Hala Arena

Indoor sports arena in Poznań, Poland

52°23′53″N 16°53′32″E / 52.398163°N 16.892233°E / 52.398163; 16.892233OwnerCity of PoznańTypeMulti-purpose arenaCapacity6200Acreage13,500 m² (145,000 sq ft)Scoreboard24 m × 15 m (79 ft × 49 ft)ConstructionBroke groundJuly 1972Built28 June 1974Opened28 June 1974ArchitectJerzy TurzenieckiWebsitewww.arenapoznan.pl

Building details

General informationInaugurated1969Height28 m (92 ft)DimensionsDiameter100 m (330 ft)Technical detailsFloor area1,625 m² (17,490 sq ft)Other informationNumber of suitesPress: 99 spaces
VIP: 69 spacesParkingReymont Street: 175 car spaces
Pool: 225 car spaces + 16 coach spaces

Hala Arena [ˈxala aˈrɛna], generally called simply Arena, is an indoor sporting arena in the Grunwald district of the city of Poznań in western Poland. It is primarily used for volleyball, other indoor sports, and concerts. The venue opened in 1974 and seats approximately 5,500 people, depending on type of event.

The arena hosted a preliminary round group of the EuroBasket 2009 competition.

In 1985 Hala Arena hosted the Rock Arena two day festival headlined by Hanoi Rocks and Pretty Maids.^[1]

Hala was the penultimate site, on August 19, 1990, of the Rolling Stones 1989-1990 Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tour.

References

^ "Rock Arena (1983, 1985) – mr makowski" (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-09-09.

External links

Official website

Poznań

Administrative division

Dzielnicas	Stare Miasto Nowe Miasto Jeżyce Grunwald Wilda
Osiedles	Old Town Winogrady Piątkowo Morasko Podolany Strzeszyn Kiekrz Ostrów Tumski Śródka Rataje Plewiska Dębiec Świerczewo Starołęka Ławica

Attractions

Former fortifications	Royal Castle Imperial Castle Cytadela Poznań Fortress (Fort Winiary)
Religious	Cathedral Fara St. John's Church Poznań Synagogue
Lakes	Lake Malta Lake Rusałka Kiekrz Lake
Museums	Armored Weaponry Museum Poznań Croissant Museum National Museum Museum of Historical Costume Wielkopolska Museum of Independence
Other	Andersia Tower Old Town Hall (Poznań Goats, Poznań Trumpet Call) Raczyński Library Święty Marcin Royal-Imperial Route Piątkowo transmitter Stary Browar Morasko meteorite reserve Old Zoo Saint John's Fair

Education

Universities

Public	Adam Mickiewicz University Poznań University of Technology Poznan University of Medical Sciences University of Life Sciences in Poznań Poznań University of Economics Poznań University School of Physical Education Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań Academy of Music in Poznań
Private	SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities Collegium Da Vinci WSB Merito Universities
Defunct	École Franco-Polonaise Lubrański Academy

High schools

Active	Adam Mickiewicz High School Dąbrówka High School St. John Cantius High School St. Mary Magdalene High School
Defunct	Luisenschule (Posen)

Research organisations

Current	Poznań Society of Friends of Arts and Sciences Western Institute
Historic	Central Economic Society for the Grand Duchy of Poznań

Culture

Music	Poznań Philharmonic Poznań Nightingales Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition
Theatre	Grand Theatre Teatr Biuro Podróży Polish Theatre Theatre of the Eighth Day Musical Theatre New Theatre My Theatre Animation Theatre Theatrical Studio Blum Cinema Theatre Apollo Malta theatre festival
Sub-cultures	Rozbrat

Sports

Venues	Arena Stadion Poznań Park Tenisowy Olimpia Stadion Warty Poznań Stadion im. Edmunda Szyca Tor Poznań
Teams	Pocztowiec Poznań AZS AWF Poznań Warta Poznań Grunwald Poznań Posnania Poznań Polonia Poznań KKS Wiara Lecha Lech Poznań Odlew Poznań AZS Poznań Olimpia Poznań PSŻ Poznań
Events	ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships (1990, 2001, 2010) UEFA European Under-19 Championship (2006) World Rowing Cup (2004 Stage 1, 2006 Stage 2, 2008 Stage 3, 2016 Stage 3, 2017 Stage 2, 2019 Stage 2) EuroBasket (2009) World Rowing Championships (2009 World Rowing Championships) Poznań Open UEFA Euro (2012)