Gerry Weber Stadion
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Gerry Weber Stadion is an indoor sports arena, located in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia
, in Germany
. The capacity of the arena is 12,300 people and it was opened in 1992.
It hosts the Gerry Weber Open
every year in June. It is one of the few grass court
tournaments around.
The stadium has a retractable roof which can be closed in 88 seconds so that tennis games can continue when it begins to rain.
The stadium is heated and also used for other sport events (handball
, basketball
, volleyball
and boxing
), TV shows and concert
s.
In January 2007, several games of the Handball World Championship
took place there; most of them were sold out with 11,000 spectators.
Halle Gerry-Weber-Stadion railway station
is located 500m from the stadium on the Osnabrück
to Bielefeld
railway line.
Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia
Halle is a town in the German Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia and belongs to the district of Gütersloh....
, in 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...
. The capacity of the arena is 12,300 people and it was opened in 1992.
It hosts the Gerry Weber Open
Gerry Weber Open
The Gerry Weber Open is a tennis tournament held in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Held since 1993, the tournament is played on four outdoor grass courts and is a part of the ATP World Tour 250 series on the ATP Tour schedule....
every year in June. It is one of the few grass court
Grass court
A grass court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Grass courts are made of rye grass in different compositions depending on the tournament...
tournaments around.
The stadium has a retractable roof which can be closed in 88 seconds so that tennis games can continue when it begins to rain.
The stadium is heated and also used for other sport events (handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
and boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
), TV shows and concert
Concert
A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
s.
In January 2007, several games of the Handball World Championship
2007 World Men's Handball Championship
The 20th World Men's Handball Championship took place from January 19 to February 4, 2007 in Germany. 24 national teams played in 12 German cities.The tournament was won by Germany.-Stadiums:...
took place there; most of them were sold out with 11,000 spectators.
Halle Gerry-Weber-Stadion railway station
Halle Gerry-Weber-Stadion railway station
Halle Gerry-Weber-Stadion is a railway station located in Halle, Germany.-History:The station Osnabrück to Bielefeld railway. The train services are operated by NordWestBahn. The station lies approx. 500m from the Gerry Weber Stadion, a stadium for sports and concerts.-Train services:The following...
is located 500m from the stadium on the Osnabrück
Osnabrück
Osnabrück is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80 km NNE of Dortmund, 45 km NE of Münster, and some 100 km due west of Hanover. It lies in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest...
to Bielefeld
Bielefeld
Bielefeld is an independent city in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe Region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 323,000, it is also the most populous city in the Regierungsbezirk Detmold...
railway line.