Volksbank Arena
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| place | Hellgrundweg 50 22525 Hamburg , Germany
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 35 '26.2 " N , 9 ° 53' 55.7" E |
| owner | Alexander Otto Sports Foundation |
| operator | Arena Volkspark Betriebs GmbH |
| opening | November 1, 2008 |
| costs | 15 million euros |
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Ice rink: 300 seats 600 seats (maximum) Ball sports hall: 100 seats 900 seats (maximum) |
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The Volksbank Arena in the Altonaer Volkspark in Hamburg-Bahrenfeld was opened on November 1st, 2008. It includes an ice and ball sports hall and is located directly next to the Barclaycard Arena .
history
For a long time the city of Hamburg lacked an ice and ball sports arena that would enable top athletes in handball and ice hockey, as well as young talents, to train professionally. The call for suitable spaces also grew louder in the popular sports sector. Construction of the arena began in 2007 and was completed on November 1st, 2008 after 17 months of construction. With the Volksbank Arena to the north of the Barclaycard Arena, a complex was created that meets all requirements for competitive events.
The ECE Project Management took over for Alexander Otto Sports Foundation general planning and project development for the People's Bank Arena.
In June 2018 it was announced that Volksbank will not renew the sponsorship contract and that the hall will be given a new name. A new namesake should be found by November of that year.
Financing and Ownership
The project was made possible by Alexander Otto . His Alexander Otto Sports Foundation provided 15 million euros for the planning, construction and operation of the arena. She is the builder, owner and landlord of the arena. With the rental income she promotes sport in Hamburg. The city of Hamburg supported the construction of the arena with three million euros and made the property available free of charge as heritable building rights .
use
The approximately 7,000 m² arena includes an ice rink and a ball sports area as well as several two-storey ancillary buildings arranged linearly in between. A central access axis to the Barclaycard Arena is at the same level on the roof areas of the outbuildings. This level can be reached from the car park level via a spacious staircase that represents the entrance to the Barclaycard Arena . The membrane of the outer facade glows in blue and white in the dark, making the arena the largest light art structure in northern Germany. Visitor access is via the “Grau” parking lot.
- The 2700 m² ice rink enables ice hockey , figure skating , public ice skating, ice disco and ice stock sport . It offers a total capacity for 600 people, including 300 seats on the permanently installed grandstand.
- The ball sports hall offers training facilities for handball , basketball and indoor soccer . The total capacity here is 900 people, 150 of which are seated in the extendable grandstands.
It is possible to rent the two sports halls for events.
The arena also has a sports bar, ice bar and ice skate rental.
Users
The Hamburg Freezers and HSV Hamburg trained in the Volksbank Arena . They had their offices and their official fan shop here.
In addition to the Hamburger SV in the Volksparkstadion , these two Hamburg professional clubs also found their home in the Volkspark , in the immediate vicinity of their competition venue.
In addition, the arena offers not only training opportunities for adult, youth and professional clubs, but also ice skating times for the population.
The Volksbank Arena is used by the Hamburger EV and ESC Klein Nordende clubs from Schleswig-Holstein for ice stock sport .
gallery
View of the site. The Volksbank Arena on the left, the Barclaycard Arena in the middle and the Volksparkstadion on the right .
Interior view of the ball sports hall
Interior view of the ice rink
Web links
- volksbank-arena.net: Arena website
- alexander-otto-sportstiftung.de: Volksbank Arena
Individual evidence
- ↑ stadionwelt.de: Arena loses name sponsor Article from June 21, 2018