Hans Zoschke Stadium

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Hans Zoschke Stadium
Hans Zoschke Stadium
View in south-east direction with the Church of the Faith in the background
Earlier names

Stadium on Normannenstrasse (1952)
Hans-Zoschke-Stadion (1952–2009, official)

Data
place Normannenstrasse 28 10367 Berlin , Germany
GermanyGermany
Coordinates 52 ° 31 '0.1 "  N , 13 ° 29' 12.7"  E Coordinates: 52 ° 31 '0.1 "  N , 13 ° 29' 12.7"  E
owner State of Berlin
opening September 14, 1952
First game September 14, 1952
SV VP Dresden  - BSG unit Pankow 3: 0
surface Natural grass
capacity 9,900 seats
playing area 113 m × 74 m
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Events

The Hans-Zoschke-Stadion ( officially HOWOGE-Arena "Hans Zoschke" due to a name sponsorship ) is a football stadium in the Berlin district of Lichtenberg . It was in 1952 as a stadium Normannenstrasse built and a little later in memory of Hans Zoschke in Hans-Zoschke Stadium renamed. With a spectator capacity of 9,900, it is the second largest football stadium in Berlin after the An der Alten Försterei stadium. It is home to the local soccer club SV Lichtenberg 47 .

history

The memorial plaque for Hans Zoschke

The stadium was built between 1949 and 1952 on the occasion of the World Festival on the site of the former Normannenstrasse sports field and opened on September 14, 1952 as a stadium on Normannenstrasse . On this day, the audience record, which is still valid today, was set when 18,000 visitors wanted to see the final in the FDGB Cup between SV VP Dresden and BSG Einheit Pankow .

One month later it was inaugurated as the Hans-Zoschke Stadium with the game Lichtenberg 47 against BSG Turbine Weimar (final score 2: 1) . The stadium was named after the athlete and anti-fascist resistance fighter Hans Zoschke , who was executed by the National Socialists in 1944 . In his honor a memorial plaque was installed in the entrance area of ​​the stadium in the 1950s. In 2005, however, this was stolen by unknown perpetrators, so that two years later the Lichtenberg District Council had a new plaque made and this was placed in its original location.

According to plans by the Ministry for State Security (MfS), the sports facility was to be demolished in 1972 in order to be able to carry out structural extensions to the neighboring MfS headquarters. However, this was prevented with the help of the committee of the anti-fascist resistance fighters and Zoschke's widow Elfriede Zoschke.

renaming

On October 31, 2009, the Hans Zoschke Stadium was given the new official name HOWOGE Arena "Hans Zoschke" . A new nameplate was also unveiled on this occasion. The renaming is based on a cooperation between SV Lichtenberg 47 and the Lichtenberg district on the one hand and the Berlin housing association HOWOGE on the other hand, in which the company promises financial support to the association and the district.

The plans for this cooperation that took place in 2008 envisaged the construction of a floodlight system and the roofing of the grandstands in 2009. This should increase the chances of this stadium being included in the venues for the 2011 women's soccer world championship in Germany. In addition, the replacement of the natural turf with an artificial turf surface and the installation of turf heating were planned. However, the World Cup venues were assigned to other locations and the planned renovation measures were not implemented. The contracting parties were then exposed to criticism that HOWOGE had received the stadium name for not keeping promises and for too little money, which was denied by the club and district side (including the Lichtenberg district mayor Christina Emmrich ).

Location and facilities

Clubhouse

The stadium is located near the center of the district. It is bordered in the north by the employment agency in Gotlindestraße, in the east by Glaschkestraße, in the south by Normannenstraße with the Stasi memorial and in the west by Ruschestraße. The clubhouse is located on the site next to the stadium.

The stadium has 9,900 uncovered seats, including around 900 seats, a sound system and a display board. During the GDR era, the stadium still offered space for 18,000 visitors, this number was later reduced due to safety criteria. In 2018, a new fence system was built on Normannenstrasse with six wide double-leaf gates as access or to secure escape routes. The construction of a floodlight system is planned.

Web links

Commons : Hans-Zoschke-Stadion  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lichtenberg: memorial plaque for Hans Zoschke at the stadium. In: Berliner Morgenpost . February 6, 2007, accessed September 23, 2009 .
  2. Ronny Schmidt: Our Chronicle. (PDF) In: 47er Echo, No. 16-2006 / 07. May 5, 2007, p. 21 , archived from the original on May 24, 2016 ; Retrieved September 23, 2009 .
  3. Stadium renamed ( Memento from November 23, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  4. Howoge sponsors the "Hans Zoschke" sports arena. In: Berliner Morgenpost . April 6, 2008, accessed September 23, 2009 .
  5. Hans Zoschke Stadium (10-55-10). Lichtenberg participatory budget, June 18, 2008, accessed on September 23, 2009 .
  6. Sarah Liebigt: Mystical discussion about the most beautiful lawn. In: New Germany . February 17, 2010, accessed February 17, 2010 .
  7. Press release of the Lichtenberg District Office , October 25, 2018