On the 5th and 6th of December
Commemoration of Slavkov
In Slavkov, a town in southern Moravia better known as Austerlitz, annually takes place the main commemoration event in Central Europe of the battle in which Napoleon defeated the Austrians and Russians. 210 years on from 1805, the interest of the history clubs is so high that there will be two thousand participants from ten countries, 900 soldiers in the uniforms of the three armies, and 120 horses in order to revive the battle in front of 25,000 spectators. Between the twenty cannon shots, American actor Mark Schneider will enter the battlefield in the role of Napoleon. The Battle of the Three Emperors will be fought on Saturday, December 5 under Santon hill, in the neighboring village of Tvarožná, while on Sunday the commemoration at the Peace Monument of Mohyla míru is scheduled.
