Sparkassen-Arena
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| Location | Kiel, Germany |
| Broke ground | November 10, 1950 |
| Opened | June 17, 1951 |
| Renovated | 2001 |
| Owner | Ostseehalle Kiel Betriebsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG |
| Architect | Wilhelm Neveling, Büro Schnittger (renovation) |
| Tenants | THW Kiel (HBL) |
| Capacity | 13,500 (concerts) 10,250 (handball) |
The Sparkassen-Arena (formerly known as Ostseehalle) is an indoor arena in Kiel, Germany. It is primarily used by THW Kiel (team handball) and as a concert venue and holds up to 13,500 people.
[edit] History
The construction was determined in 1950 by the Kiel council meeting and was initiated on the 17th June, 1951 during the Kiel Week and was finished in 1952. For this purpose the steel construction of a retired airplane hangar of the air base on the island Sylt was dismantled and brought to Kiel. In the course of decades the arena was constantly redeveloped, and since renovations on September, 2001 it is „prepared for the next 50 years“ according to the operators.
On the 1st January, 2008 the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe purchased the naming rights.
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