[family] Austerlitz is the name of a Jewish family. As is the case with all names derived from places, the surname `Austerlitz` does not necessarily signify that all the persons so named belong to one family. It denotes that an ancestor of the person came from that place or was for some time a resident there. In the tombstone inscriptions o... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austerlitz_(family)
(from the article `German literature`) ...Germany has not been permitted to redevelop its industrial capabilities following World War II. W.G. Sebald`s haunting novel Austerlitz (2001; ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/125
battle of Austerlitznoun a decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805); the French under Napoleon defeated the Russian armies of Czar Alexander I and the Austrian armies of Emperor Francis II Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974