Kuens
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| Gemeinde Kuens Comune di Caines |
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| Coordinates: 46°42′N 11°10′E / 46.7°N 11.167°ECoordinates: 46°42′N 11°10′E / 46.7°N 11.167°E | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | ||
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Alois Kuen | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1.7 km2 (0.7 sq mi) | ||
| Population (Nov. 2010) | |||
| • Total | 399 | ||
| • Density | 230/km2 (610/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | German: Kuensner Italian: comesi |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 39010 | ||
| Dialing code | 0473 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Kuens (Italian: Caines) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km north of the city of Trento and about 25 km northwest of the city of Bolzano (Bozen) in the Passeier Valley.
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 399 and an area of 1.7 km².[1] Kuens borders the following municipalities: Riffian, Schenna and Tirol.
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[edit] 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]
[edit] 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]
[edit] Society
[edit] Linguistic distribution
According to the 2001 census, 97.10% of the population speak German and 2.90% Italian as first language.[4]
[edit] Demographic evolution
| Historical populations | ||
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| 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 | ||
[edit] 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
- ^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 16, table 10
[edit] External links
- (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality
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