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Built between 1934-1936, the stadium has been home of the domestic German Cup Final since 1985 and hosted 3 games in the FIFA World Cup Finals of 1974. There has been reconstruction work carried out on the ground between 2000 and 2004. The work included the complete rebuilding of the grounds lower tier, the lowering of the playing surface and the moderinsation of the upper tier and VIP areas. The ground's most famous claim to fame is comes through a non-football event. Legendary American athlete Jesse Owens won 4 gold medals at the venue in the Olympic Games of 1936.

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Capital since 1871 and largest city of Germany, Berlin can lay claim to being involved in one of the most famous political and histroical events of all time, the demolition of the Berlin Wall. The city was divided after the 2nd World War in 1945 by allied forces to control the sectors of the city. Once communism collapsed in 1990, Germany became once again reunited and the capital city was once again restored.

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Home of Borussia Dortmund, the ground was built for the 1974 FIFA World Cup. The intimidating South stand holds 25,000 supporters and this has often made the difference for Dortumund in past matches. In 2001, the fours stands, which were previously detached, have become joined and the removal of the barriers behind the goals and installation of a flexible fence system as well as special areas for wheelchair users has further enhanced this superb venue. The stadium hosted both the FIFA World Cup of 1974 and the UEFA Cup in 2001.

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The new Frankfurt Stadium was built on the same plot of land as the original and promises to be one of the best stadia of the FIFA World Cup 2006. The original ground is mainly remembered in FIFA World Cup history for the waterlogged semi-final game between Poland and West Germany in 1974.

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Frankfurt is a city of contrasts, a city of variety. Let’s take time to discover it. Frankfurt has its own congenial way of life, which Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Frankfurt’s most famous son, summed up so well: “Here I am human, here I can be myself.”

Frankfurt is a city of trade fair, a financial centre, a transportation hub, a major European metropolis, but also a city of intellect, of apple wine, of small-town friendliness, green spaces and 180 nationalities.

Yet despite Frankfurt’s diversity it is still easy to keep an overview of the metropolis. The distances one needs to cover to visit colleagues or friends in the city are comparatively short, while its excellent infrastructure enables visitors and residents alike to reach even remote destinations quickly and conveniently.

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Opening next to its previous incarnation, the Parkstadion, in 2001, the AufShalke Arena is one of the the finest in Europe let alone Germany. The stadium is used by Shalke 04 for home fixtures. Features of the stadium include a removable pitch, retractable roof and an electronic chip card payment system.

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Gelsenkirchen combines the appeal of the Ruhr with a charm all of its own - so set off on a voyage of discovery and prepare for one or two interesting surprises!

Many of the town's trademark features are just a couple of minutes' walk from the centre, so you're never more than a few steps away from surroundings which are impressive because they're so unique, or from scenery which brings abstract ideas like structural change and the history of industry unexpectedly to life.


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Germany and Greece played the firest ever game at this new stadium following its completion in the millennium. The stadium took just over 2 years to build and is on the same plot as the original Volksparkstadion. The pitch has been rotated and all sides of the groudn are now fully undercover. Local fans will keenly await the national team returning to play here in the FIFA World Cup Germany 2006.

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Hamburg's most important attractions are in an area that stretches from the Alster Lakes southward to the harbor and the river Elbe. This area consists of four distinct quarters. St. Georg is the business district around the Hauptbahnhof (main train station). The historic Altstadt (Old City) clusters near the harbor and surrounds the Rathaus (town hall). West of Altstadt is Neustadt (New City). The shabby but thrilling district of St. Pauli includes the Reeperbahn, a strip of sex clubs and bars.

The city's heart is centered on two long boulevards, the Mönckebergstrasse, in the Altstadt, and the Jungfernstieg, in the adjacent Neustadt. The area was heavily bombarded during World War II, so most of the buildings here were constructed after the war; they now house banks, insurance companies, and other big businesses.

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The Niedersachsenstadion was completed in 1954 and has been home to Hannover 96 since 1959. It hosted games in the 1974 FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championships in 1988. New floodlights, heating system and a roof have been added during reconstruction of the stadium for the World Cup.

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The city Hanover developed sometime in the Middle Ages as small village settlement on a high-altitude and thus flood-free terrace of the line (Honovere = the high bank). Besides an important river crossing lay, because two important old freeways crossed here.

From the small settlement of the Faehrleute and river Fischer a small market settlement those developed already soon municipal rights got and to the Welfen was sold in the high Middle Ages under the protection of the counts von Roden. 1241 issue the welfische duke "petrol the child" a city privilege, which is considered to date as the oldest mention of the city Hanover. It was at that time already an alive, center coined/shaped by self-confident craftsman, dealers and manufacturing one.

In 14. Century was fastened the city with a solid wall, only three gates made the connection to the external world: the flax gate, the Aegidientor and the stone gate. From the time originate also the three gotischen churches, Aegidien, market and cross church, whereby the two first buildings older on structures stand. Hundred years later the city hall beside the market church was built, today old persons the city hall, which was center of power of the city for many centuries.

Up to 17. Century hardly changed the city. At that time duke George von Calenberg decided to rather spend the 30jaehrigen war in a well fastened city than outside in one of his locks. It made Hanover 1636 the residence. The old Minoritenkloster directly at the line was developed to the herrschaftlichen lock. Opposite, on the other side of the river the new city developed, in which the duke accommodated his whole appendix: Administrative people, official, others, which wanted to be in the proximity of the yard - them referred send new buildings, uniformly in black-and-white framework built. And there the new city toward Calenberg lay, calls one it to today the Calenberger new city. The duke made career. He became cure prince (but he had to build a catholic church into the Calenberger new city, the Clemenskirche) and finally 1714 even king, but by England.

During the personnel union did not much in Hanover. Only that after the seven-year-old war the fortifications were diminished - in their place developed generous promenades, the today's Friedrichswall and the George route.

In 19. Century, after the napoleonische time had gotten over, Hanover to the kingdom raised and the personnel union was terminated, worked in Hanover master of building of yards Laves. Many around and new buildings like the locks in the city and in gentleman Mr., the Waterlooplatz, the station and the opera house developed at Laves ' drawing board and gave to the city a characteristic face. Between station and old part of town the seriousness August city developed, in which many trade, trades and services concentrated and formed thus a new city centre.

Now the city began to grow. First incorporations took place, but with the industrialization it went only correctly loosely after after 1866, the Annektion through Prussia, because the hannoverschen kings did not want dirty industry in their residenzstadt. But Hanover in the period of promoterism almost experienced a boom after 1871: everywhere new industrial companies, new boroughs developed, villages were eingemeindet. Also the city lime trees was added 1920.

The building of the central land channel and later the motorway attached the old junction Hanover also to modern transportation network. The Second World War threw the development of the city violently back: Nearly two thirds of the buildings lay 1945 in rubble or were burned out, some humans were shelterless. In addition also still many refugees came. It was a hard time, but when 6.3 million cubic meter of rubble were vacated, the reconstruction preceded.

The city recovered faster than one thought. On the rubble a modern city was established, which remained to today a large city in the country, a state capital with important cultural mechanisms, good purchase possibilities and supraregional meaning events. Already 1947 became Hanover the fair city and in the year 2000 took place here the EXPO.


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Built in 1920, the Fritz-Walter-Stadion is home of Kaiserslautern. For the 2006 FIFA World Cup, both the East and West Stands of the ground will be extended and new floodlights will be added to the North and South stands.

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There is no mass tourism in Kaiserslautern - and yet the city and region are always a popular destination for city trips, short vacations or longer stays, for all generations. Of course soccer fans are among our most faithful visitors. And people going to the theater. And of course families, skaters, wanderers and mountain bikers. And we can't forget history buffs, gardeners, gourmets and shoppers... Kaiserslautern lives from contradictions. For a large city it is rather introspective. For an international city it has remained unbelievably true to its roots. For a city in the Palatinate Forest, it is easy to reach thanks to an excellent infrastructure. And for a historical city it is unbelievably modern…
But what the visitors - from the very small up to seniors - especially appreciate about the Kaiserslautern region is the versitile range of possibilities which really offers something of interest for everyone:
The nature around the city is the perfect background for relaxing walks as well as for intensive active sports.
Families have a large selection among the numerous possibilities, from adventure playgrounds to the zoo and game park up to the Kaiserslautern horticulture show with its impressive dinosaur exhibition.
And the Barbarossa city itself with its friendly atmosphere and its many faces is inspiring. Discover the idyllic Kaiserslautern Old Town, the unique Japanese gardens, the culinary variety and of course the hospitality of the people of Kaiserslautern.

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Originally constructed in 1975 (as the only fully covered football stadium in the country), this venue has been reconstructed as a superb purpose built arena. FC Koln are the German side who played their games at the grounduntil 2001 which has seen the ground completely renovated. Work was completed in 2004 and FC Koln have now returned here.

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Cologne cathedral spires tower over Germany's oldest city and its innumerable cultural and historical treasures, world-famous museums and active art scene. Whether street music on the Hohe Strasse or galas in the modern opera house, whether pavement painting on the cathedral concourse or old masters in the Wallraf Richartz Museum, whether the annual music festival along the inner ring road or carnival in the entire city - in Cologne all this becomes synthesized into a vivacious work of art - in a cosmopolitan metropolis boasting more than a million inhabitants which, despite its size, has never lost its neighbourly character.

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Work commenced on this new stadium back in October 1997 within the same are of the original venue which, with a capacity of 100,000 was one of the biggest in Germany.

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Many people are surprised by Leipzig's beauty. Any preconceptions of a shabby, grey, socialist metropolis are swiftly forgotten upon arrival. Leipzig's city centre has been completely refurbished since German reunification and its magnificent historical buildings once again bask in their former splendour. A prime example is the Hauptbahnhof, an awesome turn-of-the-century construction which used to be Europe's largest train station, but which has now been transformed into a Mecca for shoppers. 130 shops and boutiques now compete for consumers' hard-earned Deutschmarks. In short, anyone who was familiar with Leipzig before 1989 would scarcely recognise the city today. The motto "Leipzig is coming!" is extremely appropriate motto for this forward-looking city.

Yet the traces of Leipzig's recent past are still visible. If you take a walk down some of the side-streets outside the city centre, you can't help but notice the extent at which the city was allowed to fall into disrepair during the socialist East German era. Decayed old buildings are overshadowed by enormous, prefabricated high-rises, which although spruced up, still stand out as unshapely hulks and blot the otherwise harmonious cityscape.

Most of Leipzig's major sights are easily accessible on foot, and are often interspersed by tree-lined parks and squares - making a stroll through the city centre a relaxing and enjoyable experience. Good public transport links also make excursions to the outlying areas a simple matter.

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After the application for reconstruction of Bayern Munich's Olympic Stadion was rejected, it was decided that the city would have a brand new stadium built for the FIFA World Cup 2006. The capacity will exceed 66,000 and the stadium will be widely considered as the best in use for the tournament. The opening game will be held here as will one semi-final and other games in between too.

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Like many cities, Munich started out as a small town enclosed by a wall and then expanded beyond it. The 'inner city' occupies such a small area that everything is close and easy to visit, and you'll get a sense of the orignal wall, indeed, the gates still remain.

The river Isar flows through the city and it is generally a very green place. The enormous Englischer Garten, is a park with a boating lake and beer garden (of course) and is well worth a visit.

Munich is the largest city in the south of Germany and is about an hour and a half drive from the Alps. Most of the time the mountains are just a dark unclear shadow on the horizon, but with the right weather conditions - specifically a special wind called the Foehn - , they become crystal and beautifully clear. This is when the postcard pictures get taken. Munich is very close to Austria, Switzerland and after a short hop through Austria, also Italy.

It is a mostly flat place and has true continental weather i.e. very warm in the summer, and very cold in the winter. The summer sees quite a few thunderstorms in the evenings, but far more beautiful sunsets. If you come in the winter, bring really warm clothes, in summer the nights are balmy but bring a small umbrella just in case.

Under an hours drive away to the south (with train connections too of course) are the lakes which is where many Muncheners head for during the summer months. These are glacial lakes, and therefore deep and cold till well into summer, though there are also smaller ones which warm up more quickly.

Munich is much more than just the venue for the Oktoberfest, it's the high-tech capital of Germany with many international companies choosing to have their European headquarters here. BMW, MAN (truckmaker) and MTU (aeroengine maker) are also based in Munich as are countless other firms.

It's a super modern exhibition centre, both a film and fashion centre and has the highest density of publishing houses of any place in the world except New York.

You could lose yourself for days in the Deutsches Museum or in any of a number of the other museums and galleries and there are countless beautiful churches and other buildings to explore.

Munich is a very culturally active city too with its orchestras, ensembles, opera houses and theatre. All the major music artists will pass through Munich on their European tours. Flick through any of Munich's events magazines to get a sense of how much is going on and if you're here for a longer stay, there are even two English cinemas as well as a number of English video libraries.

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Originally opened in 1991, this stadium will have a facelift for the 2006 FIFA World Cup which includes lowering of the pitch, a new press centre, extra seatign and function rooms. Integration of FIFA and OC offices as well as meeting rooms in the House of Sports behind the main stand will also be carried out.

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The city with connections
With direct flights to virtually all the European metropolitan centres and almost 70,000
take-offs and landings per year, the international airport in the north of the city
provides for rapid access. The good motorway network with fast roads from all
directions and the pulsating main railway station in the city centre, which links
underground and fast local rail services, bring thousands of business travellers and
tourists into the city day by day.
The bustling city
Nuremberg is a bustling young city which integrates its visual attractions into a
colourful round of events with the greatest possible variety. The main attractions for
the ever welcome guests are formed by over 800 events to make a stay even more
appealing. Some of the highlights are the International Organ Week in early summer,
the oldest and most well-known event for sacred music in Europe, or the meanwhile
almost legendary minstrels' gathering at the end of July, at which song-makers from
all over the world perform free of charge for two days. The grand Old City Festival in
September, the favourite among the local inhabitants, has developed in the
meantime into the hottest tip of non-resident experts on Nuremberg. The sumptuous
"Hospitality Market" and more than 90 individual folklore and cultural events
magically draw in the visitors. The two large public fairs in spring and autumn, motor
racing at the Norisring, the flea markets, large period exhibitions in the Germanic
National Museum and the Jazz East-West Festival every two years take turns until
December, when the world-famous Nuremberg Christmas Market at the foot of the
Church of Our Lady brings the year to an end.
The city as a meeting-place
The modern Nuremberg exhibition centre generates new impulses for the local
economy. The extensive range of exhibitions increases the importance of Nuremberg
as an exhibition city from year to year. The largest trade fair in the world, the
International Toy Fair, is just as much at home in Nuremberg as around 50 other
trade fairs and exhibitions. The Frankenhalle accommodates 8,000 people for
congresses and conferences. The Meistersingerhalle and the large hotels also offer
ideal conference facilities.
The city with good shopping facilities
A pleasant stroll and shopping in Nuremberg are enjoyable pastimes. The large
pedestrian precinct with one of the densest concentrations of department stores in
Germany, glass shopping arcades and exclusive boutiques has a lot of atmosphere.
Street cafes, fountains and green spaces break up the shopping area and tempt one
into taking a short break now and again. The motto is a leisurely stroll through the
town without stress, for the people of Nuremberg value relaxation above all else.
The Craftsmen's Courtyard at the King's Gate (Königstor) is a successful contrast to
the modern shopping world. Traditional craft skills combine with Franconian
hospitality in the small timber-framed houses nestling snugly against each other and
surrounded by the historic walls of the old city fortifications. Glass grinders, doll
makers, pewterers and goldsmiths pursue their trade here as in old times and offer
their own products for sale.

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Modernisation of the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stuttgart has included Renovation of the upper tier in the opposite stand, with improved access, catering and function rooms. In addition. redevelopment of the area around the stadium with sanitation, new catering facilities and attractive recreation areas has been carried out and new big screens added in the ground too. The stadium is used by VfB Stuttgart for home fixtures.

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The exciting metropolis has the power to charm people with its beautiful squares, palaces and buildings, in all sorts of architectural styles, not to mention its cultural diversity. Top-flight exhibitions, world-famous opera,ballet and drama, variety, musicals and traditional festivals attractmillions of visitors every year.

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