- OSiR Stadium in Słubice
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OSiR Stadium "Olympic Stadium" 
OSiR Stadium in SłubiceFull name Stadion OSiR w Słubicach Former names Ostmarkstadion Location Słubice Coordinates 52°20′42.03″N 14°35′23.63″E / 52.3450083°N 14.5898972°ECoordinates: 52°20′42.03″N 14°35′23.63″E / 52.3450083°N 14.5898972°E Broke ground 1914 Opened May 1927 Renovated 2003 Owner OSiR Słubice Surface Grass Capacity 7,000 (5,000 seated) Field dimensions 106 x 60 m [1] Tenants MKS Polonia Słubice The OSiR Stadium (locally known as the Olympic Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Słubice, Poland, home of the IV liga football club Polonia Słubice. It is located just east of the Oder river close to the German border.
Brandenburgian gymnastics festival, July 1930
Building work on the 16-acre (65,000 m2) complex employing Russian prisoners of war commenced in spring of 1914, when present-day Słubice was still part of German Frankfurt (Oder), but due to the effects of World War I wasn't completed until 1927. Despite its name and contrary to common belief, the Olympic Stadium (originally named Ostmark-Stadion) was not built for the 1936 Summer Olympics.[2]
With the implementation of the Oder-Neisse line, the area passed to the Republic of Poland in 1945. The stadium underwent a complete refurbishment in 2003. It now counts as one of the oldest stadia in Poland with its historical south-eastern tribune reminiscent of an amphitheatre.
References
- ^ "Stadion" (in Polish). MKS Polonia Słubice. http://polonia.slubice.pl/stadion.htm. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- ^ "Ruine am Stadion" (in German). opencaching.de. http://www.opencaching.de/viewcache.php?wp=OC834E. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
External links
Categories:- Football venues in Poland
- Słubice County
- Sport in Lubusz Voivodeship
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