Thialf - Heerenveen
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haxepaxe
N 52° 56.324 E 005° 56.601
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Thialf is perhaps the most important of all ice rinks
Waymark Code: WM2CDY
Location: Friesland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 10/11/2007
Views: 184
Thialf is an arena in Heerenveen, Netherlands, primarily used for speedskating and ice hockey. Thialf, named after Thor's servant Thialfi who had to race a giant, opened in 1967 as an outdoor rink. The covered stadium, which seats 12,500 people, opened on 17 November 1986, about a year after Sportforum Hohenschönhausen in Berlin, which was the first covered oval in the world. Thanks to the indoor conditions, allowing climate control, almost all world speed skating records were broken at Thialf in the first season. Since 1988 it has been overtaken as the "fastest ice in the world" by the high-altitude indoor rinks in Calgary and Salt Lake City, which have the additional benefit of low air pressure. Every year there are main skating events like the world championships.
Public or Private Access?: Public
Physical Address:
Pim Mulierlaan 1
Heerenveen, Fryslân Netherlands
8443 DA
Rent available ?: yes
Rink Website: [Web Link]
Hours of Operation: Not listed
Price: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
There are no specific visit requirements, however telling about your visit is strongly encouraged. Additional photos of the building or rink to add to the gallery are also nice, but not required. Pictures with a GPS or you in them is highly discouraged.