Photos

Here are some photos of the european championships:

http://picasaweb.google.at/qwankidoaustria/EuropeanChampionships2009#

Results

Here are the results of the European Championships

THAO QUYEN
C.N., Feminine
1st place: Amelao Aurora, Italy
2nd place: Ancuta Mirela, Romania
3rd place: Sandu Alexandra, Romania

C.N. - 1. Dang, Masculine
1st place: Bertinazzi Davide, Italy
2nd place: Baglieri Gian Luca, Germany
3rd place: Brand Matthias, Italy

2. Dang - 5. Dang, Masculine
1st place: Girometti Emiliano, Italy
2nd place: Obreja Florin, Romania
3rd place: Kozma Csongor, Switzerland
3rd place: Meloni Mauro, Italy

Co Vo Dao - Wooden Weapons
1st place: Ursu Dan, Romania
2nd place: Taormina Angelo, Italy
3rd place: Baglieri Gian Luca, Germany

Co Vo Dao - Sharp Weapons
1st place: Girometti Emiliano, Italy
2nd place: Hoffman Christian, Germany
3rd place: Kozma Csongor, Switzerland


SONG DAU - National Teams
Gradutes feminine
1st place: Romania
2nd place: France
3rd place: Switzerland
3rd place: Germany

Gradutes masculine
1st place: France
2nd place: Italy
3rd place: Germany
3rd place: Republic of Moldova

C.N. feminine
1st place: Romania
2nd place: France
3rd place: Italy
3rd place: Germany

C.N. masculine
1st place: Romania
2nd place: Italy
3rd place: Germany
3rd place: France


SONG DAU - International Club Tournament
Gradutes feminine
1st place: Paris-Rennes, France
2nd place: Nimes-Hyeres, France
3rd place: Ho Long Trao, Switzerland
3rd place: Bach Hac Nhi, Germany

Gradutes masculine
1st place: QKD Saint Memmie, France
2nd place: QKD Aspern, Austria
3rd place: CMA QKD, France
3rd place: EAM QKD Nimes, France

C.N. masculine
1st place: Bao Bacau, Romania
2nd place: Argenzia Gorgonzola, Italy
3rd place: Tho Bucuresti, Romania
3rd place: Tam Trung Cesate, Italy

Shopping Center - "Stadioncenter"

Only 15 minutes walking distance and 5 minutes by bus (line 84A), the Stadioncenter is the nearest shopping center from the location of the European Championships.
Aside from a lot of shops, you can find these gastronomic locations:

Anker (bakery), Cafe de Paris, Lounge de Paris, Merkur Restauran, Merkur (grocery store), Il Conte (pizza, pasta, grill), Sajado (Asian restaurant, all-you-can-eat possibility), Tauber (bakery), Zum Burgenländer (Austrian restaurant), Konditorei Knotzer (pastry shop)

Images found on:
http://www.stadioncenter.at

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Vienna Portfolio - feel free to comment!

History

The Romans were the first to found a city where Vienna is now: Vindobona.
Located in the center of Europe and the main trade routes, Vienna became a center of European trade, which allowed it to change very quickly and have good connections with the rest of Europe. The city also evolving favorably, when the Babenberger founded after a few years, the margraviate of Ostarrichi, whose capital was Vienna from 1155.

At the beginning of the XIIth century, the area that occupied Vienna was not much greater than that of the 1st district today. Vienna was surrounded by walls, where the famous boulevard the "Ring" was built on.
Between 1452 and 1740, the Habsburgs, one of the most important dynasties of the time, whose jurisdiction extended even to Spain, ruled in Austria.

The story continues with the destruction of the rampart in 1857, and many buildings were built, the City Hall, the two major museums and opera.
After two world wars, Vienna enters the modern times.
With a population of about 1.7 million, Vienna is one of the autonomous regions of Austria. The city lies east of the country, and is bisected by the Danube and consists of 23 districts.

Attractions

One of the great attractions of Vienna is the Prater (2) (underground U1, U2, station « Praterstern »), an amusement park where you can find the « Riesenrad », a giant wheel which is considered a monument of Vienna.
The park also offers the possibility to take a walk, bicycle on an area of 6 km². Near the Prater, one can find the soccer stadium, the Ferry Dusika stadium but also (1) the center of sports Karl Haber:
S.C. Hakoah
(Simon-Wiesenthalgasse 3, entry at Wehlistraße 326)
Center of sports Karl Haber : S.C. Hakoah

Prater

Schönbrunn

Another famous attraction of Vienna is the palace « Schönbrunn » (3) (beautiful wells) (underground U4, station « Schönbrunn »), ancient residence of the emperor, and the park where you can also find the zoo of Vienna.
Schönbrunn

Mariahilfer Straße

« Mariahilfer Straße » (4), is the longest and most popular shopping street of Vienna.

Ring

The « Ring » (5), is a boulevard the circuits the center and was built where the city walls were standing. On the « Ring », you can find many museums, the city hall, the opera and many theatres.

St. Stephens cathedral

In the center, one can visit the St. Stephens cathedral (6) (Stephansdom) (underground U1 and U3, station « Stephansplatz »), an other symbol of Vienna, and famous shopping streets like Graben and Freyung.

Donauinsel

In order to avoid inundations, the artificial island on the Danube, called Donauinsel (7) (underground station U1 « Donauinsel ») was built, which in summer is a nice place for enjoying your hobbies.
Donauinsel

Donauturm

If you cross the Danube, you arrive in the district « Donaustadt » where you can find the UNO center, the Vienna International Center and also the Donaupark. Here you find the Donauturm (8), a television tower with 252 m altitude with a restaurant on top that gives you a panoramic view over the city.
Donauturm

Shopping centers

There are 4 big shopping centers: the Millenium City, the Lugner City, the Gasometer, and the Donauzentrum.
Gasometer (A)
Lugner City (B)
Millenium City (C)
Donauzentrum (D)

Public tranpsort

Vienna has 5 underground lines (U-Bahn), 28 tramway lines, et 42 bus lines (25 night buses)
Usually, the lines are opened from 05:00 to 24 :00. Between 01:00 and 05:00, there are the night buses, marked with a N.
The ticket price for one trip (departure to destination) is 1,70€ but there are special ticket offers (24h, 48h, …).
There si alos the possibility to buy the ticket online:
Shop Wiener Linien (lines of Vienna)

Public transport network:

Underground

Lines to the hall:

The address of the hall is: Simon-Wiesenthalgasse 3, (entry at Wehlistraße 326) 1020 Vienna
The U2 underground station “Stadion” is not far away, but you can use the bus lines 77A, 84A and 80B.

The airport

There are 3 possibilities to arrive from the airport:

With the direct train “CAT”:
Directly in 16 min. the price is: 16€ back and forth
Arrival at the station: Wien Mitte (Landstraße ; U3 et U4)
Follow these symbols:
Link

With the train (S-Bahn) S8:
Station: Wien Mitte (Landstraße ; U3 and U4) and Wien Nord (Praterstern ; U1 and U2)

Follow these symbols:
Link

With the bus:
Multiple destinations [Schwedenplatz 1010, Kagran UNO City 1220, Westbahnhof (west train station) 1070. Südbahnhof (south train station) 1100].
The price is 11€ back and forth
Link


These links will give you the departure and arrival times
Departure / Arrival


Other services
For planning a trip in Vienna:
Services of Wiener Linien

Routing services by Google (also for car trips):
Google Maps

Tramway on the Ring
With a nostalgic tramway, there is the possibility to take a tour on the Ring, the boulevard, that circuits the center of Vienna
Vienna Ring Tram

Hotels

Close to the hall
Lenas Donau Hôtel
Offer: 35€/night/person
Address: Wagramerstraße 52, 1220 Vienna
Route to the hall:
Car – approx. 9 min
Transport public – approx. 25 min

Etap Hotel Vienna – St. Marx
Offer: 56/night/chambre (double or triple)
Address: Franzosengraben 15, 1030 Vienna
Route to the hall:
Car – approx. 7 min
Transport public – approx. 25 min

Hôtel Praterstern
Offer: 69/night/chambre double (possibility of 4 person room)
Address: Mayergasse 6, 1020 Vienna
Route to the hall:
Car – approx. 7 min
Transport public – approx. 22 min

Hôtel Urania
Offer: 70-140€/night/chambre double (discount possibility (30-35€/person/room), if many rooms are reserved early, and announced for “Qwan Ki Do European Championships”)
Address: Obere Weißgerberstraße 7, 1030 Vienna
Route to the hall:
Car – approx. 9 min
Public transport– approx. 29 min


Farther away
Vienna City Hostel
Offer: 31€/night/person (double room)
Address Dampfgasse 8, 1100 Vienna
Route to the hall:
Car – approx. 13 min
Public transport – approx. 40 min

Hostel Wombat
Offer: 25-29€/night/person (double room)
Address Grangasse 6, 1150 Vienna
Route to the hall:
Car – approx. 19 min
Public transport – approx. 40 min



Images found on:
http://maps.google.at
http://de.wikipedia.org
http://www.familie-schulz.at
http://www.wien.gv.at
http://www.travelshop.de
http://wieninfo.files.wordpress.com
http://www.germanlinx.vic.edu.au
http://www.vienna.cc
http://www.hakoah.at/

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