Zadar Arena
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Krešimir Ćosić Hall is a multi-use indoor arena in Zadar
, Croatia
. Completed in May 2008 with a capacity for 10,000 people, it is used mostly for team handball
and basketball
matches. It was used as one of the venues during the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship
and home matches of KK Zadar
.
As of 3 October 2008 its official name became Krešimir Ćosić
Hall. Former names were Sportski centar Višnjik and Arena Zadar.
Nickname is Peka
. For several months during 2008 it was the largest indoor arena in Croatia, and now is the third largest.
Zadar
Zadar is a city in Croatia on the Adriatic Sea. It is the centre of Zadar county and the wider northern Dalmatian region. Population of the city is 75,082 citizens...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. Completed in May 2008 with a capacity for 10,000 people, it is used mostly for team 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...
and 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...
matches. It was used as one of the venues during the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship
2009 World Men's Handball Championship
The 2009 World Men's Handball Championship took place in Croatia from 16 January–1 February, in the cities of Split, Zadar, Osijek, Varaždin, Poreč, Zagreb and Pula. Croatia was selected from a group of four potential hosts which included the Czech Republic, Greece and Romania.The opening game and...
and home matches of KK Zadar
KK Zadar
KK Zadar is a Croatian professional basketball team from the city of Zadar playing in the A-1 Liga.Zadar is the place where Croatian basketball was born in 1930. Zadar's reputation has been of a basketball hotbed with a team that can capture trophies at any given moment...
.
As of 3 October 2008 its official name became Krešimir Ćosić
Krešimir Cosic
Krešimir Ćosić was a Croatian professional basketball player who represented Yugoslavia internationally, a member of FIBA Hall of Fame and Basketball Hall of Fame...
Hall. Former names were Sportski centar Višnjik and Arena Zadar.
Nickname is Peka
PEKA
PEKA, "Politiki Epitropi Kypriakou Agona" , was the political wing of the EOKA movement which fought against the British and Turkish Cypriots for the union of Cyprus with Greece between 1955 and 1959. It was founded in the Summer of 1956 with the specific aims to:1. Co-ordinate the political and...
. For several months during 2008 it was the largest indoor arena in Croatia, and now is the third largest.