Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 399 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute National Institute of Statistics (Italy), Istat. Kuens borders the following municipalities: Riffian, South Tyrol, Riffian, Schenna and Tirol, South Tyrol, Tirol.History
In the early eighth century, Kuens became the site of a small monastery founded by Corbinian, 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 mantle, the mitre of or (heraldry), Or and aureola; a pastoral staff of Or in his right hand. A brown bears in heraldry, bear, 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 language, Ladin as first language.Demographic evolution
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