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Address | Mercedesstraße 69 70372 Stuttgart, Germany |
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Location | Wasen |
Coordinates | 48°47′38″N 9°13′37″E / 48.79389°N 9.22694°E |
Operator | in.Stuttgart Veranstaltungsgesellschaft GmbH |
Capacity | 14,937 |
Field size | 286 m (313 yd) cycling track |
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Opened | 14 September 1983 |
Renovated | 2005–06 |
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Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle (sometimes shortened to Schleyer-Halle) is an indoor arena located in Stuttgart, Germany. The capacity of the arena is nearly 15,000 people. The venue was built in 1983 and is named for Hanns Martin Schleyer, a German former Schutzstaffel officer and employer representative, who was kidnapped and killed by the terrorist group Red Army Faction. It has a 285,714-metre (937,382 ft) track made of wood.