Dolní Lukavice

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 a population of about 1,000.

Dolní Lukavice
Municipality
Centre of the village
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Coat of arms
Dolní Lukavice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°36′10″N 13°20′2″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
DistrictPlzeň-South
First mentioned1216
Area
 • Total18.73 km2 (7.23 sq mi)
Elevation
355 m (1,165 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total1,003
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
334 01, 334 44
Websitewww.dolni-lukavice.cz

Geography

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

History

The Morzin family
View of Dolní Lukavice
Morzin Palace

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.[2]

Haydn

During the mid-18th century the Morzin family was very musical, and in 1759 (by some sources, 1757[3]) 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.[4] 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
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. "J'habite dans le château où composait Haydn" (in French). Radio Prague International. 2007-10-02. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
  3. For discussion of the uncertainty see Robbins Landon and Jones (1988, 34) and Webster and Feder (2001, 10).
  4. Geiringer (1982, 36)
  • Geiringer, Karl (1982) Haydn: A Creative Life in Music. Berkeley: University of California Press.
  • 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).
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