PGE Arena Gdansk - Euro 2012 Stadium

The stadium is located in the northern city of Gdansk [Letnica region], Poland. Fans can take advantage of buses, trains and trams to reach the stadium.

Atmosphere

Without track athletics track, fans can watch the match more closely at the PGE Arena. Look outside the stadium lights makes this so interesting sights to game match in the evening.

Did you know? The outside of the stadium consists of 18,000 polycarbonate plates in six shades of yellow, and the overall breadth to 4.5 hectares.

Location: Gdansk, Poland

Development: 2008 - 2011

Owner: City of Gdansk

Field: Grass

Construction cost: 775 million PLN

Architect: RKW Rhode Kellermann Wawrowsky

Structure Engineer: Bollinger + Grohmann

Capacity: 44 000

Field Dimensions: 105 x 68 meters

History of the City

In the mid-16th century, Gdansk is Poland's largest city, home to legions of international traders. But the economic downturn and the war brought in 1793 Prussia annexed it. In the era of Napoleon, became a free city Gdansk between 1807 and 1814. But back in the bottom of Prussia after the French defeat in the Napoleonic wars. After that Gdansk was ruled Germany until 1918 and the end of World War One.

Treaty of Versailles made Gdansk return to the status of a free city, which lasted until the beginning of World War II. As at 1 September 1939 SMS Schleswig-Holstein fired on Polish military base in the city, Westerplatte.

Gdansk was given to Poland by the end of the war but heavy bombardment makes the city was badly damaged. Reconstruction carried out until 1970, where the overthrow of anti-regime demonstrations that led to the downfall of the Communist leader Wladyslaw Gomulka started.

Napoleon once said Gdansk is the "key to everything". In the year 1000 the transfer of power that occurred in the city proves this saying. Gdansk is a maritime city known as Danzig until 1945 governed under the rule of Poland, the Teutonic Order, Prussia and later Germany.

As in 1939 when the Second World War began with the invasion of Gdansk, and even became a country town, with its own constitution, national anthem and currency. But eventually flagged Poland since 1945.

Throughout the tumultuous reign, trade and mercantilism remained constant progress. But on the Baltic coast shipyards in major events took place here. Where the Solidarity trade union was born, which eventually contributes greatly undermine Communist Party rule in 1989. Solidarity's leader, Lech Walesa, then president of Poland.

Lying at the mouth of the river Motlawa and very close to 1050 km long outlet of the Vistula, Poland Gdansk remained a major port. Together with the City of Gdynia and Sopot, Gdansk became metropolitan areas scattered along the 25km from the Baltic coast, known as the Tricity (Trojmiasto).

Transportation

To and from

Lech Walesa airport 14 km west of Gdansk and has regular flights to Warsaw, Frankfurt, Munich, and London. Ferries run several times a week from Nowy Port for Nynashamn, Stockholm, while the PKS bus terminal has a regular relationship with Warsaw.

Nearest train station Gdansk Glowny also has daily service to the capital of Poland (4.5 hours), Wroclaw (7.5 hours) and Poznan (4 hours). Gdansk is the starting point of route 9 EuroVelo cycle that runs through the Czech Republic, Austria and Slovenia before ending in the Adriatic Sea in Pula, Croatia.

Proximity to other Euro 2012 venue

Poznan - 305km

Warsaw - 345km

Wroclaw - 480km

Lviv - 725km

Kyiv - 1.190 km

Kharkiv - 1.600 km

Donetsk - 1.810 km

In and around

For transportation around the city, operates regular commuter train from the train station Gloowny Gloowna Gdansk to Gdynia, and there are trams and buses to local destinations.