Slavkov u Brna
- Austerlitz Battlefield: What to See at Slavkov u Brna
The Austerlitz battlefield is not one walled site but a spread of Moravian villages, ridges and hills about 25 km east of Brno. Here is what each anchor point shows, how the ground shaped the 1805 battle, and how to cover it by car or with an English-speaking guide.
- Battle of Austerlitz: The 1805 Battle and the Sites You Can Visit
Napoleon beat a larger Russian and Austrian army at Austerlitz on December 2, 1805, and the ground southeast of Brno still reads like a battle map: the Pratzen Heights, Žuráň and the Santon sit within a short drive of Slavkov u Brna. This guide explains the fighting in plain terms and lays out the loop you drive to see it.
- Peace Monument at Austerlitz (Mohyla míru): What to See on Pracký kopec
The Peace Monument at Austerlitz is a 1910–1912 memorial on Pracký kopec above Prace, built more than a century after the battle it commemorates. It holds a chapel, an ossuary and unusual acoustics, and a small museum beside it explains the fighting of 2 December 1805.
- Santon Hill at Austerlitz: The Chapel and French Battery
Santon Hill is a chapel near Tvarožná on the northern edge of the Austerlitz battlefield. The summit holds no museum; the value is the position and the view toward the Goldbach valley, with Žuráň and the Pratzen Heights a short drive away.
- Slavkov u Brna: Austerlitz Chateau, Square and Battle Sites
Slavkov u Brna is a small South Moravian town 20 km east of Brno, where a baroque chateau ties the center to the 1805 Battle of Austerlitz. The visit works as a half day of chateau, square and park, with the wider battlefield and the Peace Monument to the south.