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Dolní Kounice Synagogue, located in the former Jewish quarter and near the historic center of Dolní Kounice, was built between 1652 and 56. Construction of the synagogue was initiated when an earlier Synagogue was destroyed by Swedish troops in 1645 during the Thirty Years' War. The baroque building has a rectangular plan and a clipped side gable roof. (...)

Dolní Kounice Synagogue, located in the former Jewish quarter and near the historic center of Dolní Kounice, was built between 1652 and 56. Construction of the synagogue was initiated when an earlier Synagogue was destroyed by Swedish troops in 1645 during the Thirty Years' War. The baroque building has a rectangular plan and a clipped side gable roof. Decorative stonework illustrative of the baroque style is found above the main entry. Baroque features continue on the interior in the murals and ornamental floral motifs with Hebrew inscriptions. In 1851, a women’s gallery, an area with separate seating for women during services, was added to the building. Further alterations to the structure were made in 1930. In 1940 Nazi Germany gained control of the town and, after 280 years of service, the synagogue was closed. Following World War II the synagogue was used as a vegetable warehouse. In 1991, the building was returned to the Jewish community.