The battle of Austerlitz is also known as the Battle of Three Emperors, because the rulers of France, Russia and Austria: Napoleon Bonaparte, Czar Alexandr, and Francis I, took part in the battle themselves. The 120-sq.km battlefield, which changed the division of power in Europe at the beginning of the 19th century, is protected by law as a historic conservation area. Most tourists usually visit the main sites - the Pratzen Heights with its peace memorial, Žuráň Hill, from where Napoleon commanded his army in the initial stages of the battle, Slavkov Chateau, Santon Hill with a model of a French cannon, and the old Post Office in Pozořice.
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