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 | |
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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 |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Brno-Country |
| First mentioned | 1183 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Radka Formánková |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.97 km2 (3.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 195 m (640 ft) |
| Population (2020-01-01[1]) | |
| • Total | 2,468 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (710/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 664 64 |
| Website | www |
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.
Notable people
- Gotthard Deutsch, Austrian-Jewish scholar
- Jan Helcelet, Czech naturalist
Twin towns – sister cities
Dolní Kounice is twinned with:[2]
Azay-le-Brûlé, France
Caprese Michelangelo, Italy
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
- "Gemellaggio". fiabedestate.it (in Italian). Fiabe d'estate. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
External links
Media related to Dolní Kounice at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in Czech)
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