The city of Dnipropetrovsk (Ukr.) or Dnepropetrovsk (Rus.) is situated on the Dnieper River (Dnepr or Dnipro) in East-Central Ukraine, and has a population of 1.05 million (third city in the country by population).
Large and beautiful, it is the main city of East-Central Ukraine.
Dnipropetrovsk - simply Dnepr, as it is called by local inhabitants is a dynamic and lively city.
The city is surprising green along the wide and slow-moving Dnieper river (Dnepr in Russian, Dnipro in Ukrainian) and has remarkable embankments, long boulevards and spacious parks. It is also the major centre of high-technology industries, education, machine-building, metallurgy and trade. The city is not only famous for its commercial industry, but also its green hills and deep history.

The old fortress settlement has existed since the middle of the 16th century.  The new town was founded in 1776 by the Russian Prince, Potemkin by order of Catherine  II, Empress of the Russian Empire and was called Yekaterinoslav (Ekaterinoslav) from 1776 to 1926. During 1918 the towns name was Sicheslav (The Glory for Sich’/Fortress of Cossacks).

Dnipropetrovsk has been the major center of the steel industry from the beginning of the 20th  century until the present. It has also dominated in the machinebuilding and aero-spacebuilding industry since the 1950s.

The International  airport Dnipropetrovsk (DNK) offers direct lines to and from Wien (Austria), Frankfurt on Maine (Germany), Istanbul (Turkey), Tel Aviv (Israel), Moscow (Russia) etc..

Source: http://gorod.dp.ua

Population

Source: Poland-Ukraine bid to host UEFA EURO 2012 (Phase I).

Stadium

National Stadium

Source: Poland-Ukraine bid to host UEFA EURO 2012 (Phase I).

Accomodation

Additional accommodation for guests and fans during matches of UEFA EURO 2012:

1. 23 suburban rest houses (on average they can sleep 230 persons each; the total sleeping capacity: 5,290). Rest houses are located in the woods, 75 km from the stadium. They offer double and triple rooms, restaurants and additional amenities. They would be categorized as 3-star facilities;
2. 29 suburban camping sites (on average they can sleep 190 persons each; the total sleeping capacity: 5,500). The sites are located in the woods, 75 km from the stadium and they offer cabins sleeping between four and ten persons. There are restaurants on the sites;
3. 35 dormitories owned by state institutions, universities, academies etc. (on average they can sleep 315 persons each; the total sleeping capacity: 11,205). The dormitories are located in the city, not more than 10 km form the stadium. There are restaurants, shops and other facilities on their premises. They will undergo a complete overhaul for UEFA EURO 2012;
4. 42 private pensions (on average they can sleep 45 persons each; the total sleeping capacity: 1,890);
5. Camping fields: sleeping capacity: 3,550;
6. Uncategorized hotels, which after refurbishment and modernization could be used in 2012 to sleep 530 guests.

Source: Poland-Ukraine bid to host UEFA EURO 2012 (Phase I).

Infrastructure

Plans for the modernization of the infrastructure
Dnipropietrovsk has already begun a comprehensive refurbishment of the traffic system. The plan covers construction of new roads, a railway station, underground etc. The total cost of all investments in the coming 5 years is estimated at EUR 670 million (over CHF 1 billion).

Additional transport capacities
Additional bus lines will be created and new underground lines will be put into operation.

Traffic arrangements
The problem of jams on the main boulevard in rush hours will be eliminated by restricting access to the city center for private cars, increasing the number of parking spaces and improving road traffic management methods.

Source: Poland-Ukraine bid to host UEFA EURO 2012 (Phase I)