Opened in November 1976 on a foundation from Senator Richard Hirschmann and still run by its own club
Currently out of season This is the weekly timetable the rink prints for the 2026/27 season; it announces no end date; checked on 3 October 2026. Sessions are listed to 2 November 2026 outside the school holidays (the rink gives no dates for its school-holiday hours). The page does not say what happens on public holidays, so nothing is listed on them (3 October is listed because the rink dates it). Official schedule update
In 1973 Senator Richard Hirschmann, founder of the radio-technology works of that name, commissioned a foundation for the people of Esslingen to mark his company's 50th anniversary and his 80th birthday. The foundation of DM 100,000 was handed over on 3 July 1976, together with a ground lease with the city for the site below the Adenauerbrücke.
The first stage, a hall open at the sides under a plastic roof with an ice surface built to international standards, was inaugurated and opened to the public on 6 and 7 November 1976. A second stage in 1979 added changing rooms for the public and the sports sections, and the club counted more than 2.5 million visitors in the first 20 years. In 1984 the rink was named the Richard-Hirschmann-Eisstadion in the founder's memory.
A new wooden roof was inaugurated in autumn 1998, a solar plant went into operation in June 2006, and in 2011 the club built a summer stick-sport rink and new stands. The Eissportgemeinschaft Esslingen e.V. took its name in 1977, when the Eissportclub Esslingen joined the Förderverein founded in 1974.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
The price list on the rink's price page (an image) gives single tickets per session of € 7.50 for adults, € 6.00 for young people aged 11 to 16 and for pupils and students, and € 4.50 for children up to 10; spectators pay € 2.00. Ten-ticket cards are € 67.50 (adults), € 54.00 (young people) and € 40.50 (children); season cards are € 250 for adults and € 190 for children, young people and students.
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Skates in sizes 25 to 52 (valid ID required) cost € 5.50 per session and € 4.00 for school classes and for groups on weekdays; a five-pair hire card is € 25. Sharpening costs € 8.00 (normal), € 10.00 (new grind) and € 15.00 (special grind).
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Groups on weekdays, before and after noon, have to register in advance.
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A skating aid for children costs € 2.00 for 30 minutes.
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Parking directly at the stadium is not allowed. The signposted car park is at Eberspächerstrasse 31, about 250 m on foot from the rink.
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