The Lauber Dezső Sports Hall is a sports hall in
Pécs
Pécs ( , ; ; Slovak language, Slovak: ''Päťkostolie''; also known by #Name, alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the c ...
named after
Dezső Lauber
Dezső Lauber (23 May 1879 – 5 September 1966) was a Hungarian all-round sportsman and architect. He was born in Pécs and died in Budapest.
Career
Lauber was an all-round champion athlete in the late 19th and early 20th century, com ...
. This is the home of both Hungarian Championship A participant women's and men's basketball team of the city:
PEAC-Pécs
PEAC-Pécs is the first-class women basketball team of Pécs, Hungary. The team started in the Hungarian Championship division A in 2012/2013 season. Beside the Hungarian Championship the team also attending the Hungarian Cup and the MŽRKL
...
and
PVSK-Pannonpower (and was the home of the former women's basketball club
Pécs 2010.) It hosted the
EuroBasket 1997 Women
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group stage and
EuroLeague Women 2003–04
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final four.
Besides sport events, it also hosts other type of events. Mostly Hungarian performers have concerts, but international performers like
Gilbert Bécaud
François Gilbert Léopold Silly (24 October 1927 – 18 December 2001), known professionally as Gilbert Bécaud (), was a French singer, composer, pianist and actor, known as "Monsieur 100,000 Volts" for his energetic performances. His best-know ...
have hit the stage. In 2008
Ole Nydahl
Ole Nydahl (born 19 March 1941), also known as Lama Ole, is a ''lama'' providing Mahamudra teachings in the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. Since the early 1970s, Nydahl has toured the world giving lectures and meditation courses. With his ...
buddhist
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lama
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has held presentation.
Address: Dr. Veress Endre street 10.
Basketball venues in Hungary
Indoor arenas in Hungary
Buildings and structures in Pécs
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