Stadium on Lochowdamm
Stadium on Lochowdamm | |
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place | Berlin , Germany |
Coordinates | 52 ° 29 '1.7 " N , 13 ° 18' 9.9" E |
opening | 1909 |
Extensions | 1934 |
demolition | in World War II |
surface | Natural grass |
capacity | 1000 |
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The stadium on Lochowdamm (also called BSV-Platz ) was a sports facility for football and field handball in the Berlin district of Schmargendorf .
history
In 1909, the BTuFC Britannia built the Britannia sports field next to the then Berlin Gasworks V on Forckenbeckstraße . This was later extended to the stadium on Lochowdamm. As part of the 1936 Summer Olympics , field handball games were played in the stadium .
After the stadium was completely destroyed in the Second World War, work began in 1948 to build a grandstand on rubble. On May 5, 1951, the Wilmersdorf Stadium was opened by the Governing Mayor of Berlin, Ernst Reuter .