Dolní Kounice

Dolní Kounice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈdolɲiː ˈkouɲɪtsɛ]; German: Kanitz) is a town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 2,500 inhabitants. Dolní Kounice is situated about 25 km south from Brno in the valley of the Jihlava river.

Ruins of the Premonstratensian Convent
Dolní Kounice
Town
Chapel of St. Anthony above the town
Flag
Coat of arms
Dolní Kounice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°4′13″N 16°27′54″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictBrno-Country
First mentioned1183
Government
  MayorRadka Formánková
Area
  Total8.97 km2 (3.46 sq mi)
Elevation
195 m (640 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
  Total2,468
  Density280/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
664 64
Websitewww.dolnikounice.cz

Sights

In the town there are plenty of monuments from different periods – the chapel of St. Anthony, romantic ruins of the convent Rosa coeli, the castle, the Dolní Kounice Synagogue and Jewish cemetery, other churches and chapels, renaissance and baroque houses, columns with crucifixion and Marian columns standing by the roadsides. Orchards and vineyards where the famous frankovka is grown increase the attractiveness of the town.

Dolní Kounice Panorama

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

Dolní Kounice is twinned with:[2]

References

  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. "Gemellaggio". fiabedestate.it (in Italian). Fiabe d'estate. Retrieved 2020-08-31.


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