Stadium on Hermann-Löns-Weg
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| place | Hermann-Löns-Weg 25 42697 Solingen - Ohligs , Germany
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 9 '36.7 " N , 6 ° 59' 16.6" E |
| owner | City of Solingen |
| operator | City of Solingen |
| opening | 1929 |
| Renovations | 1949-1950, 1974, 1976, 1982 |
| Extensions | 1976 |
| demolition | since September 2018 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| capacity | 18,000 seats |
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The stadium on Hermann-Löns-Weg was a football stadium in the Ohligs district of the North Rhine-Westphalian city of Solingen . The sports facility was named after the street on which it is located, which in turn is named after the writer Hermann Löns . The demolition work on the almost 90-year-old Solingen stadium has been underway since September 2018.
history
The stadium, built in 1929 and on which further construction work was carried out in 1976, was the home ground of the soccer clubs SG Union Solingen and 1. FC Union Solingen until bankruptcy . The OFC Solingen association later used the facility, including the artificial turf side area. On February 16, 1985, the record number of visitors was set with over 16,000 visitors to the quarter-final match in the 1984/85 DFB Cup between SG Union Solingen and Borussia Mönchengladbach . The last game played by a professional team in the facility was the last second division game of SG Union Solingen before relegation, which ended with a 4-0 home defeat against 1. FC Saarbrücken , which took place on June 18, 1989. In June 2006, the stadium's capacity was limited to 5,000 spectators as a city inspection revealed significant violations of the Venue Ordinance.
The demolition of the stadium was decided in 2010 to reduce costs for the city. From 2011 the stadium was used by the OFC Solingen club , but only the side square with artificial turf , as the use of the main square was chargeable. The dismantling was repeatedly postponed, u. a. due to the necessary traffic reports on the utilization of the Hermann-Löns-Weg. The plan was to sell the municipal land and build apartments from 2017. In May 2017, the city decided to demolish the stadium in 2017. After that, around 100 apartments are to be built there. After several delays, demolition is now planned for February 2018. In April 2018 it was announced that the demolition would take place in June of that year. A settlement with 52 houses and a total of 105 residential units should be built by 2020. As a reminder of the stadium, a row of trees is to be preserved behind the opposite stand and form a green corridor in the future settlement.
After a long back-and-forth between the city, fans and club, work on the stadium began on September 17, 2018, the investors announced. Due to pollution from building pollutants , such as asbestos in the roof structure, the work is carried out step by step. 45 condominiums and 66 single-family houses are to be built at the site. Previously, preparatory work was carried out at the beginning of September. Surrounding buildings of the former municipal building yard were demolished and the building rubble examined for pollutants. Furthermore, the ticket booths at the stadium were dismantled. The other points of the planning see the dismantling of the main stand after the asbestos-containing roof panels have been removed. At the same time, the artificial turf is to be removed. The last parts of the grandstand are scheduled to be torn down at the beginning of October. In the middle of the month, the last step is to pull down the four floodlight masts with a height of more than 30 meters within two days. Including the clean-up work, the work should be completed by the end of October 2018. After that, the construction of the 111 residential units should begin immediately and be ready for occupancy in 2020.
Capacity and equipment
The stadium, known as HLW in fan circles, had a seating capacity of 16,000 and had a covered grandstand on the straight. The rest of the playing field was made up of flat, uncovered standing walls with steps. In the 1980s, a floodlight system was installed, but it has not been allowed to operate since 2009 due to an emergency power generator that had to be replaced.
gallery
Changing rooms
One of the ticket booths
Web links
- europlan-online.de: Stadium on Hermann-Löns-Weg - Solingen-Ohligs
- turus.net: Photo search for traces: Stadium am Hermann Löns Weg Article from May 20, 2017
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stadium Hermann-Löns-Weg lawn area ( memento of the original from July 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed September 26, 2012
- ↑ On the condition of the stadium
- ^ No more football on Hermann-Löns-Weg. In: stadionwelt.de. March 3, 2010, accessed September 20, 2018 .
- ^ The stadium on the offside at www.rp-online.de from April 8, 2012, accessed on September 26, 2012
- ↑ Solinger Morgenpost from April 15, 2015, accessed on November 7, 2015
- ↑ stadionwelt.de: Stadium on Hermann-Löns-Weg before demolition Article from May 10, 2017
- ↑ Solingen - Stadium demolition could take place in February Rheinische Post online, January 27, 2018
- ↑ stadionwelt.de: In June the stadium will be razed to the ground Article from April 19, 2018
- ^ The demolition of the Hermann Löns Stadium continues. In: stadionwelt.de. September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018 .
- ↑ Vergane Glorie: Stadion am Hermann-Löns-Weg from August 7, 2016, accessed on August 8, 2016
