Erdgas Schwaben Arena

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Erdgas Schwaben Arena
Entrance area of ​​the Erdgas Schwaben Arena
Entrance area of ​​the Erdgas Schwaben Arena
Earlier names
  • Eisstadion Kaufbeuren (project name)
Data
place Bahnhofstrasse 11 87600 Kaufbeuren , Germany
GermanyGermany
Coordinates 47 ° 52 '38.8 "  N , 10 ° 37' 47.9"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 52 '38.8 "  N , 10 ° 37' 47.9"  E
owner City of Kaufbeuren
operator City of Kaufbeuren
start of building April 6, 2016
opening October 6, 2017
surface Concrete
rink
floor
PVC - Flooring
costs approx. 23.9 million euros
architect Dimitrios Kogios (asp Arat Schust GmbH & Co. KG)
capacity 3,100 seats (normal operation)
(including 1,100 seats)
3,500 seats (maximum)
(including 580 seats)
Societies)
Events

The Erdgas Schwaben Arena ( proper spelling erdgas schwaben arena ) is a multi-purpose hall in the Bavarian city ​​of Kaufbeuren in the administrative district of Swabia . It has been available since October 2017 and offers visitors 3,100 places during normal operation - after renovation work, up to a maximum of 3,500 places. The ice hockey club ESV Kaufbeuren ( DEL2 ) plays its home games in the hall.

The arena was officially opened from October 6th to 8th, 2017. On the third evening of the opening, ESV Kaufbeuren celebrated its first home win against EHC Freiburg in its new venue.

location

The hall is located southeast of the city center at Berliner Platz next to the Park Stadium and the Jordan Park . To the south of this is the Kaufbeurer train station .

history

First groundbreaking on April 6, 2016

After the existing ice rink on Berliner Platz had to be closed for ten months for structural reasons, the Kaufbeuren city council decided on July 29, 2014 to build a new hall. However, this decision met with resistance from parts of the population, which is why a referendum was held on January 18, 2015. About 60 percent voted in favor of a profitable venue.

On November 1, 2014, the city ​​of Kaufbeuren founded the municipal company Eisstadion Kaufbeuren AöR as sole sponsor , whose task is the construction and operation of the new ice rink. On July 21, 2015, the city council approved the preliminary design by the Stuttgart architects' office asp and the cost estimate of around 22.5 million euros.

Construction of the ice rink began with the first symbolic groundbreaking on April 6, 2016. The end of October of the year was the energy supplier Erdgas Schwaben for the next ten years namesake . The topping-out ceremony was celebrated on December 2, 2016 . Craftsmen, city and club representatives and around 500 visitors came together for the celebration in the finished shell.

On October 6, 2017, after a year and a half of construction, the arena was officially opened with an open house. One day later there was an ice revue with internationally successful figure skaters as well as regionally known music and dance clubs and a laser show. ESV Kaufbeuren had its first home game on October 8th, when it celebrated a 1-0 win against EHC Freiburg in front of a sold out house.

In the first season, the average attendance after the 26 home games of ESV Kaufbeuren was 2536 viewers per game. The occupancy rate was around 82%. In the subsequent play-offs, the arena was sold out throughout.

On April 11, 2019, a game by the German national ice hockey team took place for the first time in the Erdgas Schwaben Arena . As part of the Euro Hockey Challenge 2019 , Germany beat Slovakia 2-1. It was the first game of the German national team under the new coach Toni Söderholm .

use

In addition to the ESV Kaufbeuren games , the multifunctional arena can be used during the summer break for other sports, such as boxing or handball , but also for concerts . The opening of the Kaufbeurer Tänzelfest can also be celebrated there.

Web links

Commons : Erdgas Schwaben Arena  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Future secured - City council decides to build a new ice rink ( Memento from April 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Stefan Mayr: A stadium divides Kaufbeuren. Süddeutsche Zeitung , January 15, 2015, archived from the original on January 16, 2015 ; accessed on August 20, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Company statutes for the "municipal company Eisstadion Kaufbeuren" ( Memento from April 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ New ice rink: City council approves preliminary draft and cost estimate. In: kaufbeuren-baut.de. City of Kaufbeuren, July 22, 2015, accessed on August 20, 2020 .
  5. ↑ The name of the Kaufbeurer ice stadium has been determined. In: Kreisbote.de. Kreisbote , October 26, 2016, accessed on August 20, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Topping- out ceremony for the Erdgas Schwaben Arena ( Memento from December 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  7. ↑ Around 500 visitors celebrate the topping-out ceremony in the new Kaufbeurer ice stadium. In: all-in.de. December 2, 2016, accessed August 20, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Mahi Kola: Brave New Ice World. In: Kreisbote.de. Kreisbote , October 9, 2017, accessed on August 20, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Grandiose gala. In: Kreisbote.de. Kreisbote , October 9, 2017, accessed on August 20, 2020 .
  10. ↑ ESV Kaufbeuren wins the home premiere against Freiburg 1-0 ( Memento from October 12, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
  11. ↑ Sports Trade GmbH: Statistics - Schedules - DEL2 archive. Retrieved August 19, 2018 .
  12. ↑ Sports Trade GmbH: Statistics - Schedules - DEL2 archive. Retrieved August 19, 2018 .
  13. ↑ 2-1 success against Slovakia. In: deb-online.de. DEB Online, accessed January 25, 2019 .
  14. ↑ Kaufbeuren is preparing for international ice hockey match ( memento from April 15, 2019 in the Internet Archive )
  15. ↑ Martina Staudinger: More use possible - administration presents scenarios of multifunctionality in the ice rink. Kreisbote , February 12, 2016, accessed on August 20, 2020 .