Dolní Kounice

town in the Czech Republic

Dolní Kounice is in South Moravia.

Understand

The ancient town of Dolní Kounice is situated about 25 km south from Brno in the valley of the Jihlava river. In the town you can find plenty of monuments from different periods – the chapel of St. Anthony, romantic ruins of the convent Rosa coeli, the castle, the Jewish 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 this town.

Get in

By car

The city is located about 15 minutes by car to the south-west from Brno.

Get around

See

  • 🌍 Synagogue. (updated Apr 2018)
  • 🌍 Jewish cemetery. (updated Apr 2018)
  • 🌍 Cloister Rosa Coeli. (updated Apr 2018)

Do

Buy

Eat

Drink

Dolní Kounice area is famous for its vineyards and wine-cellars. More or less on every corner is possible to find wine merchants with great offer of very good quality local wines.

Sleep

Go next

Brno, Ivančice, Moravský Krumlov

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