Kuens
{{Infobox Italian comune
| name = Kuens
| official_name = Gemeinde Kuens
Comune di Caines
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| coordinates = {{coord|46|42|N|11|10|E|type:city(341)_region:IT|display=inline,title}}
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| region = Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
| province = South Tyrol (BZ)
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| mayor = Manfred Raffl
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| area_total_km2 = 1.7
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| population_total = 399
| population_as_of = Nov. 2010
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| population_demonym = German: Kuensner
Italian: comesi
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| postal_code = 39010
| area_code = 0473
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Kuens ({{IPA|de|ˈkuːəns|lang}}; {{langx|it|Caines}} {{IPA|it|ˈkaines|}}) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about {{convert|25|km|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 {{convert|1.7|km2|mi2}}.All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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.{{cite journal|last=Mitterer|first=Sigisbert|year=1928|title=Die Bedeutung des hl. Bonifatius für das bayerische Klosterwesen|journal=Studien und Mitteilungen zur Geschichte des Benediktiner-Ordens und seiner Zweige|volume=46|pages=333–60}}
=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.[http://www.ngw.nl/int/ita/k/kuens.htm Heraldry of the World: Kuens]
Society
=Linguistic distribution=
According to the 2024 census, 97.04% of the population speak German, 2.43% Italian and 0.54% Ladin as first language.{{cite journal |date=December 2024 |title=Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024 |journal=astat info |issue=56 |publisher=Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol|url=https://astat.provinz.bz.it/de/aktuelles-publikationen-info.asp?news_action=300&news_image_id=1160209 |access-date=2024-12-09 }}
=Demographic evolution=
{{historical populations
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|1880|160
|1910|219
|1921|200
|1931|204
|1936|193
|1951|225
|1961|210
|1971|242
|1981|272
|1991|304
|2001|318
|source = Data from ISTAT
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References
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External links
- {{in lang|de|it}} [http://www.comune.caines.bz.it Homepage of the municipality]
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