Juf

Juf (Romansh pronunciation: [ˈjuf]) is a village in the municipality of Avers in the canton of Grisons, Switzerland. At 2,126 metres (6,975 ft) above sea level, it is historically the highest village with permanent residents in Western Europe, as well as one of its coldest localities. The Russians view the Dagestani aul of Kurush (ca. 2500 m. above sea level) as the highest inhabited village in Eastern Europe.

For other uses, see JUF (disambiguation).

As of 2016, Juf had a population of 31 inhabitants divided between six families in a concentrated settlement. They were 20 in 1991 and 30 in 2001. The first inhabitants were immigrant Walser who arrived in 1292.

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