Kuens

Kuens (German pronunciation: [ˈkuəns]; Italian: Caines [ˈkaines]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of the city of Bolzano in the Passeier Valley.

Kuens
Comune
Gemeinde Kuens
Comune di Caines
Coat of arms
Location of Kuens
Kuens
Location of Kuens in Italy
Kuens
Kuens (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
Coordinates: 46°42′N 11°10′E
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)
Government
 • MayorManfred Raffl
Area
 • Total1.7 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Population
 (Nov. 2010)[2]
 • Total399
 • Density230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Demonym(s)German: Kuensner
Italian: comesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39010
Dialing code0473
WebsiteOfficial website

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 399 and an area of 1.7 square kilometres (0.66 sq mi).[3]

Kuens borders the following municipalities: Riffian, Schenna and Tirol.

History

In the early eighth century, Kuens became the site of a small monastery founded by Saint Corbinian, who had been struck by the area's beauty on the second of his journeys to Rome. He bought some properties and planted vineyards and orchards and considered the area a "spiritual homeland", so much so that he chose it as the site for his burial.[4]

Coat-of-arms

The emblem represents a bishop (that is, Saint Corbinian) with a gules mantle, the mitre of Or and aureola; a pastoral staff of Or in his right hand. A brown bear, with a load tied up to her back, through the bishop. The emblem was adopted in 1968.[5]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 96.28% of the population speak German, 3.47% Italian and 0.25% Ladin as first language.[6]

Demographic evolution
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1880160—    
1910219+36.9%
1921200−8.7%
1931204+2.0%
1936193−5.4%
1951225+16.6%
1961210−6.7%
1971242+15.2%
1981272+12.4%
1991304+11.8%
2001318+4.6%
Source: Data from ISTAT

References
  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  4. Mitterer, Sigisbert (1928). "Die Bedeutung des hl. Bonifatius für das bayerische Klosterwesen". Studien und Mitteilungen zur Geschichte des Benediktiner-Ordens und seiner Zweige. 46: 333–60.
  5. Heraldry of the World: Kuens
  6. "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info. Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol (38): 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.

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