Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Sports arena in Winterhude, Hamburg, Germany
The Alsterdorfer Sporthalle is a multipurpose arena in Winterhude, Hamburg-Nord, with 2,080 fixed seats on the stands, 1,344 seats on retractable tribunes and 720 places on a telescopic stand on the south side, 4,144 seats in total. Without interior seating, concerts admit up to 7,000 people. The hall is operated by the Hamburg-Nord district office and stands on the border with the Alsterdorf quarter.
The hall opened in 1968 and served for over three decades as Hamburg's main venue for sporting events and concerts. After renovations in 1991, it remained the city's central multipurpose building until the Barclays Arena opened in 2002.
The hall has hosted the Polizei-Show Hamburg every year since 1970, a police-run event that has become a fixture of the venue's calendar. Its double name reflects geography: the building stands in Winterhude, but the Alsterdorf name comes from the neighbouring quarter on whose border it sits.
The hall sits close to Lattenkamp subway station on the U1 line, making arrival from all parts of Hamburg straightforward. Many events include round-trip public transport in the ticket price.
Since 1970 the hall has hosted Polizei-Show Hamburg, a police show staged for the public rather than a sports festival. The building stands in Winterhude right on the boundary with Alsterdorf, which is where its common name comes from. Next door, a separate athletics hall has served training and competition since 2006.
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