Heden
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Heden is a ballcourt and public space/square in the centre of Gothenburg
, Sweden
. Football matches are played here in the run up to the final of the Gothia Cup
. The final is played at Ullevi
. Also the largest handball tournament in the world is played here during the summer: Partille Cup
. Then Heden is transformed to a handball festival with over 50 playing fields and 15 000 players. An artificial bandy
ice has recently been established and GAIS
play their home matches here. Before its public use Heden was a military ground were they used to drill soldiers (Excersisheden).
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. Football matches are played here in the run up to the final of the Gothia Cup
Gothia Cup
Gothia Cup is a youth association football tournament held annually in Gothenburg, Sweden, open for both boys and girls of ages 11 to 19 years. With regards to the number of participants, it is the world's largest football tournament: in 2011, a total of 35,200 players from 1567 teams and 72...
. The final is played at Ullevi
Ullevi
Ullevi is a stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. The stadium was built for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but since then Ullevi has also hosted the 1995 World Championships in Athletics and the 2006 European Championships in Athletics, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals in 1983 and 1990, the UEFA Euro 1992...
. Also the largest handball tournament in the world is played here during the summer: Partille Cup
Partille Cup
Partille Cup is a youth team handball competition in Gothenburg, Sweden, open for both boys and girls of ages 10 to 21 years. It is held annually since 1970 and organized by handball club IK Sävehof from Partille....
. Then Heden is transformed to a handball festival with over 50 playing fields and 15 000 players. An artificial bandy
Bandy
Bandy is a team winter sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.The rules of the game have many similarities to those of association football: the game is played on a rectangle of ice the same size as a football field. Each team has 11 players,...
ice has recently been established and GAIS
GAIS Bandy
GAIS Bandy is the Bandy section of sports club GAIS from Gothenburg and only started playing bandy in 2005. GAIS are already playing football in the highest national league in Sweden. GAIS play their home games at Heden in central Gothenburg. GAIS came close to winning their first tournament in...
play their home matches here. Before its public use Heden was a military ground were they used to drill soldiers (Excersisheden).