Davos (district) facts for kids
Davos is a district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. Think of a district like a large area that groups together several smaller towns and villages. Davos is quite big, covering about 824 square kilometers, which is roughly the size of 115,000 football fields! As of December 2004, about 25,728 people lived there.
What is a District?
In Switzerland, a district is a way to organize different towns and villages together. It's like a region that helps manage things for all the smaller communities within it. Davos is one such district in the beautiful mountainous area of Graubünden.
Parts of Davos
The Davos district is made up of smaller areas called Kreise (which means sub-districts) and even smaller areas called municipalities. There are 7 sub-districts and 16 municipalities in total.
The main municipality within the Davos district is also called Davos. It's the biggest one, with a population of 10,941 people and an area of 254.48 square kilometers (as of December 2004).
Some of the other sub-districts and their main towns include:
- Jenaz sub-district with towns like Fideris, Furna, and Jenaz.
- Klosters sub-district which includes Klosters-Serneus.
- Küblis sub-district with towns such as Conters im Prättigau, Küblis, and Saas im Prättigau.
- Luzein sub-district which has Luzein, St. Antönien, and St. Antönien Ascharina.
- Schiers sub-district with Grüsch and Schiers.
- Seewis sub-district including Fanas, Seewis im Prättigau, and Valzeina.
These smaller parts work together to form the larger Davos district.
A Bit of History
Before 1986, some of the sub-districts you see in Davos today belonged to different, older districts. For example, the sub-districts of Davos, Jenaz, Klosters, Küblis, and Luzein used to be part of a district called Oberlandquart. The sub-districts of Schiers and Seewis were part of another old district called Unterlandquart. Over time, these districts changed, and now they are all part of the Davos district.
