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SNTV takes a look at Gdansk, one of the four host cities in Poland for the 2012 UEFA European Championships.

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The northern Polish city of Gdansk will host four matches during this summers UEFA European Championships co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine.

Arena Gdansk took two and a half years to build and opened in July 2011.

It will have a forty thousand capacity for Euro 2012 matches.

Borys Hymczak is a spokesman for Invest Gdansk.

SOUNDBITE: (Polish) Borys Hymczak, Invest Gdansk spokesman: 
"It's a multi-purpose stadium, but its main purpose is football games. It was designed in a famous architectural office. Its shape resembles amber, a symbol of Gdansk. It has forty-four thousand seats, but its capacity can rise up to fifty-six thousand, depending on the type of organised event."

The first match in Gdansk will be on June 10th between defending European champions Spain and Italy, in a Group C encounter.

Spain will also face the Republic of Ireland on June 14th in the stadium, along with their final Group C game against Croatia on June 18th.