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| Location | 17033 Neubrandenburg, Germany |
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| Coordinates | 53°33′34″N 13°16′05″E / 53.55944°N 13.26806°E |
| Opened | 1949 |
| Closed | circa.1996 |
The Günter Harder Stadion was an multi purpose stadium in Neubrandenburg, Germany. The stadium was located on the eastern outskirts of the town, between the Demminer Straße and the Alfred-Lythall-Straße.
History
The stadium was built in 1949 (in East Germany) and held first division football games.[1] It received the name the Günter Harder Stadion in 1951, in honour of Günter Harder, a maritime police officer who was shot dead on 24 March 1951. He served as a symbolic figure in East Germany.[1]
SC Neubrandenburg played many fixtures at the stadium, including during the 1963-64 season, which resulted in promotion to the top division of East German football the following year, the (1964–65 DDR-Oberliga).
A motorcycle speedway track was constructed around the football pitch in 1958 and was expanded in order to meet international standards.[2] It reopened on 8 May 1962.[1] The stadium was selected as the venue for the qualifying rounds of the 1964 Individual Speedway World Championship[3] and the 1965 Individual Speedway World Championship.[4]
The speedway team MC Geothermie Neubrandenburg competed at the stadium from 1958 to 1996, taking part in the East German Team Speedway Championship and they won the Championship in 1988.[5]
The stadium fell into disrepair and the speedway team folded in circa.1996. The stadium was later demolished and was eventually replaced by a parking garage, constructed in May 2022.[1] In 2023, the stadium site was marked with a bronze sculpture.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Neubrandenburger DDR-Stadion in Bronze gegossen". Nordkurier. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "07. Speedwayrennen in Neubrandenburg am 08. Mai 1962". Bahn Sport. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "1964 World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "1965 World Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "HISTORYCZNE ZESTAWIENIE WYNIKÓW 1992-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 26 January 2024.