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Slavkov u Brna ((:ˈslafkof ˈu br̩na), i.e. Slavkov by Brno; historically known as Austerlitz) is a country town east of Brno in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Population: 6.456 (2011). The town is widely known for giving its name to the Battle of Austerlitz which actually took place several kilometres to the west of the town. At the beginning of the 13th century, the Teutonic Order built a monastery stronghold whose remains can still be seen today in the vaults of the Austerlitz Palace. The first written testimony about the place date from 1237. The Czech name ''Slavkov'' is first documented in 1361, the German name ''Austerlitz'' in 1633 and is said to be a truncation of the Czech ''Novosedlice'' (''Novosedlicz'', ''Nausedlicz''), which means "new settlement", although this cannot be clarified definitively. After the defeat of the Order in the Battle of Grunwald, the town became the property of a number of noble owners until, in 1509, the local gentry family of Kaunitz assumed control for more than 400 years. At the end of World War II, the ethnic German majority of residents were forcibly expelled. == Sightseeing == * Baroque Slavkov Castle has 115 rooms and an impressive garden in the French style. The Palace was designed by Italian architect Domenico Martinelli. In its historic salon, an armistice was signed between Austria and France after the battle of Austerlitz on 2 December, 1805. There is a small historic museum (only in Czech) and a multimedia presentation about the battle. * On the main square is a late Renaissance town hall and mansion. Parts of the old town wall can also be seen. * ''Church of the Resurrection of the Lord'' (on the south side of the main square). The classicist building with three pulpits was designed from 1786-1789 by the Viennese architect Johann Ferdinand Hetzendorf von Hohenberg. * ''Church of St. John the Baptist'' (in the cemetery). Beneath the church is a vault which contains the tombs of the Kaunitz family. * ''Chapel of St. Urbanus'' (to the north on the Urbanus hill). The chapel of 1712 was badly damaged during the battle of Austerlitz and had to be rebuilt during 1858-1861. * ''Jewish Heritage''. Only the synagogue (built in 1858) remains from the Jewish ghetto. There is also a Jewish cemetery a little bit outside the town. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Slavkov u Brna」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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