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Current AffairsUnique Napoleon stamp collection on exhibit at Austerlitz Chateau
A rare collection of stamps bearing the likeness of French Emperor Napoleon
has gone on exhibit at the Slavkov (or Austerlitz) Chateau on the
anniversary of the Battle of the Three Emperors. In 1805 Napoleon routed
Russian and Austrian forces at Austerlitz, cementing what is regarded as
Napoleon’s greatest triumph. The collection, which features some 1,000
stamps from around the world, was bought by the chateau following the death
of the collection’s original owner.
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The Irish singer Glen Hansard and Czech musician Markéta Irglová, who won
an Oscar this year for best original song with their composition Falling
Slowly will make an appearance in The Simpsons. Twelve women from a small
Czech town find inspiration in the movie Calendar Girls. And, the
Napoleonic Society plans to pay tribute to the horses that were killed in
Battle of Austerlitz. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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Current AffairsSlavkov (Austerlitz) gears up for re-enactment of Battle of Three Emperors
Friday marks the two-hundredth anniversary of the "Battle of Three
Emperors" -- Napoleon's decisive victory over the Austrian and
Russian armies on the Moravian plains near the town of Austerliz, or
Slavkov as it's known in Czech. In 1805, the region was part of the
Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the locals considered themselves on the
losing side of the battle. More
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A Czech town is on gnat alert! Twenty one gnat bites per minute. The Battle
of Three Emperors to be re-enacted at Slavkov. Skoda Auto is to produce a
new car for the young generation - the Yetti! Find out more in Magazine
with Daniela Lazarova.
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