Donauparkhalle was an indoor ice rink in Vienna-Donaustadt in Austria. It was originally built as an expo venue in 1964, next to an earlier landfill in Donaupark near Kaisermühlen, to be used for the garden-themed exhibition Wiener Internationale Gartenschau. Two years later, it was rebuilt into an indoor ice rink.[1]
 Donauparkhalle in October 1980 | |
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| Location | Vienna, Austria |
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| Coordinates | 48°14′04″N 16°24′42″E / 48.2344°N 16.4117°E |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1964 |
| Renovated | 1966 |
| Closed | 1991 |
| Demolished | 1991 |
| Tenants | |
| Wiener EV, WAT Stadlau | |
During the 1966/1967 season, Wiener EV played its first home games inside.[2] Later, it was used as home venue for the Vienna club WAT Stadlau. The venue was popular for its acoustics. The venue was demolished following the 1990/1991 season, as the area was planned to be used for the 1995 world exhibition that was never hosted.
Major events
editIn 1967 the Wiener Stadthallenturnier, despite the name, was held there instead of inside the Wiener Stadthalle.[3] Even the world championships in ice stock sport[4] and nine-pin bowling have been held inside.[5]
Even the 1967 and the 1987 World Ice Hockey Championships were held inside. The World Figure Skating Championships have also been held here.[6]
References
edit- ^ http://www.samariter.at/ueber_uns/ueber_uns_detail/article/asboe-floridsdorf-donaustadt-die-erfolgsstory/?cHash=8eca3e0e11 Archived 2012-12-14 at the Wayback Machine : Samariterbund
- ^ http://www.wiener-eisloewen.at/wp/?page_id=273 :Wiener EV's history
- ^ "Fk Austria Wien". Archived from the original on 2012-01-15. Retrieved 2014-11-05. Austria Wien
- ^ "(06-05-12 04:30:02) #98743139: MC Maximum Card - 3. Eisstock-Weltmeisterschaft in Wien, Donauparkhalle und Eisring-Süd 1990 [3.5 EUR] - Delcampe.at". Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
- ^ "Sportkegelweltmeisterschaft".
- ^ http://www.hockeyarenas.net/index.php3?page=3002&arID=859&size=0&arID=859 Archived 2014-11-05 at the Wayback Machine Ice hockey statistics