Rabius is the largest village in the municipality of

Sumvitg Sumvitg (; german: Somvix) is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Surselva Region in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. History Sumvitg is first mentioned in 1175 as ''in Summovico''. Geography S ...

, Graubünden, Switzerland. It has a

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on the Disentis - Reichenau line of the

Rhaetian Railway The Rhaetian Railway (german: Rhätische Bahn; it, Ferrovia retica; rm, Viafier retica), abbreviated RhB, is a Swiss transport company that owns the largest network of all private railway operators in Switzerland. Headquartered in Chur, the R ...

. The name is mentioned for the first time in a 1203 document. Two rivers flow past the village which could be for the inhabitants occasionally quite ''rabiat'' (in the local dialect), therefore giving the name "Rabius" to the village. In former days, on these streams watermills were built (reflected in the Rabius coat of arms). The mills provided power for amongst other places, the local carpenter's workshop. Rabius has 574 inhabitants, most of whom are occupied in trade and handicraft. Rabius is not particularly a tourism centre. There are various hotels and restaurants here. the church is rather grubby as it is stained. it is part of the sumvitg area. The railway station is where the trains pass by.

SHOPS

There is a volg in rabius, it is actually a volg mini so a bit smaller than a volg, but still a great value swiss shop

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* Villages in Graubünden Sumvitg {{graubünden-geo-stub