Hala Arena
Encyclopedia
Hala Arena ', generally called simply Arena, is an indoor sporting arena
in the Grunwald
district of the city of Poznań
in western Poland
. It is primarily used for volleyball
, other indoor sports, and concerts. The venue opened in 1974 and seats approximately 5,500 people, depending on type of event.
The arena hosted a preliminary round group of the EuroBasket 2009
competition.
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 the Grunwald
Poznan-Grunwald
Grunwald is a part of the city of Poznań in western Poland. It was one of the five governmental districts into which the city was divided prior to 1990, and which are retained for certain administrative purposes .The name "Grunwald" comes from the name of the street ulica Grunwaldzka, which had...
district of the city of Poznań
Poznan
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...
in western Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. It is primarily used for 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...
, other indoor sports, and concerts. The venue opened in 1974 and seats approximately 5,500 people, depending on type of event.
The arena hosted a preliminary round group of the EuroBasket 2009
EuroBasket 2009
The EuroBasket 2009 was the 36th EuroBasket, the biennial regional basketball championship contested by European nations and held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Poland, began on 7 September 2009 and concluded with the final on 20 September 2009...
competition.