Wroclaw Municipal Stadium - Euro 2012 Stadium

The third venue Poland for Euro 2012 with a capacity of 40 thousand people (UEFA capacity) was built April 2009 and completed September 2011. The opening is quite lively because George Michael was specially invited to perform concerts at the stadium on 17 September 2011.

The interesting shape of the stadium resembles a Chinese lantern and designed with innovative designs, where the glass fiber covering all parts of the stands and the walls. Change the color of the walls can change the lighting effect.

Mario Balotelli and Giampaolo Pazzini scored never felt the joy in this stadium. Moreover, the goals were noted as the first international goal scored in the new stadium.

Location

Built in the northwest region Maslice in Wroclaw, Poland, the stadium is close to the airport and easily accessible from the city center by rail and tram.

Atmosphere

Design of the bowl is designed to absorb the crowd noise. Related aesthetic stadium, Euro 2012 ambassador Zbigniew Boniek commented: "When I saw it, I regret that when I was a player, we have to play in a stadium that looks like a chicken coop. Unfortunately my playing career is over."

Did you know?

On 11 September 2011, the stadium held a seizure of boxing title against Vitali Klitschko heavyweight Tomasz Adamek for the WBC. Ukrainian boxer to stop the Polish challenger in round 10 before 42 000 spectators.

Location: Wroclaw, Poland

Built: (Completed: June 30, 2011)

Owner: City of Wroclaw

Operator: SMG

Surface: Grass

Construction cost: PLN 729.7 mln

Architect: JSK Architekci

Capacity: 42 771

Field Dimensions: 105 x 68 meters

History

Wroclaw to be rebuilt since it was founded at the crossroads of two trade routes: Via Regia and the Amber Road. His name is probably derived from the Duke Vratislaus I of Bohemia, which controls Wroclaw 1135-1526. Then given by the German name of Breslau was ruled by the House of Habsburg. In 1871 Breslau became the sixth largest city of Germany.

As a main heading east, Wroclaw became the last bastion of World War II. Price is expensive: more than half the city was destroyed. Under the Potsdam Conference, 30% of the population of 600 thousand people were killed terakibat war.

The city was resettled by people from eastern Poland, most of Lviv, now Ukraine. The rebuilding continued until the 1980's despite the big flood in 1997 brought further destruction, sinking one third of the city.

Transportation

(To and from) Wroclaw Copernicus Airport is 13km south-west of the city and has regular flights to Copenhagen, Oslo, Paris, Brussels, Dublin, Eindhoven and Stockholm as well as several destinations in Germany, Britain and Italy. There are also daily connections to Warsaw and Gdansk, although the train journey from Wroclaw Glowny could be a nice choice as it goes through the beautiful places.

Express train trip to Warsaw only takes five hours and there are also regular services to Poznan (2.5 hours) and Gdansk (7.5 hours). The nearest bus station provides same-time link to Warsaw and Poznan, as well as a number of international destinations.

Proximity to other places UEFA EURO 2012

Poznan - 175km

Warsaw - 350km

Gdansk - 480km

Lviv - 620km

Kyiv - 1.090 km

Kharkiv - 1.515 km

Donetsk - 1.750 km

In and around

The city is served by bus and tram network. Travel within the city cost 2.50zloty, 3.00zloty long journey ', while the prompt service and bus passengers are charged 5.00zloty night'. A fast tram line that will connect the eastern part of the city with the airport and the city of Wroclaw stadium is also under construction. There are also bike rentals provided the city's tourism.