The 206th anniversary of the battle of Austerlitz will be commemorated during the weekend following the 2nd december 2011, or 11 frimaire an 220 according to the french revolutionary calendar. Austerlitz is one of the most important historical battles that took place in the actual territory of the Czech republic and belongs to the most important moments of the world military history. The emperor of the French Napoleon I has decided within a few hours the outcome of the campaign of 1805 and the war of the 3rd coalition.
The event is organized by the members of the Project Austerlitz, AusterlitzPro, town of Slavkov u Brna, communes of Tvarozna and Prace and the Central European Napoleonic Society, together with other communes of the battlefield. There are five to ten thousand visitors to the main battle re-enactement every year. In 2005, the bicentenary of Austerlitz with 3500 „soldiers“ from 24 countries, about 30 thousand people have come. The event resounds widely in the media not only in the Czech republic, but in the whole Europe. This year it takes place on the 2-4 december, the main points of program will be the saturday battle re-enactement under the Santon hill (14:00), the evening defile, parade and fireworks in Austerlitz (19:30) and the sunday act of piety at the Peace monument, the place of the most serious fights of the battle of Austerlitz (10:30). The entrance is free.
The event is organized with an important financial participation of the South-moravian Region. Czech Tourism is the partner of the event. General partner of the event is, since many years, Českomoravský cement, a.s.
Details about the event on http://www.austerlitz.org
Contact:
Project Austerlitz
Miroslav Jandora
CzechTourism