Schwalbe Arena

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Schwalbe Arena
Entrance to the Schwalbe-Arena on Heiner-Brand-Platz
Entrance to the Schwalbe-Arena on Heiner-Brand-Platz
Data
place Heiner-Brand-Platz 1 Gummersbach , North Rhine-Westphalia
GermanyGermany 
Coordinates 51 ° 1 '29.4 "  N , 7 ° 33' 46.2"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 1 '29.4 "  N , 7 ° 33' 46.2"  E
owner Arena Gummersbach GmbH & Co. KG
operator Arena Gummersbach GmbH
start of building 17th October 2012
opening August 10, 2013
First game August 10, 2013
Union JURI Leoben - TUSEM Essen 31:37
surface Concrete
PVC - Flooring
parquet
costs 10.4 million euros
architect HPP architects
capacity 4132 seats
Societies)
Events
  • Home games of VfL Gummersbach
  • Home games of the TTC Schwalbe Bergneustadt

The Schwalbe-Arena ( spelling : SCHWALBE arena ) is a multifunctional hall in the North Rhine-Westphalian city ​​of Gummersbach . Since the handball Bundesliga season 2013/14 it has been the new home of Bundesliga club VfL Gummersbach . Before that, VfL played in the outdated Eugen-Haas-Halle with only 2100 seats or, from 2001, sporadically in Cologne's Lanxess Arena , which was uneconomical because of the cost and size. The table tennis Bundesliga club TTC Schwalbe Bergneustadt also plays its home games in the Schwalbe Arena. For handball games, the arena will offer visitors a maximum of 4,132 seats (3,189 seats and more than 800 standing places as well as eight boxes ).

history

The new building in the city center with a gross floor area of 10,500 m² was built on the former company premises of the plant manufacturer L. & C. Steinmüller . The event center Hall 32, which was built next to the Schwalbe Arena, is structurally connected to the arena and offers space as a business and VIP area before and after games as well as in the breaks. A good five million euros were budgeted for the renovation of the old Hall 32. The city is also building a shopping center with 15,000 m² of retail space for 80 million euros, the parking spaces of which can also be used by visitors to the Schwalbe-Arena. The topping-out ceremony was celebrated in mid-October 2014. The planned inauguration of the Gummersbach Forum had to be postponed from spring to autumn 2015. The interior of the rectangular hall is equipped with movable telescopic grandstands. For other events, the tiers can be pushed one below the other and the entire interior can be used. The energy supply is secured via a local heating network by feeding a wood chip heating system . In addition, a photovoltaic system is installed on the roof.

In October 2011, the last financing gap for the construction was closed. The 2.4 million euros outstanding to cover costs were covered by companies and private individuals using the modular concept . Overall, the costs were estimated at 10.4 million euros. The state of North Rhine-Westphalia , the city of Gummersbach , VfL Gummersbach and companies jointly financed the new hall. The city contributed the building plot worth 290,000 euros. Following a Europe-wide invitation to tender, HBM Stadien- und Sportstättenbau GmbH and the HPP architects' office (Hentrich-Petschnigg & Partner GmbH + Co. KG) received the order from Arena Gummersbach GmbH & Co. KG, founded in July 2010, to design and build the Sports and event hall. In 2010, the bicycle tire manufacturer Schwalbe , also the main sponsor of VfL, bought the naming rights to the new hall. In mid-June 2012, Arena Gummersbach GmbH and HBM Stadien- und Sportstättenbau signed the contracts for the construction of the new hall.

On October 17, 2012, 140 people were present, including Heiner Brand and the current VfL team, the groundbreaking ceremony for VfL's new home . Fans and interested parties could get a first impression of the new VfL venue at the open house on May 22, 2013. At this time the arena received its hall floor.

VfL Gummersbach welcomed the TV Emsdetten team to the Bundesliga premiere on August 24, 2013 in front of around 4,000 spectators . After a half-time deficit of 10:13, VfL won the game in the end with 27:23 goals.

Opening tournament of the arena

For the inauguration of the Schwalbe-Arena, a tournament was held on August 9th and 10th, 2013 with the hosts VfL Gummersbach, TUSEM Essen , the French record champions Montpellier AHB and Union JURI Leoben from Austria. The semi-finals of the tournament took place on August 9th in the Eugen-Haas-Halle. The next day there was a move through the city from the old to the new hall. After the inauguration of the Heiner-Brand-Platz in front of the arena, the game for third place was played before the final followed the official opening of the hall.

TUSEM Essen won third place in the opening tournament with a 37:31 against the team from Leoben. The home side secured the tournament victory in front of 2900 spectators. Against the southern French from Montpellier it was 30:27 after the end of the game.

Semifinals

3rd place match

  • August 10, 2013 14:00 - Union JURI LeobenUnion JURI Leoben - TUSEM Essen 31:37 (Schwalbe-Arena)TUSEM food

final

  • 10 August 2013 4:45 p.m. - Montpellier AHBMontpellier AHB - VfL Gummersbach 27:30 (Schwalbe-Arena)VfL Gummersbach

Web links

Commons : Schwalbe-Arena  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Halle on the website of HPP Architects
  2. Eugen-Haas-Halle is no longer sufficient . ksta.de, April 26, 2012
  3. Hall 32. campusgummersbach.de
  4. HBB: Forum Gummersbach
  5. shopping center. campusgummersbach.de
  6. Opening is delayed . rundschau-online.de, October 15, 2014
  7. Webcam EKZ Forum Gummersbach ( memento of the original from June 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. bauwens.de @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bauwens.de
  8. AggerEnergie offers participation in the solar system of the Schwalbe-Arena. oberberg-nachrichten.de, June 20, 2013
  9. Building block concept. ( Memento of the original from July 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. schwalbe-arena.de @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.schwalbe-arena.de
  10. ↑ Clear the way for the arena in Gummersbach. stadionwelt.de, October 5, 2011
  11. Open day schwalbe-arena.de, May 23, 2013
  12. Match report VfL Gummersbach - TV Emsdetten  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. dkb-handball-bundesliga.de, August 25, 2013@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.dkb-handball-bundesliga.de  
  13. Schedule of the opening. schwalbe-arena.de, July 4, 2013
  14. The Heiner-Brand-Platz. ( Memento of the original from April 25, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. greenbox.la @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.greenbox.la
  15. Gummersbach opens a new home. handball-world.com, August 12, 2013
  16. A day full of blue and white passion . rundschau-online.de, August 11, 2013
  17. Picture gallery from the opening. news-on-tour.de, August 11, 2013