Kuens (German: [ˈkuːəns]; Italian: Caines [ˈkaines]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of the city of Bolzano in the Passeier Valley.
Kuens | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Manfred Raffl |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.7 km2 (0.7 sq mi) |
| Population (Nov. 2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 399 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Kuensner Italian: comesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39010 |
| Dialing code | 0473 |
| Website | Official 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 160 | — |
| 1910 | 219 | +36.9% |
| 1921 | 200 | −8.7% |
| 1931 | 204 | +2.0% |
| 1936 | 193 | −5.4% |
| 1951 | 225 | +16.6% |
| 1961 | 210 | −6.7% |
| 1971 | 242 | +15.2% |
| 1981 | 272 | +12.4% |
| 1991 | 304 | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 318 | +4.6% |
| Source: Data from ISTAT | ||
References
External links
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