Stadion am Gesundbrunnen was a multi-use stadium in the Gesundbrunnen locality of

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. It was initially used as the stadium of Hertha BSC matches. During the 1936 Summer Olympics, it hosted some of the football matches. It was replaced by the current

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when Hertha joined the

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in 1963. In 1974, Hertha sold the ground to avoid bankruptcy. The capacity of the “Plumpe” stadium was 35,239 spectators.

References

1936 Summer Olympics official report.
Volume 2. pp. 1047-56.

www.die-fans.de

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