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.[4]
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.[5]
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2011 census, 96.28% of the population speak German, 3.47% Italian and 0.25% Ladin as first language.[6]
^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.
