Městský zimní stadion Louny

Louny · Public skating times & prices

A town-run hall that opened in 1965 as Central Europe's first stadium with ice pipes laid in sand

Public skating at Městský zimní stadion Louny: the next 7 days

Monday, 12 October

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Wednesday, 14 October

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Saturday, 17 October

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Sunday, 18 October

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Address
Cukrovarská zahrada 480, Louny, 440 01
Phone
+420608984020
Website
lssa.cz
The ticket-office entrance of the Městský zimní stadion in Louny, with the stadium sign and POKLADNA window on the long blue-grey wall of the hall — Městský zimní stadion Louny
The ticket-office entrance of the Městský zimní stadion in Louny, with the stadium sign and POKLADNA window on the long blue-grey wall of the hall Photo: Google Maps listing · Source
The ice sheet of the Louny winter stadium seen from the stands under the steel roof, with a few skaters small and far away — Městský zimní stadion Louny
The ice sheet of the Louny winter stadium seen from the stands under the steel roof, with a few skaters small and far away Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

The first stadium of its kind in Central Europe

Městský zimní stadion Louny is run by the town's sports-area agency, Lounská správa sportovních areálů. Until 1964 ice hockey in Louny was played on natural ice, with a rink built every winter on the Letní cvičiště, and in 1960-64 hockey enthusiasts, mostly through volunteer work, built an open stadium with artificial ice, which opened on 2 January 1965.

Its method was new: the ice surface was made with polyethylene pipes laid directly in sand, and Louny was the first winter stadium built this way in Czechoslovakia and in all of Central Europe; Lovosice and Soběslav followed. The plans came from Canada, brought back by Ing. Miroslav Šubrt, a native of nearby Vlčí and a long-serving vice-president of the international ice hockey federation.

The stadium was roofed only in 1983-85, and its roof is a curiosity: the main trusses are made from the beams of a dismantled tram bridge over the Vltava in Prague-Troja.

Before you head out.

Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.

Admission

Public skating costs CZK 60, or CZK 40 for children under 110 cm, and a companion pays CZK 20, according to the stadium's price list.

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Skates & rentals

Skates can be hired for CZK 100 a pair with a CZK 500 refundable deposit, in sizes 31 to 46.

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Skating with children

Skating aids can be hired on the spot: a penguin, a panda or a bear for CZK 50, or a push frame for CZK 50.

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