Kiens

Kiens (Italian: Chienes) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 50 km northeast of Bolzano.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,726 and an area of 33.9 km².
Kiens borders the following municipalities: Pfalzen, Rodeneck, St. Lorenzen, Mühlwald, Terenten and Vintl.
Frazioni
The municipality of Kiens contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Ehrenburg (Casteldarne), Getzenberg (Monghezzo), Hofern (Corti) and St. Sigmund (San Sigismondo).
History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem is based on that of the family Schöneck; on gules a curved pile argent. In the right corner take place a five-pointed argent star, symbolizing the five villages in the municipality. The emblem was adopted in 1961.
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2011 census, 96.73% of the population speak German, 2.32...