Kuens
Encyclopedia
Kuens 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.
Kuens borders the following municipalities: Riffian
, Schenna
and Tirol.
, 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.
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.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in South Tyrol
South Tyrol
South Tyrol , also known by its Italian name Alto Adige, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of and a total population of more than 500,000 inhabitants...
in the Italian
Italy
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region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km north of the city of Trento
Trento
Trento is an Italian city located in the Adige River valley in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It is the capital of Trentino...
and about 25 km northwest of the city of Bolzano (Bozen) in the Passeier Valley
Passeier Valley
The Passeier Valley is the valley of the Passer river, in the mountains of South Tyrol, northern Italy. The Passer river is a left-bank tributary to the Adige. At the mouth of the valley, where the two rivers join, stands the town of Meran...
.
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 399 and an area of 1.7 km².
Kuens borders the following municipalities: Riffian
Riffian
Riffian is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km north of Trento and about 25 km northwest of Bolzano.-Territory:...
, Schenna
Schenna
Schenna is a comune 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 .-Geography:...
and Tirol.
History
In the early eighth century, Kuens became the site of a small monastery founded by Saint CorbinianCorbinian
Saint Corbinian was a Frankish bishop. His feast day is September 8. The commemoration of the translation of his relics is November 20.-Life:...
, 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 gulesGules
In heraldry, gules is the tincture with the colour red, and belongs to the class of dark tinctures called "colours". In engraving, it is sometimes depicted as a region of vertical lines or else marked with gu. as an abbreviation....
mantle, the mitre of or
Or (heraldry)
In heraldry, Or is the tincture of gold and, together with argent , belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals". In engravings and line drawings, it may be represented using a field of evenly spaced dots...
and aureola; a pastoral staff of or
Or
Or may be:* a grammatical conjunction* a logical operation indicating logical disjunction depicted as |, ∨, or simply orOR, O.R. or or may also refer to:* Or , a 2002 album by Golden Boy with Miss Kittin...
in his right hand. A brown bear
Bears in heraldry
The bear is a common charge in heraldry, perhaps inherited from its totemic use among Germanic peoples and by some interpreted as symbolizing strength, cunning and ferocity in the protection of one's kindred. Numerous cities around the world have adopted the bear in their arms, notably the Swiss...
, with a load tied up to her back, through the bishop. The emblem was adopted in 1968.