, grew up in Davos * Thomas Hirschhorn (born 1957), artist, grew up in Davos * Marc Forster (born 1969), German and Swiss director and filmmaker, grew up in Davos made freeman of Davos in 2007

Politics, public service and business

Wilhelm Vischer Wilhelm Eduard Vischer (30 April 1895 in Davos – 27 November 1988 in Montpellier) was a Swiss pastor, theologian, Hebraist, Old Testament scholar and amateur Lied lyricist. One of his major areas of study was that of Christ in the Old Tes ...

(1895 in Davos – 1988), a pastor, theologian, Hebraist, Old Testament scholar and amateur Lied lyricist * Ursula Wyss (born 1973 in Davos), economist, Swiss National Councillor 1999–2013 and former

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Science, medicine & TB patients

(1827–1901), a German and Swiss physician, specialised in TB in Davos *

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(1840–1893), an English poet and literary critic, TB patient in Davos from 1877. * Friedrich Miescher (1844–1895), biologist who discovered DNA, died in Davos * Carl Rüedi (1848 in Davos – 1901), a pulmonologist, treated Robert Louis Stevenson * Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894), Scottish novelist and travel writer, TB patient in Davos in the 1880s. * Oscar Levertin (1862–1906), a Swedish poet and literary historian; lived in Davos 1888–1890. * Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880–1938 in Davos), German artist, TB patient, lived in Davos from 1917; namesake of the local art museum *

Philipp Bauknecht Philipp Bauknecht (1884, Barcelona - 26 February 1933, Davos) was a German Expressionist painter and graphic artist. Most of his works are landscapes and still-lifes. Biography He was born in Barcelona, where his father was working as a wat ...

(1884 – 1933 in Davos), German expressionist painter, TB patient from 1910 * Harry Clarke (1889–1931 in Davos), an Irish stained-glass artist and book illustrator, TB patient from 1929, buried in Chur * Klabund (1890 – 1928 in Davos), aka ''Alfred Henschke'', German writer and painter, TB patient

Sport

* Fritz Kraatz (1906–1992), ice hockey player, competed in the

1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (french: IIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; german: II. Olympische Winterspiele; it, II Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, II Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. M ...

Paul Söllner Paul Söllner (5 June 1911 – 8 April 1991) was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Davos and died in Murnau am Staffelsee. In 1936 he won the gold medal as member of the German boat in the coxed four comp ...

(1911 in Davos – 1991), German rower, competed in the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

Albert Künzler Albert Künzler (b. 9 February 1911 - d. April 1982) was a Swiss ice hockey player who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics. In 1936 he participated with the Swiss ice hockey team in the Winter Olympics tournament. See also List of Olympic men ...

(1911 in Davos – 1982), ice hockey player, competed in the

1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (german: IV. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 ( bar, Garmasch-Partakurch 1936), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 ...

* Andreas Däscher (born 1927 in Davos), ski jumper, competed at the

1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games ( it, VII Giochi Olimpici invernali) and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( lld, Anpezo 1956 or ), was a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from ...

and developed the Daescher technique *

Franz Berry Franz Berry (21 November 1938 – 6 July 2009) was a Swiss ice hockey player who played for the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team at the 1956 and 1964 Olympics 1964 Olympics refers to both: *The 1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Wint ...

(1938 in Davos – 2009), ice hockey player, competed in the

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...

and

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

Peter Frei Peter Frei (born 6 August 1946 in Davos) is a Swiss former alpine skier who competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics. Career He raced for the SC Davos. At the Lauberhorn ski races in 1968 he skied with the number 162 on the fifth place at the sl ...

(born 1946 in Davos), alpine skier, competed in the

1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchm ...

Nicolas Gilliard Nicolas Gilliard (born 27 October 1947) is a Swiss former breaststroke swimmer. He competed in three events at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of th ...

(born 1947 in Davos), swimmer, competed at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

* Paul Accola (born 1967 in Davos), alpine skiing World Cup, overall champion *

Martina Accola Martina Accola (born 8 March 1969, Davos) is a Switzerland, Swiss former Alpine skiing, alpine skier who competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics and 1998 Winter Olympics. She is the sister of former alpine skiing World Cup overall champion Paul Accola ...

(born 1969, Davos), alpine skier, competed in the

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ...

and

1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the ...

Andrea Senteler Andrea Senteler (born 28 April 1977) is a Swiss former cross-country skier. She competed in the women's 5 kilometre classical at the 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1 ...

(born 1977), cross-country skier, competed in the

* Carmen Schäfer (born 1981 in Davos), a curler *

Andres Ambühl Andres Ambühl (born 14 September 1983) is a Swiss professional ice hockey forward who currently serves as captain of HC Davos of the National League (NL). He has won six Swiss NL championships, two Spengler Cups with HC Davos, and a silver med ...

(born 1983 in Davos), ice hockey forward * Iouri Podladtchikov (born 1988), a Russian-born Swiss snowboarder, brought up in Davos, gold medallist at the

2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic ...

Dino Wieser Dino Wieser (born June 13, 1989) is a Swiss professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for and is an alternate captain of HC Davos in the National League (NL). Playing career On March 18, 2013, Wieser was signed to a three-year cont ...

(born 1989 in Davos), ice hockey forward *

Stefanie Müller Stefanie Müller (born 5 June 1992 in Davos) is a Swiss snowboarder, specializing in Alpine snowboarding. Müller competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Switzerland. She was 17th in the qualifying run of the parallel giant slalom and 18th in t ...

(born 1992 in Davos), Alpine snowboarder, competed at the

* Claude-Curdin Paschoud (born 1994 in Davos), ice hockey defenceman

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