• The famous Klagenfurt, although in Austria, has a certain Mediterranean atmosphere. It was the residence of the romantic composer Gustav Mahler, but also a place of meditation for the poet Raine Maria Rilke.
• Klagenfurt is the capital of the federal state of Carinthia and its full name is Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, as it is built on the shores of the homonymous lake. It has a population of 92,544 inhabitants and is the sixth largest city in Austria.
• It was founded in 1190, in the form of a fortress. During its history, the city was tested by the epidemic of the «Black Death» (1564, 1598), strong earthquakes (1571, 1690) and riots, of a religious and national nature, as the city also had residents of Slovenian origin. In 1809, Napoleon’s troops destroyed a large part of its walls, while the city was «wounded» in both World Wars.
• Klagenfurt’s most famous castle is Tentschach, where legend has it that some brave knights killed the dragon and liberated the area.
  Europapark is obviously lush, with ponds and even peacocks roaming its gardens.

• In general, the Carinthian region has about 1,270 lakes, 8,000 kilometers of crystal-clear rivers, two National Parks, 35 nature reserves and 34 ski resorts.
• The historic city center is exquisite! The distances are short, the open-air market is colorful, the lakeside at Klagenfurt Strandbad is wonderful.
• The Minimundus theme park (26,000 m2 of lush green area) hosts about 170 models, obviously to scale, of great buildings and monuments of human civilization, such as the Acropolis, the Taj Mahal…
• The city is close to the border with Slovenia. Ljubljana is only 84 km away.
• It is the seat of the University of Klagenfurt.
• It has an airport, which was built in 1925.
• It is worth trying an oversized Stavlis steak, schnitzel of course, but also drinking beer.

The state-of-the-art Wörthersee Stadion

In one of the most modern stadiums in Austria, fully harmonized with the environment, at the Worthersee Stadion in Klagenfurt, PAOK will play against Wolfsberger in the second leg of the 3rd qualifying round of the Europa League. Wolfsberger’s home ground, of course, is the Lavanttal-Arena, with a capacity of 7,300 seats, a stadium not compatible with UEFA specifications, therefore the match will be held at the Worthersee Stadion, approximately 60 km from Wolfsberger.

• The stadium, named after the city’s lake, was renovated in 2007. It has a capacity of 29,863 seats and is located in the Sportpark Klagenfurt sports complex – within the university campus – which also has other football, tennis, volleyball and gymnastics arenas.
• Also known as the 28 Black Arena for sponsorship reasons, it is the home of Austria Klagenfurt.
• The first stadium was built in 1960 as the home of the old SK Austria Klagenfurt, later defunct Karden.
• In view of the upcoming EURO 2008, the Carinthian government decided to reconstruct the stadium. It was demolished in 2005 and replaced by the larger Hypo-Arena, one of the eight stadiums that hosted the 2008 European Football Championship.
• The official opening took place on 7 September 2007 with a friendly match between Austria and Japan in front of 26,500 spectators.
• In 2018, the Wörthersee Stadion hosted the Champions League match between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain (3–1).
• It obviously hosts Austrian national team matches, Austrian Cup finals, concerts, while many European teams hold their main training camp there.
• In July 2022, the stadium was renamed 28 Black Arena. 28 Black is an energy drink company that sponsors Austria Klagenfurt.
• The dimensions of the playing field are 105 X 68 m. Its construction cost 66.5 million euros.