Morzin Palace, Dolní Lukavice
The Morzin Palace is a country estate in Dolní Lukavice, Czech Republic.
History
It is the hereditary estate of Count Morzin, an aristocrat of the Austrian Empire during the 18th century. Morzin is remembered today as the first person to employ the composer Joseph Haydn as his Kapellmeister, or music director. The location of the Count's estate has been more precisely specified by Robbins Landon as Unter-Lukawitz, usually referred to as Lukavec. Robbins Landon, writing in 1988, adds "the castle, which still stands, is now used as a mental hospital." Jones says of the castle that is "still survives, though now empty and in a state of decay."
