Dvorana Mladosti ( en, Hall of Youth) is a sports hall in

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, with sporting, cultural, business and entertainment events. The hall was built in

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in 1973. The size of the hall is 5,458 m², and the surface of outer space is 10,486 m². The main part of the hall consists of the main arena, two small halls for heating, a hall for

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and

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, and in the halls there are 4 dressing rooms, 2

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s, office spaces and sports associations, press centre and catering facilities and retail spaces. The capacity of the hall is 2,960 seats and 1,000 standing places.

Major events

* 1987 IHF Men's Junior World Championship *

2000 European Men's Handball Championship The 2000 European Men's Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held in Croatia from 21 to 30 January 2000, in the cities of Zagreb and Rijeka. Sweden won the tournament after defeating Russia in the final, while S ...

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External links

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