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Battlefield of Austerlitz


The battlefield covers an area of nearly 120 km2 and there are about 25 towns and villages on the battlefield, their german names are well known around the world as they were used by both sides of the conflict of the year 1805:

Bedřichovice (today a part of Šlapanice) - Bellowitz
Blažovice - Blazowitz
Holubice - Holubitz
Hostěrádky-Rešov - Klein Hostieradek
Hrušky - Birnbaum
Jiříkovice - Girzikowitz
Kobylnice - Kobelnitz
Kovalovice - Kowalowitz
Křenovice - Krzenowitz
Měnín - Mönitz
Podolí - Kritschen
Ponětovice - Puntovitz
Pozořice - Posoritz
Prace - Pratze
Sivice - Siwitz
Slavkov u Brna - Austerlitz
Sokolnice - Sokolnitz
Šaratice - Scharaditz
Šlapanice - Schlapanitz
Telnice - Telnitz
Tvarožná - Bosenitz
Újezd u Brna - Augezd
Velešovice - Welspitz
Zbýšov - Zbeichow
Žatčany - Satczan

We would not find Kruh (Kruch) on the map anymor, it's become part of Holubice,  and Rešov (Reschow), united with Hostěrádky. Near the battlefield there are other known places :

Dvorska - Maximiliandorf
Líšeň - Lettein
Otmarov - Ottmorau
Rajhrad - Gross Raigern
Rousínov - Rausnitz
Tuřany - Turas


Autor: Team Austerlitz (14/11/2009)
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