The south Moravian town of Mikulov, located just on the Austrian border,
was for many centuries the seat of the aristocratic family of the
Dietrichsteins. After the Second World War, Mikulov chateau together with
the rest of the family property was confiscated by the state. Ever since
the fall of communism, Mercedes Dietrichstein, who was born in Mikulov and
lives in Buenos Aires, has fought to get the family estates back. But last
week, a court in nearby Břeclav dismissed the claim. Radio Prague spoke to
Mercedes Dietrichstein and asked her how