Red Hall (Slovenia)

Red Hall
	Red Hall in 2013
Location	Velenje, Slovenia
Owner	City Municipality of Velenje
Capacity	2,500
Construction
Broke ground	24 August 1974
Opened	1975
Renovated	1989, 1994, 1998, 2004
Tenants
	RK Gorenje Velenje; ŽRK Velenje; Slovenia national handball team

Red Hall (Slovene: Rdeča dvorana) is a sports facility arena in Velenje, Slovenia. It is a home arena of handball club Gorenje Velenje. The venue can accommodate 2,500 spectators.

History

The construction of the venue began on 24 August 1974 and was finished in late 1975. The Red Hall had its unofficial opening on 11 October 1975. At first, it was built to host different kinds of fairs, and not sports events.

After some modifications to the object, the government of Slovenia established the public company Sports and Recreation Center Red Hall (Športno-rekreativni center Rdeča dvorana) on 25 May 1992. Sports facility was renovated few times in its history, most recently in 2004.

Usage

Red Hall is a home arena of Gorenje Velenje (men's handball club) and ŽRK Velenje (women's handball club).

Previously hosted events:

Boxing matches
2004 European Men's Handball Championship
Futsal events
Tennis events

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External links

Official website (in Slovene)

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