Skałka Stadium

Skałka Stadium
Panoramic view, 2016
LocationBytomska 40, 41-608 Świętochłowice, Poland
Coordinates50°18′04″N 18°55′12″E / 50.30111°N 18.92000°E / 50.30111; 18.92000
Capacity26,000
Operatorassociation football
motorcycle speedway
Opened1 June 1979
Length(373 metres) 0.373 km
Race lap record67.07 sec (Dawid Lampart, , 17 July 201)

Stadion Skałka im. Pawła Waloszka, Paweł Waloszek Skałka Stadium is a motorcycle speedway and association football stadium located in the centre of Świętochłowice off the Bytomska 40 road.[1] It is part of the Skałka Sports and Recreation Center. The Polish sports club Śląsk Świętochłowice uses the stadium. This consists of a football team and speedway club.[2]

History

Aerial view in 2010

The stadium was built in the second half of the 1970s on a waste dump. It was officially opened on 1 June 1979 and on 22 June 1979, a record attendance of 27,000 people.[3]

In April 2005, during a mass for John Paul II, nearly 20,000 people gathered at the stadium.

In October 2014, the stadium was renamed to the Paweł Waloszek Stadium.[4]

In February 2023, the stadium began reconstruction.

References

  1. ^ "Stadion OSiR Skałka w Świętochłowicach im. Pawła Waloszka (Stadion Śląska Świętochłowice)". Stadium DB. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Homepage". Slask Speedway. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Stadium". Slask Speedway. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Paweł Waloszek is the patron of the stadium in Świętochłowice". Sporto We Fakty. Retrieved 30 January 2024.