Football Championship - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 2008 - 55 Euro Cent

Austrian Post AG, national sponsor of the UEFA EURO 2008 ™, is presenting the eight UEFA EURO 2008 ™ venues with the brand block. Four cities from the two host countries Austria and Switzerland will become centers of the football world from 7 to 29 June 2008. The Vienna Giant Ferris Wheel, the Hohensalzburg Fortress, the Klagenfurt Lindwurm and the Goldene Dachl in Innsbruck symbolize the venues of the UEFA EURO 2008 ™ in Austria. Vienna has the biggest venue of the UEFA EURO 2008 ™ with the Ernst Happel Stadium. In the Vienna Prater Stadium, the three group matches of the Austrian national team are played, two quarter-finals and a semi-final. The grand finale of UEFA EURO 2008 ™, the final match, will also take place at the Ernst Happel Stadium. There are three group matches each in Salzburg, Klagenfurt and Innsbruck. Salzburg, the city of Mozart, is not only hosting festivals, but the Wals-Siezenheim stadium is also home to a newly built venue for the UEFA EURO 2008 ™. A new stadium has also been built in Klagenfurt, the Wörthersee Stadium is located near the shore of the Wörthersee. Surrounded by a magnificent mountain scenery, the two-time winter olympic city of Innsbruck with the Tivoli Stadium also offers sports on the green lawn an appealing arena. The Swiss will present the cities of Zurich and Basel as well as Bern and Geneva as venues for the UEFA EURO 2008 ™. The city towers of Zurich, the Rhine bridge with the Basel Minster, the Zytglogge of Bern and the fountain in Geneva indicate that in addition to football, a rich cultural offer makes the cities interesting. Basel is the main venue of the games in Switzerland. The opening match of the UEFA EURO 2008 ™ will take place on 7 June at St. Jakob Park. For this purpose, the stadium has been transformed into a new arena and is the largest Swiss stadium with 42,000 seats. Six games are kicked off here, three group games, two quarter-finals and a semi-final match. Three group matches each are fixed for Zurich, Bern and Geneva. In Zurich, the newly adapted Letzigrund stadium will be played. This arena is known to the sports world especially through the meetings of the world-class athletics. Bern, the capital of Switzerland and famous for its chocolate production, invites you to the new Stade des Suisse Wankdorf. Geneva, the fourth Swiss venue, is located in the French part of Switzerland. The city on Lake Geneva scores with its magnificent gardens and parks and the new stadium built in 2003.