Jotron Arena Larvik is an indoor arena in
Larvik,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...
. It was opened in September 2009. The arena will be primarily used for
handball, but the hall has additional permanent floor marks for
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
,
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...
and
floorball.
Starting in September 2009, Arena Larvik will be the home court of
Larvik HK
Larvik Håndballklubb, is a women's handball club from Larvik, Norway.
History
Larvik HK was founded in 1990 as a merger of the handball departments in the two clubs Larvik Turn and Halsen. They played in the top division since 1992/93. During ...
. It is also one of the Norwegian venues selected to host the
2010 European Women's Handball Championship
The 2010 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark and Norway from 7–19 December. It was the first European Championship hosted by two countries. Norway won their overall 5th gold medal, when they defeated first time finalist ...
.
The former name was ''Boligmappa Arena Larvik''.
References
External links
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Larvik
Handball venues in Norway
Indoor arenas in Norway
Basketball venues in Norway
Volleyball venues in Norway
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