Kuens (; it, Caines ) is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces ('' province''). The can ...
'' (municipality) in
South Tyrol
it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol
, settlement_type = Autonomous province
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in northern
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
, located about northwest of the city of
Bolzano
Bolzano ( or ; german: Bozen, (formerly ); bar, Bozn; lld, Balsan or ) is the capital city of the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol and the third ...
in the
Passeier Valley.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 399 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.]
Kuens borders the following municipalities:
Riffian,
Schenna
Schenna (; it, Scena ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located in the Passeier Valley, about northwest of the city of Bolzano.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,841 and an area of .All ...
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.
Coat-of-arms
The emblem represents a bishop (that is, Saint Corbinian) with a
gules
In heraldry, gules () is the tincture with the colour red. It is one of the class of five dark tinctures called "colours", the others being azure (blue), sable (black), vert (green) and purpure (purple).
In engraving, it is sometimes depi ...
mantle, the mitre of
Or and aureola; a
pastoral staff
A crosier or crozier (also known as a paterissa, pastoral staff, or bishop's staff) is a stylized staff that is a symbol of the governing office of a bishop or abbot and is carried by high-ranking prelates of Roman Catholic, Eastern Catholi ...
of Or in his right hand. A brown
bear
Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the N ...
, with a load tied up to her back, through the bishop. The emblem was adopted in 1968.
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.
Demographic evolution
References
External links
Homepage of the municipality
{{Authority control
Municipalities of South Tyrol