Austerlitz 2008 – press release

2008/12/21 Team Austerlitz Austerlitz.org | EN » Project Austerlitz » Anniversaries of the Battle

 

 

 

 

The town of Slavkov u Brna (Austerlitz), communes of Tvarozna (Bosenitz) and Prace (Pratzen)
and the Central European Napoleonic Society organize within the Project Austerlitz
and with an important financial support of the South moravian Region the event of Austerlitz 2008.

Under the auspices of the 1st vice-governor of the South moravian region, Mr. Milan Venclik

About 1000 re-enactors from many european countries (Czech rep., Poland, Italy, Austria, Slovakia, Germany, Hungary) will participate at the event of Austerlitz 2008 whose main points of program are: the battle re-enactment under the Santon hill, that begins at 15:00 on saturday, and the sunday’s act of piety at the Peace monument at noon. Other program will take place in many communes of the battlefield. This year the battle re-enactment ends at dusk, which will offer and interesting view of fires and effects, the end of the battle will certainly have an interesting atmosphere.

During 11 events since 1998, including the 200th anniversary in 2005, about 12,000 of participants came to Austerlitz from dozens of countries of Europe, over 500 horses, more than 100,000 visitors, the troops have used almost 5 tons of black gunpowder; the commemorative events of Austerlitz are, among the large events taking place regulary, organized since the longest time, and they are the only ones being organized in winter. Austerlitz, Slavkov, the battlefield and the entire region became known to the wide european and world public.

Program of the commemorative events:

Friday 28 november 2008

17:30… Zuran – Fires of Girzikowitz
18:00… Jirikovice – Fires of Girzikowitz
18:00–22:00… Tvarozna – military camp – camplife of the troops of the early 19th century

Saturday 29 november 2008

07:30–08:00… Zuran hill – welcome ceremony to the Sun of Austerlitz
09:00–22:00… Slavkov u Brna… Historical market
10:00–10:30… Slavkov u Brna – parade of the french army at the square
11:00–13:30… war march from Mokra to Tvarozna, maneuvres
12:00–16:00… visits of the Austerlitz castle expositions with guides in costumes
15:00–16:30… Tvarozna (under the Santon hill) – battle re-enactment
16:30–16:45… Tvarozna – solemn defile
17:00–18:30… visits of the Austerlitz castle underground expositions with guides in costumes
19:00–20:00… Slavkov u Brna – defile, parade at the square and fireworks

Sunday 30 nov. 2008

08:00–11:00 Šlapanice… militaria flea market
09:00–10:30… Slavkov u Brna – musket fire competition
10:00–10:30… Slavkov u Brna – parade of the french army at the square
12:00–12:30… piety act at the Peace Monument

whole weekend

Austerlitz Castle… visits of the expositions
Old Post of Pozoritz… Re-enactment camp
Křenovice… Re-enactment camp at the local pub

The scenario of the re-enactment program may be changed according to the weather conditions and traffic situation in the communes, there is no entrance fee. The transport to the saturday’s battle re-enactment is possible with the Kordis bus line 702 from Brno center (Uzka, near the Tesco store).

Program changes reserved.

Accreditation for journalists.

We thank for the support to our general partner, Ceskomoravsky cement a.s.

and partners, they are: SITA CZ a.s., Cement Hranice a.s., MND a.s., IRO a.s.,TZUS, Plzensky Prazdroj a.s.