Baltika Stadium
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 Kaliningrad , Russia
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 43 '1.7 " N , 20 ° 29' 25.6" E |
| opening | 1892 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| capacity | 14,500 seats |
| playing area | 105 × 68 m |
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The stadium Baltika ( Russian стадион "Балтика" ) is a football stadium with an athletics facility in the Russian city of Kaliningrad , capital of the Kaliningrad Oblast (the German city until 1945 was called Königsberg until 1946 and was the capital of the East Prussian province). It has a seat for 14,500 spectators.
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The stadium is located on the site of a sports field that opened in 1892 in what was then the Königsberg suburb of Mittelhufen and was named after Walter Simon (1857-1920), a banker and city councilor who donated the 6.83 hectare area to the city .
The Walter-Simon-Sportplatz was used by the Königsberger STV . During the National Socialist era , the sports field was renamed Erich-Koch-Platz in 1933 , after the Gauleiter Erich Koch .
The stadium consists of the covered main grandstand, the grandstand in the west curve, which consists of twelve individual parts and the uncovered opposite grandstand, which in turn consists of three parts and is very flat. The east curve only has a standing area. The pillars of the stadium entrance come from the demolished old town church .
The floodlight system stands on four tubular steel masts. An older, electronic display board is installed behind the west curve. The spectator stands are equipped with blue plastic seats. The playing field is encompassed by an old running track . There are also concerts in the stadium; so the joined American rock musician Alice Cooper on Stadium on 21 July 2008 at Kaliningrad.
New building for the 2018 World Cup
The city of Kaliningrad was selected as one of the venues for the 2018 Football World Cup on September 29, 2012 . To mark the occasion, the city had the new football arena Kaliningrad Stadium , also known as Arena Baltika , built. The construction project was completed in spring 2018. The football club Baltika Kaliningrad found a new home in the venue. Initially, it should have a capacity of 45,000 visitors. According to an agreement with FIFA, the new building in Kaliningrad and the then converted central stadium in Yekaterinburg were equipped with around 35,000 spectator seats.
Web links
- stadionwelt.de: picture gallery
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of Russian stadiums
- ↑ Alice Cooper in Kaliningrad
- ^ Ostpreussen.de: Lomse location for »Arena Baltica« article from December 17, 2013
- ↑ newsok.com: Capacity at 2 of Russia's stadiums to be reduced Article from September 26, 2014 (English)