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Tourist Attractions: If you have time to spare after the football match, you must definitely visit some of the tourist attractions of Dortmund city. The Dortmund Zoo Park is situated on a total area of 28 hectares. There are currently 265 species and a total of 1,840 animals in this zoo. Dortmund Zoo specializes in housing animals belonging to South America. One more area in which the park specializes is the breeding and housing of giant anteaters. Giant Otters from Brazil are also a major tourist attraction of the zoo. Another tourist spot, which attracts lots of visitors, is Westphalia Park. This 75-hectare park has the German Rosarium located within its premises. This German Rosarium has the distinction of being the third largest rosarium in the world.
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There are more than 3,000 kinds of roses housed in this rosarium. There is also a huge adventure playground for children, which will ensure that the kids also enjoy this trip.
FIFA World Cup 2006: Many of the preliminary matches of the FIFA World Cup 2006 will be held in Dortmund city also. On 14 June 2006, a Group A match between Germany and Poland will take place in Dortmund city. On 10 June 2006, a Group B match between Trinidad & Tobago and Sweden will take place in Dortmund city. On 22 June 2006, a Group F match between Japan and Brazil will take place here. On 19 June 2006, a Group G match between Togo and Switzerland will take place in Dortmund city. On 27 June 2006, a round of 16 match between the qualifying teams will be held in Dortmund city. On 4 July 2006, a semi-final match will be held in Dortmund. These matches will be played in the FIFA World Cup Stadium Dortmund. This ultra-modern stadium has a gross capacity of 65,982 people. This stadium was originally built to host the FIFA World Cup 1974 matches.
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