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Østerbro Stadium
Østerbro Stadium is a combined football and athletics stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the home of the football clubs Boldklubben af 1893 and BK Skjold and it is also the home stadium of the athletics clubs Københavns Idræts Forening and Sparta. It has a capacity of approximately 3,800. The stadium was used for the 2009 World Outgames. History Østerbro Stadium was opened as an athletics stadium in 1912. The entrance was topped with bronze statues depicting sporting activities. The stadium is open as an ice skating venue in the winter. Østerbro Stadium is located next to F.C. Copenhagen's Parken Stadium. At a distance of , it is recognised as the second closest stadium pairings in the world behind Paris Saint-Germain's Parc des Princes and Paris FC's Stade Jean-Bouin in France. During the Nazi occupation of Denmark, Østerbro Stadium was used as the location for a number of collaborationist athletics meetings with German athletes. An unofficial international associa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark In World War II
At the outset of World War II in September 1939, Denmark declared itself Neutral countries in World War II, neutral, but that neutrality did not prevent Nazi Germany from Military occupation, occupying the country soon after the outbreak of war; the occupation lasted until Germany's defeat. The decision to occupy Denmark was taken in Berlin on 17 December 1939. On 9 April 1940, Germany occupied Denmark in Operation Weserübung. The Danish government and Christian X of Denmark, king functioned in a relatively normal manner until 29 August 1943, when Germany placed Denmark under direct military occupation, which lasted until the Allies of World War II, Allied victory on 5 May 1945. Contrary to the situation in other countries under German occupation, most Danish institutions continued to function relatively normally until 1945. Both the Danish government and king remained in the country in an uneasy relationship between a Democracy, democratic and a totalitarian system until 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Venues In Denmark
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' generally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly called ''football'' include association football (known as ''soccer'' in Australia, Canada, South Africa, the United States, and sometimes in Ireland and New Zealand); Australian rules football; Gaelic football; gridiron football (specifically American football, arena football, or Canadian football); International rules football; rugby league football; and rugby union football. These various forms of football share, to varying degrees, common origins and are known as "football codes". There are a number of references to traditional, ancient, or prehistoric ball games played in many different parts of the world. Contemporary codes of football can be traced back to the codification of these games at English public schools during the 19th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics (track And Field) Venues In Denmark
Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competitions based on human qualities of stamina, fitness, and skill ** College athletics, non-professional, collegiate- and university-level competitive physical sports and games Teams * Athletics (baseball), an American professional baseball team currently based in West Sacramento, California, with no city designation, previously known as: ** Philadelphia Athletics (1901–1954) ** Kansas City Athletics (1955–1967) ** Oakland Athletics (1968–2024) * Philadelphia Athletics (1860–1876), an American professional baseball team * Philadelphia Athletics (American Association), an American professional baseball team, 1882–1890 * Philadelphia Athletics (1890–1891), an American professional baseball team * Philadelphia Athletics (NFL), an Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brøndby Stadium
Brøndby Stadium (, ) is a football stadium in Brøndbyvester, Denmark. It is the home ground of the Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF. The venue is the second-largest stadium in Denmark. Built in 1965 and inaugurated on 31 July 1966 where it had no stands, it saw a major redevelopment in 2000 which increased capacity to 31,500 spectators, of which 19,700 were seated. Continuous adjustments to the spectator facilities have since resulted in the stadium having a total capacity of 28,000 spectators, of which 23,400 are seated. Record attendance dates to 18 June 2003, where a crowd of 31,508 were present in a Copenhagen Derby against F.C. Copenhagen. When hosting the UEFA competitions Champions League and Europa League, seats are installed on the South End terraces () in accordance with UEFA regulations, which reduces the total capacity to 26,000. The stadium has also hosted the Denmark national football team in five matches. Their first game at Brøndby Stadium was a friendl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
