Arena AufSchalke, officially known for sponsorship reasons as the Veltins-Arena, is a football stadium in Gelsenkirchen in the Ruhr region of Germany and the home of FC Schalke 04. It opened in the summer of 2001, replacing the club's former Parkstadion. The stadium is notable for its retractable roof and a pitch that can be rolled out of the building on a tray to let the grass grow outdoors. It has been used for concerts, ice hockey and biathlon events, and it was a venue for matches of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The capacity for football is over sixty thousand, with extra standing places for some competitions.
Before and after
- 11 May 2001Release of Spanish Wikipedia
- 17 May 2001Release of Russian Wikipedia
- 21 May 2001Release of Swedish Wikipedia
- 22 May 2001Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
- 30 May 2001Construction of Arena AufSchalke
- 1 June 2001Nepalese royal massacre
- 14 June 2001Founding of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
- 19 June 2001Release of Dutch Wikipedia
- 30 June 2001Launch of Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe
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