Oberhavel Cup Hohen Neuendorf - Berlin, Germany - 03 untill 04 April 2010 (Easter) (de)

The Oberhavel Cup organisers welcome their “girls only” guests on Friday afternoon at their attractive sport accommodation and clubhome. Apart from the club members of the organisers the tournament and the fun activities are exclusively for the girls and and their teamleaders. The remainder of evening on arrival day is free to relax and acclimatise. The tournament starts on Saturday morning with the first preliminary matches. Around midday their will a “time out” for the welcome ceremony In the evening it’s time change into dancing clothes for the Oberhavel Cup disco in the Stadthalle of Hohen Neunendorf. In the meantime the teamleaders will have their own hour during an reception in the VIP room of the organisers clubhome. On Sunday the deciding matches are scheduled. The remaining preliminary matches, the intermediate rounds, the classification matches and of course the finals will take place. The prizes ceremony, which will be held directly after the finals ends the weekend football activities. Sunday evening is free for the teams to visit the exciting and interesting city of Berlin.

As well as participation at the tournament, Euro-Sportring also arranges the accommodation for the participants. Participants can usually choose between school accommodation, group accommodation (youth accommodation and bungalows) and hotels. Accommodations have been selected with care and must comply to a number of conditions such are they are within easy reach of the sports park, value for money, suitalbe for sports groups, safety provisions and a flexible management. For more information check out the pdf pricelist which can be found on this website. 

Berlin, with 3.5 million inhabitants, is the capital of Germany and, since recently, the government centre. The history of Berlin is inseparably tied to the Second World War and its aftermath. In the second half of the 20th Century, Berlin was dominated by the wall which cut it in half and divided East Berlin from West Berlin for almost thirty years. Since the fall of the wall in 1989, Berlin is busily becoming one of the hippest cities in Europe. For historical things to see, such as the Reichstag and Brandenburger Tor, memorials of a recent past, such the Gedächtniskirche and Checkpoint Charlie, and the new Berlin, such as the recently opened Holocaust monument and the Sony Centre, Berlin is ‘the place to be!’

You can also shop to your heart’s content in Berlin. Start at Kurfürstendamm, where all the famous stores have a branch, but where you can also find luxurious small boutiques. On the corner of Tauentzienstrasse, there is KaDeWe (Kaufhaus des Westens), the largest store in Europe. Niketown is also on Tauentzienstrasse: 3500 m2 full of the latest sport fashion. There are many places to go out to in Berlin: in the summer there are numerous terraces around Kurfürstendamm and Unter den Linden. Other well-known places for going out are the areas of Kreuzberg and Prenzlauer Berg in the east of the city.

A few places worth seeing:

* Kurfürstendamm - Before reunification, this was the centre of West Berlin. Berliners call it the ‘Kudamm’. Here you will find many shops, restaurants and galleries.

* Gedächtniskirche - At the end of Kudamm, there is the ruin of Kaiser Wilhelm I-Gedächtniskirche. The church was built at the end of the 19th Century in remembrance of Keizer Wilhelm I and it was seriously damaged during the Second World War. Only the tower remains and this is badly damaged. The tower was left un-repaired as a warning of the consequences of war.

* Potzdammerplatz with the DaimlerChrysler Quartier – Before the Second World War, Potzdammerplatz was a busy entertainment district. Not much was left after the war and the wall was built diagonally over the square. Buildings rapidly went up after the fall of the wall: places to go out, restaurants, a enormous covered shopping centre, mega-cinemas and offices, such as the architecturally impressive Sony Centre.

* Checkpoint Charlie – Checkpoint Charlie was a checkpoint at the Berlin wall. The post was closed after the fall of the wall. Later, a copy of the watchhouse was built. The ‘Haus am Checkpoint Charlie’ is a museum with images and objects that tell about the history of the wall and of the many escape attempts from East to West.

* Brandenburger Tor – was built at the end of 18th Century and has since qualified as a symbol of Berlin. Close by is the Reichstag that was repaired after the war. Since 1999, the German parliament has assembled here.

* Fernsehturm – The 365-metre-high television tower on Alexanderplatz is a landmark in former East Berlin. The 207-metre-high rotating Tele-café offers a beautiful view over the city.

* Tiergarten – A large park in the centre of the city. An oasis of peace, except in the weekends in the summer when thousands of real Berliners come here and barbecue.

Berlin Olympia Stadium The Olympia Stadium in Berlin was the background to the final of the World Cup in 2006. The stadium was renovated from 2000 to 2004 especially for this. The number of seats was reduced to 75,000. The stadium was built by order of Adolf Hitler in the thirties for the Olympic Games that were held in Berlin in 1936. The stadium was renovated for the World Cup in 1974. It was also partially covered. The professional club Hertha BSC plays its home games at Olympia Stadium.