Former names Ostseehalle Broke ground 10 November 1950 Phone +49 431 98210226 | Location Kiel, Germany Opened 17 June 1951 | |
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Owner Provinzial Versicherungen, Kieler Nachrichten, Citti Großmarkt Operator Konzert- und Veranstaltungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG Kiel Capacity 13,500 (concerts)
10,250 (handball) Address Europapl. 1, 24103 Kiel, Germany Similar O2 World, Flens‑Arena, Kiel Castle, GETEC Arena, SAP Arena Profiles | ||
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The Sparkassen-Arena (formerly known as Ostseehalle) is an indoor arena, in Kiel, Germany.
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It is primarily used by THW Kiel (team handball) and as a venue for rock/pop concerts. It holds up to 13,500 people.
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History
Construction was determined in 1950 by the Kiel council meeting. The Osteseehalle was initiated on 17 June 1951, during the Kiel Week and was eventually finished in 1952. For this purpose, the steel construction of a retired airplane hangar, of the air base on the island Sylt, was dismantled and brought to Kiel.
In the course of decades, the arena was constantly redeveloped, and since renovations finished in September 2001, it is now "prepared for the next 50 years", according to the operators. On 1 January 2008, the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe purchased the naming rights.