Rabius is the largest village in the municipality of
Sumvitg
Sumvitg (; german: Somvix) is a municipality in the Surselva Region in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
History
Sumvitg is first mentioned in 1175 as ''in Summovico''.
Geography
Sumvitg has an area, , of . Of this area, 24.8% is us ...
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Graubünden,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. It has a
station on the
Disentis
Disentis (German) or Mustér (, Romansh), with its official name Disentis/Mustér is a village and a municipality in the Surselva Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
The skiing and summer tourism resort high up in the Rhine valley is th ...
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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 RhB ...
. 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
References
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Villages in Graubünden
Sumvitg
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