Der Zauberberg by Thomas Mann, 1967, Fischer edition, in German.

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Team in Davos, 1910 From the middle of the 19th century, Davos modeled on became a popular destination for the sick and ailing because the in the high valley was deemed excellent by doctors (initiated by ) and recommended for patients., who suffered from, wintered in Davos in 1880 upon the recommendation of his Edinburgh physician Dr. George Balfour.

Wrote an article about skiing in Davos in 1899. A sanatorium in Davos is also the inspiration for the Berghof Sanitorium in 's novel Der Zauberberg ( ). Between 1936 and 1938,, then at the end of his life and living in Davos since 1917, depicted Davos and the Junkerboden. His painting has a both and atmosphere and simplified formal structure. During the natural ice era of, Davos and the were a mecca for. Many international championships were held here, and many world records were set, beginning with who set four records in 1898.

The only European Championship was held in the town in 1913. Subsequently, Davos became a famous ski resort, especially frequented by tourists from the United Kingdom and the. [ ] After peaking in the 1970s and 1980s, the city settled down as a leading but less high-profile tourist attraction. Geography [ ] Topography [ ]. SVP (23.5%) The Grand Country Council ( Grosser Landrat) holds.

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. 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 5 June 2016 for the mandate period (: Legislatur) from January 2017 to December 2020. Currently the Grand Country Council consist of 7, 4, 2 members of the, and one each of the,,, and one independent. Federal elections [ ] National Council [ ] In the the most popular party was the with 30.0% of the votes.

The next five parties were the (20.4%), the (15.8%), the (14.7%), the (12.1%), and (5.2%). In the federal election, a total of 3,231 votes were cast, and the 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 [ ]. Davos with the (center) Population [ ] Davos has a population (as of December 2016 ) of 11,060.

As of 2014, 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 4 years (2010-2014) the population has changed at a rate of -0.27%. The in the municipality, in 2014, was 9.1, while the was 8.2 per thousand residents. Most of the population (as of 2000 ) speaks (86.3%), with Serbo-Croat being second most common (2.8%) and Italian being third (2.7%). As of 2014, 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. In 2013 the rate of construction of new housing units per 1000 residents was 23.46. The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2015, was 0.71%.

Education [ ] In Davos about 74% of the population (ages 25–64) have completed either nonmandatory or additional higher education (either University or a ). Economy [ ] Davos is a tourist community and a regional center. As of 2014, 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.

The employed 996 workers in 145 separate businesses. Finally, the 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 2000 census, 5,321 residents (46.6% of the population) belonged to the while 3,950 residents (34.6%) are. Of the rest of the population, there were 10 individuals (or about 0.09% of the population) who belong to the faith, 439 individuals (3.85% of the population) who belonged to the, 274 (2.40%) who belonged to another Christian church, 79 (0.69%) who were, 56 (0. B And H Photo here. 49%) who belonged to another faith (not listed), and eight residents (0.07%) were. In addition, 832 residents (7.29%) belonged to no faith, were or, and 448 individuals (3.92%) did not answer the question.