In 1805, Napoleon Bonaparte won an important victory over the armies commanded by Czar Alexander I and Francis II of Hapsburg at Austerlitz, now known as Slavkov u Brna in the Czech Republic.

An article in the December 2014 issue of Touring Magazine describes the history of the Moravia region in the Czech Republic, focusing particularly on the era and battles of Napoleon Bonaparte. The full-page photo that forms the backdrop for the story shows the ZAPA plant at Holubice u Brna, whose structure and colour brilliantly bring to mind the famous battle of Austerlitz.