Arena Savaria is a multi-purpose indoor stadium in Szombathely, Hungary. It hosts a number of sport clubs from amateur to professional level, with 2007 Hungarian basketball championship winner Falco KC being its most notable tenant.

Arena Savaria
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LocationSzombathely, Hungary
Coordinates47°14′35″N 16°37′9″E / 47.24306°N 16.61917°E / 47.24306; 16.61917
OperatorUnihall Szolgáltató és Üzemeltető Kft.
Capacity4,000 (basketball)[1]
8,000 (concerts)[2]
Field size54 x 36 m[3]
SurfaceParquet
Opened2006
Tenants
Falco KC Szombathely (2006–)

Features

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The arena hosts the regional sports medicine complex and it also has an outdoor sports park with a number of sports fields.

Arena Savaria has 4,000 seating places for basketball events, that can be expanded by further 700 seats if necessary. For other events, such as concerts and shows, the figures can go up to 8,000, including standing places.[2]

Other features:

  • Recording studio
  • Full theatre technic
  • 50 language translator system
  • Accommodation inside the building of the arena
  • Exclusive restaurant

Events

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  • 2007 Aerobic European Championship[4]
  • Pannon Cup – International handball tournament
  • Artistic Gymnastics World Cup
  • X-Factor Tour – 2010, 2012
  • Wrestling Golden Grand Prix
  • FIG World Cup
  • The Phantom of the Opera musical
  • Savaria International Dance Competition
  • Thompson concert
  • Edvin Marton concert
  • Adagio concert
  • Horse Evolution Show (2013)
  • Michael Flatley – Lord of the Dance Europe Tour (2014)
  • EuroBasket Women 2015

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Take me to Hungary! – Hungarian bid for Eurobasket Women 2015" (PDF). Hungarian Basketball Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Bemutatkozás" (in Hungarian). Arena Savaria Official Website. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Arena Savaria" (in Hungarian). Falco KC Official Website. 13 September 2006. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  4. ^ "5 years - 5 "summit meetings"". Official Website of the Aerobic European Championship 2007. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
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