Unsöld's ice rink

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Unsöld's ice rink in Munich was the first covered artificial ice rink in Germany . It was built in 1893 as part of a factory complex for the production of ice bars by Johann Felix Unsöld (1852–1931), the inventor of pig ice production . With the ice rink, the factory's machines could also be used to full capacity in winter. The ice surface itself was created with a water hose.

The ice rink was covered by an elaborate glass roof construction between the residential buildings. The small ice surface of 15 by 38 meters was limited by the house walls. Due to its box-like construction, the ice rink was popularly referred to as the Schachterleis . Ice skates could be borrowed and there was a sound system that was supplied by a record player .

The ice rink was on Galeriestraße in the Lehel district . This part of the street was renamed Unsöldstrasse in 1970; The ice rink was located on the property at today's house number 10. Unsöld acquired the property in 1886, on which a mill previously stood.

The Unsöldsche ice rink was the starting point for several figure skating careers, including the later Olympic and world champion Maxi Herber (married Baier) and world figure skating champion Gilbert Fuchs .

The first ice hockey teams in Munich also used the ice rink. At 38 by 15 meters, the Schachterleis was relatively small and was therefore rarely used for ice hockey games - unless the weather conditions did not allow games in the open air (for comparison: today's Olympic size for ice hockey rinks is 60 by 30 meters). The narrowness was exacerbated by the fact that in the 1910s there were seven field players (five today) per team on the field. Nevertheless, from January 25 to 27, 1913, the fourth European ice hockey championship was held with four teams on the Unsöld ice rink. At the same time, the preliminary round of the German championship in the south of the Schachterleis took place. The Vice President of the Austrian Ice Hockey Association Müller wrote after the event:

“I was surprised when I saw the site where the European ice hockey championship was to take place. Munich's artificial ice rink can be sufficient for a small number of (?) Strollers, but it is not suitable for holding sporting competitions or competitions. "

During the Second World War , the ice rink was destroyed by bombs in October 1943. At the end of 1949 it was reopened as an open artificial ice rink. On January 21, 1960, the rink was closed and the buildings were demolished in 1961. The artificial ice rink, which was previously only rarely visited, had become unprofitable, especially due to the Prinzregentenstadion, which opened in 1933 . In 1962, another new, spacious ice rink was opened with the West Stadium in Pasing .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Hanns Glöckle: Those were the times - Munich. Munich as reflected in the photo reports from 1848-1900. Bayerland publishing house, Dachau 1986, ISBN 3-922394-25-6 .
  2. ↑ Maria Walser: Bachauskehr: a journey into the Munich of the years 1850-1914; the notes of Maria Walser. Ed .: Eva Graf, Christine Rädlinger. Volk Verlag, 2008, ISBN 978-3-937200-36-1 .
  3. ^ Illustrated (Österreichisches) Sportblatt, February 1, 1913, page 14 ; ANNO - Austrian National Library
  4. ↑ a b Süddeutsche Zeitung print edition February 14, 1992 "Popular meeting point Schachterleis" viewed on the user access of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek on August 23, 2020
  5. ↑ State Capital of Munich Editor: Stadtchronik 1960. Retrieved on January 8, 2020 .

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Coordinates: 48 ° 8 ′ 31.5 ″  N , 11 ° 35 ′ 12 ″  E