Schloss Dux - The Castle of Dux (z搶ek Duchcov in Czech) is a castle in Duchcov, northern Bohemia, Czech Republic. It was founded as a fort in the 13th century by the Hrabi鑀c dynasty, which resided at Castle Osek. Not earlier than 1527, the Lobkowitz dynasty replaced the fort with a one-wing Renaissance palace. Between 1785 and 1798 Giacomo Casanova, the so-called secretary of the 18th century, spent the last thirteen years of his amazing life in Duchcov. In the 19th century the castle was rebuilt in the classicist style and the garden in the romantic style. The Waldstein family sold the manor to the state and left the castle in 1921. At present the castle is state-owned and open to visitors. 固opFoto