History of Lány Chateau

This lodge is the southernmost of all original Liechtenstein buildings in the Lednice-Valtice Complex.

It was commissioned by Prince Johann I Joseph of Liechtenstein in 1810-1812 as a hunting lodge, and its construction was entrusted to architect Josef Hardtmuth. A century later, it underwent renovation, and as evidenced by period photographs, the last reigning prince Franz I of Liechtenstein and his wife Elsa von Gutmann enjoyed staying here. When the nobility set out on horseback, accompanied by dogs, for par force hunts in the wider surroundings of their estate, the Lány hunting lodge served as their base.

In the 1860s, a game preserve was established around the chateau, where the Liechtensteins bred red deer and fallow deer. After 1945, the chateau found itself in a restricted border zone and served as the headquarters of a border patrol unit. After the soldiers left, the chateau was left devastated and fell into disrepair.