Davos (, archaic Italian: Tavate, local German pronunciation , German pronunciation ) is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has a permanent population of . Davos is located on the river Landwasser, in the Rhaetian Alps, between the Plessur and Albula Range. At , it is the highest "town" in Europe.