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Dolní Lukavice (German: Unter-Lukawitz, Unterlukawitz) is a municipality and village in Plzeň-South District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Dolní Lukavice
Municipality
Centre of the village
Flag Coat of arms
Dolní Lukavice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°36′10″N 13°20′2″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Plzeň-South
First mentioned	1216
Area
• Total	18.73 km2 (7.23 sq mi)
Elevation	355 m (1,165 ft)
Population  (2021-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,018
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	334 01, 334 44
Website	www.dolni-lukavice.cz

Administrative parts

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

Geography

Dolní Lukavice lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Plzeň and 95 km (59 mi) south-west of Prague.

History

The first written mention of Dolní Lukavice is from 1216.[2]

The village was the seat of the aristocratic Morzin family, headed by Count Morzin. The handsome Morzin Palace survives but is not in good condition. In 1988 it was reported as being used as a mental hospital; at present it is empty. The current owners have begun restoration work and seek additional funding to accelerate the process.[3]

Haydn

During the mid-18th century the Morzin family was very musical, and in 1759 (by some sources, 1757[4]) they hired the young composer Joseph Haydn to serve as their Kapellmeister (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 Vienna.[5] It was Haydn's first professional position, and as Kapellmeister he composed and premiered his first 15 or so symphonies. Financial trouble forced the Morzins to disband their musical establishment in 1761, and Haydn changed jobs to work for the (far wealthier) Esterházy family.

References

• Robbins Landon, H.C. and David Wyn Jones (1988) Haydn: His Life and Music, Thames and Hudson.
• Webster, James, and Georg Feder (2001), "Joseph Haydn", article in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (New York: Grove, 2001). Published separately as a book: The New Grove Haydn (New York: Macmillan 2002, ISBN 0-19-516904-2).

External links

• Official website

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