Podmežakla Hall

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• HK Jesenice (since 1978)
• HD mladi Jesenice

• Eurobasket 2013

The Dvorana Podmežakla is an ice rink in Jesenice, Slovenia and the home of the resident ice hockey club HK Acroni Jesenice and whose farm or youth teams HD mladi Jesenice. The stands and the ice exist since 1954, but until 1978 was the hall its known today roofing.

History

After the completion of the arena, the infrastructure was not restored in the hall for a long time. In particular, the pointed roof over time to various weaknesses, so that in 2009 a renovation was undertaken. In 2010, an East Stand was built, bringing the capacity of most recently was extended 4,500 to 5,900. In 2013, the revamped hall should be completed and then take further operation under the name Sportna Hala Podmežakla. During the refurbishment, the audience capacity is expected to sink back to about 4000-4500, as the standing room to be replaced by seats.

Among hockey fans, the hall is known in particular by Stimmgewaltigkeit the fans of HK Jesenice, which can develop well through the construction of the two opposing stands. Characteristic are also the externally visible supports in the form of an inverted V, which make the hall also recognizable from afar. The infrastructure of the hall has a small café, which is open to all games.

In summer, the hall is used for concerts and in-line hockey games. For this purpose, the ground can be covered with the ice surface with a plastic coating.

The hall is one of five venues of the European Basketball Championship in 2013.