Davos is located in eastern Switzerland, in the canton of Graubünden (also called Grisons), in the Swiss Alps.

Quick Scoop

  • Davos is an Alpine resort town on the Landwasser River in the Rhaetian Alps.
  • It sits about 1,560 meters (around 5,120 feet) above sea level, making it one of Europe’s highest towns.
  • Administratively, it consists mainly of the two villages Davos Platz and Davos Dorf within the Davos Valley.
  • It is best known globally as the host town of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting each January.

If you’re hearing “Davos” in the news, people almost always mean this Swiss mountain town where world leaders gather each year.

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