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File: MelOlysta.png|The stadium during a football match (May 2009)
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Revision as of 13:10, 23 February 2021

Olympic Stadium of Melmingia
Melminger Olympiastadion
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Former namesOchsenbeinstadion (1956-1966)
LocationSüdstadt, Melmingia, Heraldsteinland, Besmenia
OwnerGovernment of Heraldsteinland
OperatorMelminger Olympiastadion GmbH
Capacity70,634
Construction
Built1952-1956
Opened1 October 1956
Expanded1977
Construction costBM 38 million
ArchitectFranz Peerschmidt
Tenants

The Olympic Stadium of Melmingia, (Besmenian: Melminger Olympiastadion) is a multifunctional stadium in Melmingia. It was built for as the main venue of the 1957 Winter Olympic Games. The stadium was the home stadium of FC SW Melmingen until 2012, since 1968 host stadium for many BFB international games and in 1990 host stadium for the 1990 Summer Olympic Games.

Originally the name for the stadium was Südmelminger Stadion (South Melmingia Stadium), but after Karl Ochsenbein's death during construction in 1954, it was decided to name the stadium after him.

History

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