Kleinholz ice rink
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| place | Sportstrasse 95 4600 Olten , Switzerland
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| Coordinates | 634 672 / 243 682 |
| start of building | 4th November 1961 |
| opening | 1962 |
| Extensions | 1976 (roof) |
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Concrete artificial ice surface |
| capacity | 6,270 seats (of which 980 seats) |
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The Kleinholz ice rink is an ice rink in the city of Olten in the Swiss canton of Solothurn . It is the venue of the EHC Olten ice hockey club . The Kleinholz ice rink offers space for 6,270 spectators, divided into 5,290 standing and 980 seats.
Natural ice rink
At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, ice sports also emerged in the Swiss city of Olten. When the weather was cold enough, the Butzenbächli near the Wyden (Schützenmatte) was dammed and frozen to form the first Olten ice field. For the first time, the citizens of Olten were able to do sports on ice skates . Triggered by this event, 29 ice sports fans founded the Olten Ice Club , today EHC Olten, in January 1931 .
At the initiative of the first president, canton school teacher Iwan Hagmann, a contract was signed with the Hagberg tennis club on November 9, 1931, according to which ice sports could be played on its site in winter. The provisional facility that was created in this way soon no longer met the growing number of visitors and the demands associated with them. For example, on December 10, 1933, a 3,600 square meter natural ice rink was opened on the then tennis courts and today's location of the artificial ice rink in Kleinholz. The Hagberg facility was used for ice skating until the 1940s. The years of economic crisis and the Second World War prevented the expansion of the sports facilities.
From the natural to the artificial ice rink Kleinholz
Alphons Wirth submitted a motion to the Olten local council on December 14, 1956 . It should be examined to build an artificial ice rink in Olten as well. On August 28, 1958, City Mayor Dr. Hans Derendinger invited the people of Olten to debate. On March 18, 1959, a private committee presented a Schützenmatte project in connection with the expansion of the lido on the Aare . However, this and a modified project were rejected. Further studies were carried out and the area of the existing natural ice rink was identified as the best variant. However, the municipality of Olten announced that it would not pay for the cost of an artificial ice rink. The committee therefore founded the artificial ice rink cooperative Kleinholz Olten (KEKO) on March 30, 1961.
On July 2, 1961, the decision of the sovereign with 1,600 votes against 400 granted the approval to build an artificial ice rink in Kleinholz. KEKO organized the financing of the artificial ice rink. It essentially comprised of the land made available by the municipality of Olten under the building law , an amount of CHF 300,000 à fonds perdu and CHF 200,000 as participation in the form of share certificates, as well as around 1.4 million , also approved by the municipality . CHF from donations and share certificates.
On November 4, 1961, three days after the referendum, the excavation began and after four months of construction the ice field with a size of 30 × 60 m was ready. At the beginning of December, the machine systems were provisionally operational. With the help of the members of the EHC Olten, especially the first team, who laid all the cooling pipes during the training period, the artificial ice rink was built. In 1970 EHC Olten built a club house with an office and toilet facilities on the existing garage. KEKO built the outer field as the second ice rink, with the help of the first team, which in turn laid pipes during training.
Ice rink Kleinholz 1976
In the 1970s, the Swiss Ice Hockey Association stipulated that all national league clubs must have a covered ice rink.
In 1975, the KEKO board of directors received an order from the general assembly to work out an umbrella project. Architect HG Frey from Olten worked out the best proposal in 1976. The financing was made up as follows:
- CHF 860,000 as a loan from the community of Olten
- CHF 50,000 as a contribution from the Canton of Solothurn
- CHF 50,000 as a contribution from the Sport Toto Fund
- CHF 100,000 as a donation by private individuals, businesses and entrepreneurs
- CHF 200,000 as a mortgage loan to the cooperative
- Subsidies from the communities of Dulliken , Starrkirch-Wil , Winznau , Trimbach , Wangen bei Olten
After four and a half months of construction, around 10,000 spectators at the Kleinholz ice rink had a roof over their heads.
operator
In 2005, Sportpark AG Olten was founded, which took over the operation of the Kleinholz ice rink from KEKO. The KEKO had reached the financial limits and could no longer maintain an economic operation of the ice rink. According to an application made by the City Council on September 25, 2005, the Olten ice rink should be run from an economic perspective. For this purpose, it was decided on October 1, 2005 to found Sportpark Olten AG. The municipality of Olten signed a share capital of two million francs for them. In return, the subsidization of ice sports and ice sports facilities was reduced; the investment contributions of the municipality of Olten for the renovation of the facilities provided for in the investment and finance plan 2006 to 2011 were omitted.
But this model also had to be adapted, and so the city council decided in autumn 2008 to increase the annual operating contribution of the municipality of Olten to Sportpark Olten AG from the 2009/10 season to CHF 750,000. For the 2008/09 season, an additional loan of CHF 360,000 was approved as a one-off contribution. The capital increase by Sportpark Olten AG is to be financed with a maximum of 970,920 francs. In addition, Sportpark Olten AG was granted a three% interest-bearing loan in the amount of CHF 700,000, to be paid out in 2010 (CHF 350,000) and 2011 (CHF 350,000). It was also decided to transfer and write off an interest-free loan to Sportpark AG for the renovation of the ice stadium as a postulate .
Roofing outside area
The first groundbreaking ceremony took place on May 21, 2007 for the roofing of the outdoor area of the ice rink . Sportpark Olten AG, whose shareholders now have 15 regional communities, planned to complete the CHF 2.3 million building by the beginning of November. It is intended to ensure that public ice skating outdoors can be guaranteed in any weather, and at the same time relieves the existing ice rink, which is to be increasingly available for training. After completion of the work in 2008 to that in the recognized business plan had risen budgeted Sportpark AG plant costs of CHF 1.2 million due to structural engineering and legal requirements at 2.3 million. Among other things, this business led to the adjustments to the financing of Sportpark AG described above.
Stadium renovation
On May 20, 2010, the parliament of the city of Olten approved a proposal for the comprehensive renovation of the Kleinholz ice rink with 37: 0 votes and four abstentions. On September 26, 2010, those eligible to vote in Olten accepted an investment contribution of CHF 12.1 million and annual operating contributions of CHF 750,000 with a yes share of 77%.
As a first measure, the boarding system, the players' benches and the ventilation machines of the cooling system, escape route doors and corridors were renewed and a safe wooden covering was implemented as a temporary solution in the lower area of the east grandstand.
On September 30, 2011, Batimo AG, Olten, was awarded the contract for the architectural work. With a decision of February 11, 2013, the building commission of the City of Olten granted the building permit for the project to expand and renew the ice rink.
The overall project included the new construction of the roof, the construction of a photovoltaic system, the new construction of the south / east / north grandstands, new seating in the west grandstand, new side rooms in the curling hall, a new main entrance in the south as well as the new construction of the restaurant and VIP - Area included in the south. The plans of the building application could be viewed publicly.
On October 7, 2014, EHC Olten played its first home game in the renewed Kleinholz ice rink, which was won 2-0 (1-0, 0-0, 1-0) in front of 5,588 spectators against SC Langenthal .
literature
- Kurt Stocker: 50 years ice hockey club Olten 1934 - 1984
Web links
- sportpark-olten.ch: Website of the Kleinholz ice rink
- ehco.ch: Kleinholz ice rink
Individual evidence
- ↑ The ice rink is being renovated. In: oltnertagblatt.ch. September 27, 2010, accessed June 22, 2017 .
- ^ Stadium renovation ( Memento from April 3, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ News ( Memento from April 23, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Sportpark AG - Kunsteisbahn Olten - Documents , sportpark-olten.ch, accessed on April 7, 2013
- ↑ NLB - 8th matchday - Tuesday, October 7th, 2014: Olten vs. Langenthal 2: 0. In: hockeyfans.ch. Retrieved August 8, 2017 .