Arena Nova is an indoor

multi-purpose stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used for multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a design philosophy that stres ...

located in

Wiener Neustadt Wiener Neustadt (; Lower_Austria.html" ;"title=".e. Lower Austria">.e. Lower Austria , ) is a city located south of Vienna, in the state of Lower Austria, in northeast Austria. It is a self-governed city and the seat of the district administr ...

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

. The arena has an overall seating capacity of approximately 5,000. This is the biggest event arena in

Lower Austria Lower Austria ( , , abbreviated LA or NÖ) is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Major cities are Amstetten, Lower Austria, Amstetten, Krems an der Donau, Wiener Neustadt and Sankt Pölten, which ...

, and it is used to hold sporting events, exhibitions and concerts.

History

It was the venue for the Final of the

1995 World Women's Handball Championship The 1995 World Women's Handball Championship was the 12th edition of the World Championship. It took place in Austria and Hungary 5–17 December 1995. It was the only to have 20 teams and the first to have multiple hosts. South Korea won its firs ...

, and one of the venues during the

2010 European Men's Handball Championship The 2010 EHF European Men's Handball Championship (9th tournament) was held in Austria from 19 to 31 January, in the cities of Vienna, Graz, Innsbruck, Linz and Wiener Neustadt. Bidding process The two bids were as follows: * Austria * Gre ...

. In 1999 the arena won the Bronze Medal at the IOC/IAKS Award.Arena Nova Wiener Neustadt
/ref>

References

External links

* Sports venues in Austria Indoor arenas in Austria Handball venues in Austria Sports venues in Lower Austria Wiener Neustadt {{Austria-sports-venue-stub

History

See also

References

External links