Dvorana Podmežakla
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Podmežakla Hall is an indoor sporting arena located in Jesenice, Slovenia
. It is the home of the HK Acroni Jesenice
ice hockey
team and its affiliate HD mladi Jesenice
. It is also the site of the Triglav Trophy
, an annual international figure skating competition held each spring. The name Podmežakla (literally 'below Mežakla') is derived from its location on the southwest bank of the Sava
River, directly below the Mežakla
Plateau.
The hall opened in 1978 and was expanded in 2010 from a capacity of 4,500 to 5,500 people. In March 2011, the hall was closed after inspectors determined that the hockey club was allowed to host spectators on the newly built eastern stand without an official state permit for it. The state inspectors also determined that Jesenice municipality neglected to obtain permit for the new parts built during the last major renovation in 1997.
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. It is the home of the HK Acroni Jesenice
HK Acroni Jesenice
HK Acroni Jesenice is a Slovenian ice hockey team that currently plays in the Austrian Erste Bank Hockey League. They play their home games at Dvorana Podmežakla in Jesenice.- Before World War 2 :...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team and its affiliate HD mladi Jesenice
HD mladi Jesenice
HD mladi Jesenice is a Slovenian ice hockey team. It is the farm team of HK Acroni Jesenice. Currently the team plays in the Slohokej Liga. In the past the team was known as "HK HIT Casino Kranjska Gora." It was also nicknamed Petelini, which in Slovenian means roosters.-NHL alumni:Since its...
. It is also the site of the Triglav Trophy
Triglav Trophy
The Triglav Trophy is an annual international figure skating competition held in the spring in Jesenice, Slovenia. The competition takes its name from the nearby mountain Triglav, the highest peak in Slovenia....
, an annual international figure skating competition held each spring. The name Podmežakla (literally 'below Mežakla') is derived from its location on the southwest bank of the Sava
Sava Dolinka
The Sava Dolinka is a headwater of the Sava River in northwestern Slovenia. The 45 km Sava Dolinka starts as Nadiža Creek in the Planica Valley under Mount Zadnja Ponca in the Julian Alps, at an elevation of 1222 m, close to the Italian border. The stream goes underground soon after its source and...
River, directly below the Mežakla
Mežakla
Mežakla is a long undulating plateau about 15 km long, in the foothills of the Julian Alps above the town of Jesenice in northwestern Slovenia. It ranges from approximately 1,200 to 1,348 meters high. It is mostly covered with spruce and beech trees. There are many pastures and clear streams...
Plateau.
The hall opened in 1978 and was expanded in 2010 from a capacity of 4,500 to 5,500 people. In March 2011, the hall was closed after inspectors determined that the hockey club was allowed to host spectators on the newly built eastern stand without an official state permit for it. The state inspectors also determined that Jesenice municipality neglected to obtain permit for the new parts built during the last major renovation in 1997.