Šumice Cultural and Sports Center ( sr-Cyrl, Центар за културу и спорт Шумице) is an indoor
sports arena located in
Voždovac,
Belgrade
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, Serbia.
The hall is used for
basketball,
handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...
,
indoor football,
volleyball, and other sports.
The venue was opened on 24 May 1974 and was originally known as the "Vоždovac
Pioneers Home". It has a total floor area of and includes a sports hall with 2,000 seats and a hall with the stage with 350 seats. Due to the lack of funds and bad maintenance, the venue has been in bad financial situation since the late 1980s and especially since the 2000s.
The venue was partially reconstructed (congress hall, press hall, roof) in September–November 2017.
See also
*
List of indoor arenas in Serbia
References
External links
Center for culture and sport "Šumice" website*
1974 establishments in Serbia
Sports venues completed in 1974
Entertainment venues in Belgrade
BKK Radnički
OKK Beograd
Sports venues in Belgrade
Indoor arenas in Serbia
Basketball venues in Serbia
Handball venues in Serbia
Volleyball venues in Serbia
Yugoslav Serbian architecture
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