Kuens

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Kuens
(Italian: Caines )
coat of arms
Coat of arms of Kuens
 map
Kuens in South Tyrol - Positionskarte.svg
State : Italy
Region : Trentino-South Tyrol
Province : Bolzano - South Tyrol
District community : Burgrave Office
Inhabitants :
(VZ 2011 / 31.12.2019) 		413/386
Language groups :
(according to 2011 census ) 		96.28% German
3.47% Italian
0.25% Ladin
Coordinates 46 ° 42 '  N , 11 ° 10'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 42 '  N , 11 ° 10'  E
Altitude : 560  m slm
Surface: 1.66 km²
Permanent settlement area: 0.8 km²
Neighboring municipalities: Riffian , Schenna , Tyrol
Postal code : 39010
Area code : 0473
ISTAT number: 021014
Tax number: 82009510213
Mayor  (2015): Manfred Raffl ( SVP )
On the left the municipality of Kuens, behind it the entrance to the Spronser Tal, in the middle of the picture and on the right the neighboring municipality of Riffian

Kuens ([ kuə̯ns ]; Italian Caines ) is an Italian municipality in South Tyrol in Passeier near Merano with 386 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

geography

Kuens - with an area of ​​only 1.66 km² the smallest municipality in South Tyrol - is located in the Burggrafenamt in Vorderpasseier or in the lower Passeier Valley . The municipality is located on the orographic right , western side of the valley above the exit of the Sprons valley . The Passer and Spronser Bach form the southern and western municipal boundaries. The small village center is located on a terrace at a height of around 560  m in the immediate vicinity of Riffian . Above this, the municipality on the eastern slope of the Texel Group , which is part of the Ötztal Alps , reaches a height of just over 1200  m .

history

The current parish church in Kuens dates back to the Romanesque period and is dedicated to St. Mauritius and St. Korbinian (the coat of arms shows Korbinian, who founded a monastery near Kuens, on his hike with the bear towards Rome). Kuens belonged to the judicial district of Merano until the end of the First World War and was part of the district of Merano .

politics

Kuens is the only municipality in South Tyrol without its own town hall. The political organs and the administration also use the Riffian town hall, which is located in the immediate vicinity .

Mayor since 1952:

  • Josef Öttl: 1952–1960
  • Peter Höllrigl: 1960–1985
  • Alois Kleon: 1985-2005
  • Alois Kuen: 2005–2015
  • Manfred Raffl: since 2015

Attractions

  • Parish Church of St. Mauritius and Korbinian

literature

  • Raiffeisenkasse Riffian-Kuens (Hrsg.): Kuens - history and culture. 1996 (online) .

Web links

Commons : Kuens  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The mayors of the South Tyrolean municipalities since 1952. (PDF; 15 MB) In: Festschrift 50 Years of the South Tyrolean Association of Municipalities 1954–2004. Association of South Tyrolean municipalities, pp. 139–159 , accessed on November 16, 2015 .