Kuens
| Kuens | ||
|---|---|---|
| Comune | ||
| Gemeinde Kuens Comune di Caines | ||
| ||
  Kuens Location of Kuens in Italy | ||
| Coordinates: 46°42′N 11°10′E / 46.700°N 11.167°ECoordinates: 46°42′N 11°10′E / 46.700°N 11.167°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | |
| Province / Metropolitan city | South Tyrol (BZ) | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Manfred Raffl | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1.7 km2 (0.7 sq mi) | |
| Population (Nov. 2010) | ||
| • Total | 399 | |
| • Density | 230/km2 (610/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) |
German: Kuensner Italian: comesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 39010 | |
| Dialing code | 0473 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Kuens (German pronunciation: [ˈkuɛns]; 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.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 399 and an area of 1.7 square kilometres (0.66 sq mi).[1]
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.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4]
Demographic evolution
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
- ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Heraldry of the World: Kuens
- ↑ "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.
External links
- (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality
Media related to Kuens at Wikimedia Commons
