Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
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Alsterdorfer Sporthalle is an indoor arena
in Hamburg
, Germany
. Alsterdorfer Sporthalle holds up to 7,000 people with 4,200 seats. It opened in 1968 and is located in the city's quarter of Winterhude
.
It hosts mainly indoor sporting events, pop/rock concerts & trade shows.
In July 2010, all matches of the FIBA Under-17 World Championship 2010
were played in this hall.
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Alsterdorfer Sporthalle holds up to 7,000 people with 4,200 seats. It opened in 1968 and is located in the city's quarter of Winterhude
Winterhude
Winterhude is a quarter in the borough Hamburg-Nord of Hamburg, Germany. In 2007 the population was 48,799.-History:Winterhude was first mentioned in the 13th century, but archeological findings of tools, weapons and grave-mounds were dated in 1700 bC and 700 bC.During World War II the port of...
.
It hosts mainly indoor sporting events, pop/rock concerts & trade shows.
In July 2010, all matches of the FIBA Under-17 World Championship 2010
FIBA Under-17 World Championship 2010
The 2010 FIBA Under-17 World Championship was an international basketball competition held in Hamburg, Germany from July 2–11, 2010. It was the first edition of the Under-17 World Championships...
were played in this hall.