Dolní Lukavice (german: Unter-Lukawitz, Unterlukawitz) is a municipality and village in

Plzeň-South District Plzeň-South District ( cs, okres Plzeň-jih)(German: Bezirk Pilsen-Süd) is a district ('' okres'') within the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative centre is in Plzeň. The most populated municipality of the district is the to ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Villages of Krasavce, Lišice and Snopoušovy are administrative parts of Dolní Lukavice.

Geography

Dolní Lukavice is located about south of

Plzeň Plzeň (; German and English: Pilsen, in German ) is a city in the Czech Republic. About west of Prague in western Bohemia, it is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 169,000 inhabita ...

. It lies on the border between the

Plasy Uplands Plasy (; german: Plass) is a town in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,800 inhabitants. It is known for its former monastery. Administrative parts Villages of Babina, Horní Hradiště, Lomnička, Neb ...

and

Švihov Highlands Švihov may refer to places in the Czech Republic: * Švihov (Klatovy District), a town in the Plzeň Region ** Švihov Castle in the town * Švihov (Rakovník District), a municipality and village in the Central Bohemian Region *Švihov, a village ...

. The highest point is the hill Hájsko with an altitude of . The

Úhlava The Úhlava () is a long river in the Czech Republic, a right tributary of the Radbuza. Its source is situated on a slope of Pancíř mountain in the Šumava mountains, Klatovy District at an elevation of . It passes the villages and towns Nýrs ...

River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Dolní Lukavice is from 1216. From the mid-15th century until 1596, the village was in possession of the Lukavský of Řenče family. The most notable owners of Dolní Lukavice was the Morzin Family, who bought it in 1666. They had the old local fortress demolished and had a new Baroque castle built. They held the estate until 1780, when Karl Joseph, Count Morzin sold it to Count Karel Bedřich of Hatzfeld. During the mid-18th century, the Morzin family was very musical, and in 1759 they hired the young composer

Joseph Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...

to serve as their ''

Kapellmeister (, also , ) from German ''Kapelle'' (chapel) and ''Meister'' (master)'','' literally "master of the chapel choir" designates the leader of an ensemble of musicians. Originally used to refer to somebody in charge of music in a chapel, the term ha ...

'' (music director), leading the family's small orchestra. Haydn followed the Morzins back and forth in their annual migrations: summers in Dolní Lukavice (referred to as "Lukavec" in most Haydn biographies), and winters in the imperial capital of

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Sights

Dolní Lukavice is known for the Dolní Lukavice Castle (also called Morzin Palace). It was built according to design of

Jakub Auguston Jakub Auguston Jr. (born Giacomo Agustoni; c. 1668, possibly in Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropol ...

in 1707–1728. It is surounded by a large English park. Today the palace is in poor condition and empty. The Church of Saints Peter and Paul was built in the early Gothic style around 1340 and first documented in 1352. In the second half of the 15th century, late Gothic modifications were made, and in 1722, the church was baroque rebuilt probably by Jakub Auguston.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dolni Lukavice Villages in Plzeň-South District Morzin family Joseph Haydn