Short answers, pulled from the story.
The Latin phrase nova villa meant new settlement when it first appeared in documents from the 13th century. A deed from 1237 recorded the name Slavkov, which evolved through forms like Slawkow and Slavkau over four centuries. The current Czech designation Slavkov u Brna emerged in 1918 to distinguish this town from others with identical names.
King Wenceslaus IV officially promoted the town to city status in 1416 after the merger created a strong economic agglomeration. Authorities confiscated Slavkov from the Teutonic Order in 1411 due to their military defeat at the Battle of Grunwald. Four gates surrounded the heavily fortified medieval settlement during its early centuries of development.
The noble family of Kaunitz assumed control of Slavkov in 1509 and maintained power for more than four hundred years. Italian architect Domenico Martinelli rebuilt the castle to its current Baroque form during the 1680s. This building belongs to the oldest preserved noble residences in all of Moravia.
An armistice signed on the 2nd of December 1805 occurred within the historic salon of Slavkov Castle. France and Austria concluded peace negotiations inside this specific room after the fighting ended near the municipal boundaries. The Battle of Austerlitz took place several kilometers west of the town between First French Empire forces and Austrian Russian troops.
Construction of that church spanned from 1786 to 1789, resulting in a late Baroque and Neoclassical building designed by Johann Ferdinand Hetzendorf of Hohenberg. The Church of the Resurrection of the Lord features three pulpits and stands as one of the primary landmarks on the main square. A cemetery chapel dedicated to Saint John the Baptist contains the Kaunitz family vault beneath its floor.