Luxurious Renaissance building Žerotín palace can be seen on the street Purkrabskoy. It is located next door to the Church of St. Michael in the historic city. The easiest way to go from the Palace Square Dolna Street Panská.

Who owns this palace Palacky University. History spacious majestic mansion consists of four wings, it has its origins in 1610. It was then on the site of two burgher houses was built a palace with a small courtyard. From that time to the present day survived only the arcade courtyard, the rest are subjected to numerous alterations.

This palace was closely associated with one of the most famous families of Moravia - Žerotín. The first owner of the house was Friedrich von Žerotín. Since apart for a long period of time owned the nobles, they did not pay any taxes for it. Therefore, local historians insist that called Žerotín palace of one of the town houses would be wrong. Mansions built by rich people of humble origin. This is a real palace, even named after one of its owners.

Immediately after the construction of the Palace of Žerotín ordered large stone panel with its own coat of arms.

At the end of the XVIII century the building was completely rebuilt, its facade gave the classic features and areas of the house completely redone in accordance with the requirements of time.

That just is not housed in the halls of the palace! Then he worked the theater, was museum, and since 1967 the palace has a local university. There are classrooms for students of biological and pedagogical faculties.