Mikulov 2005 event | Austerlitz.org

City of Mikulov
South Moravian Region
Regional museum Mikulov
Central European Napoleonic Society
Davay Communications, s. r. o.
kindly invite you for the Project Austerlitz 2005 event

COMMEMORATION OF THE 196TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OF THE WAR 1809
MIKULOV 2005
(JULY 8^TH-10^TH 2005)
FESTIVE OPENING ON JULY 9^TH 2005 AT 10:00 ON THE MIKULOV SQUARE BY THE PRESENTATION OF THE TOWN KEYS TO THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HISTORICAL TROOPS
OTHER PROGRAM:
SATURDAY JULY 9^TH
12:00 – 15:00 – BATTLE OF THE CHATEAU
SUNDAY JULY 10^TH
10:00 – 11:00 – COMBAT SCENES IN THE CITY STREETS
SATURDAY TO SUNDAY
MILITARY CAMP IN THE CHATEAU GARDENS
THE EVENT WILL BE ATTENDED BY 200 RE-ENACTORS IN HISTORICAL UNIFORMS OF THE FRENCH, RUSSIAN AND AUSTRIAN ARMY.

Contact:
Tourist Information Centre Mikulov, Náměstí 30, 692 01 Mikulov
Tel./Fax: +420 519 510 855 :: E-mail: tic@mikulov.cz :: URL: www.mikulov.cz

Regional Museum Mikulov, Zámek 1, 692 15 Mikulov
Tel.: +420 519 510 255, +420 519 510 532 :: Fax: +420 519 510 819 :: E-mail: rmm@rmm.cz :: URL: www.rrm.cz

Project Austerlitz 2005 :: E-mail: info@austerlitz2005.com :: URL: austerlitz.org

The city of Mikulov left its trace in both campaigns of the Emperor Napoleon against Austria – in 1805 as well as in 1809, parts of armies of both sides marched through its streets. Four days after the battle of Austerlitz on December 6^th 1805 the preliminary peace talks started there. The peace was later signed in Pressburg. In 1809, secondary fights of the battle of nearby Znaim took place there. On September 15^th 1809, Napoleon himself spent night in the local Dietrichstein chateau on his way to Brno.

According to its principles the Project Austerlitz 2005 seeks also to extend the activities connected with the history of the Napoleonic Wars to other localities and thus contribute to the activation of the local tourism and development of relevant business activities. With its location on the axis Austerlitz – Brno – Vienna, the city of Mikulov represents another attractive destination for such events. This gives the beautiful chateau and unique city architecture another great alternative to be offered to the incoming visitor along with the local wine industry attractions.