Top Handball in Bolzano and Merano
The third Handball European Championship will take place in Italy from May 29 until June 7, 1998. The twelve best European Handball-nations will fight in Bolzano and Merano for the desired EC title.You are kindly invited to visit our Handball European Championship 1998 in Bolzano and Merano. Please read carefully the following information.

Where is Southtirol?

How the Championship was assigned to the South-Tyrol
It was assigned to Italy during the Congress of the European Handball Federation in Athens in March 1996.

Where the Championship is played
Thus the games will take place in the ice rink of Bozen/Bolzano (7,200 seats) and in the new ice rink of Meran/Merano (approx. 4,000 seats).

Handball and South-Tyrol
In South-Tyrol, handball numbers among the most important team sports.