Olympic Stadium of Melmingen
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Melminger Olympiastadion | |
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| Former names | Ochsenbeinstadion (1956-1966) |
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| Location | Südstadt, Melmingia, Heraldsteinland, Besmenia |
| Owner | Government of Heraldsteinland |
| Operator | Melminger Olympiastadion GmbH |
| Capacity | 70,634 |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1952-1956 |
| Opened | 1 October 1956 |
| Expanded | 1977 |
| Construction cost | BM 38 million |
| Architect | Franz Peerschmidt |
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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.