Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
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| Address | Mercedesstraße 69 70372 Stuttgart, Germany |
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| Location | Wasen |
| Coordinates | 48°47′38″N 9°13′37″E / 48.79389°N 9.22694°E |
| Operator | in.Stuttgart Veranstaltungsgesellschaft GmbH |
| Capacity | 14,937 |
| Field size | 286 m (313 yd) cycling track |
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| Opened | 14 September 1983 |
| Renovated | 2005–06 |
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Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle (sometimes shortened to Schleyer-Halle) is an
indoor arena located in Stuttgart, Germany. The capacity of the arena is nearly 15,000 people. The venue was built in 1983 and is named for Hanns Martin Schleyer, a German former Schutzstaffel officer and employer representative, who was kidnapped and killed by the terrorist group Red Army Faction
. It has a 285,714-metre (937,382 ft) track made of wood.
Sporting events
The arena hosted the final phase of the 1985 European basketball championship.[1]
In tennis, the arena hosts some of the matches of
ATP Super 9
event between 1996 and 2001.
The arena is also used as a velodrome and was used as the host for the 2003 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
The 1989 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, and the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Hall.
Concerts
World of Our Own Tour supporting their album World of Our Own. In July 2009 Elton John gave a sold-out concert in the Schleyerhalle.[2]
Slayer played their final European Show at the Schleyerhalle on 3 August 2019 on their farewell world tour.
See also
References
- ^ "Partidos Históricos: España - Checoslovaquia, semifinal del Eurobasket'85". Archived from the original on 2014-01-22. Retrieved 2008-12-01.
- ^ "Elton John spielt seine größten Hits in Stuttgart - STIMME.de". Archived from the original on 12 February 2013.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle.
- Official website
- Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle information at FixedGearFever.com
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