The Krešimir Ćosić Hall () is a multi-purpose indoor sports

arena An arena is a large enclosed venue, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, Music, musical performances or Sport, sporting events. It comprises a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for specta ...

located in

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Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

. The arena is home to the

KK Zadar Košarkaški klub Zadar (), commonly referred to as KK Zadar or simply Zadar, is a men's professional basketball Sports club, club based in Zadar, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the ABA League JTD, Adriatic Basketball A ...

basketball club and also hosts concerts, conventions and other sporting, business and entertainment events. From October 2008, its official name became Krešimir Ćosić Hall, named after the Croatian basketball player

Krešimir Ćosić Krešimir "Krešo" Ćosić (; 26 November 1948 – 25 May 1995) was a Croatian professional basketball player and coach. He was a collegiate All-American at Brigham Young University. He revolutionized basketball in Yugoslavia and was the first ...

.''Dvorani na Višnjiku ime Krešimira Ćosića''
Former name of the arena was Sportski centar Višnjik (). The arena's nickname is "Peka", coming from

peka PEKA, the Political Committee of the Cypriot Struggle (), was the political wing of the EOKA movement which fought against the British the independence of Cyprus and later union with Greece between 1955 and 1959. It was founded in the summer of 1956 ...

, a traditional

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n cookware. For several months during 2008, it was the largest indoor arena in Croatia, and now it is the third largest.

Events

The arena was used as one of the venues during the

2009 World Men's Handball Championship The 2009 World Men's Handball Championship was the 21st edition of the tournament that took place in Croatia from 16 January to 1 February, in the cities of Split, Zadar, Osijek, Varaždin, Poreč, Zagreb and Pula. Croatia was selected from a gr ...

. Also, the

Croatia Davis Cup team The Croatia men's national tennis team represents Croatia in the Davis Cup and is governed by the Croatian Tennis Association.Croatia won the Davis Cup twice, in 2005 and 2018, and was runner-up in 2016 and 2021. History Croatia competed in i ...

has played at the arena for the 2008 Davis Cup World Group play-offs and

2016 Davis Cup World Group The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and contested annually between teams from over 150 com ...

semifinals.The arena was also host for group matches during

2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship The 2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 32nd edition of the Women's European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the CEV. For the second time the Women's EuroVolley was held in four countri ...

References

External links

Official siteVenue informationGradovi domaćini - Svjetsko prvenstvo u rukometu 2009.
Indoor arenas in Croatia Basketball venues in Croatia Handball venues in Croatia Sports venues completed in 2008 Sports venues in Zadar KK Zadar 2008 establishments in Croatia Hall, Krešimir Ćosić {{croatia-sports-venue-stub

Events

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