Stadion Gladbeck, Football stadium in Gladbeck, Germany.
Stadion Gladbeck is a football ground with an athletics track in Gladbeck, North Rhine-Westphalia. The infield holds a grass pitch, a long-jump pit and a discus circle, ringed by a reddish-brown track with white lane lines. Curved concrete terraces rise on the west side, and three gatehouses built of Ruhr sandstone stand at the south, northwest and northeast entrances.
The stadium was built in 1928 and reflects the industrial growth of the town in the 20th century. After wartime destruction, citizens rebuilt it in 1947 and many original structural elements remain standing today.
The name Vestische Kampfbahn, used at the 1928 opening, referred to the Vest Recklinghausen region; locals and the city now call it Stadion Gladbeck without any formal renaming. Since 1986 the ground has been a protected monument, and its three gate buildings of Ruhr sandstone are the features singled out by that status. Today TV Gladbeck and VfL Gladbeck 1921 hold athletics meetings here, and school sports festivals occasionally use the ground.
The stadium sits in central Gladbeck near the Wittringer Wald, which the city bought in 1922. The main entrance is the largest of three gate buildings, located on the south side, with the other two to the northwest and northeast. There is no floodlight system, so evening use depends on daylight or the lit stand roof.
The three gatehouses are built of Ruhr sandstone, and the main one stands on the south side, with the other two to the northwest and northeast. The stadium has had no floodlight system, so its 1989–1997 athletics meetings with athletes from 27 nations were held in daylight.
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