Eissportanlage Deutweg

Winterthur · Public skating times & prices

Opened on 29 November 2002 after more than a century of skating on the Zelgli and four public votes.

Public skating at Eissportanlage Deutweg: the next 7 days

Currently out of season The city's page prints the hours of the pre-season (3 to 18 October 2026) and dated Christmas, New Year and Fasnachtsmontag hours; the weekly hours of the main season are not printed yet, and the monthly Friday Eisdisco dates carry no times. Sessions listed are only those dated hours. Checked on 4 October 2026. Official schedule update

Address
Grüzefeldstrasse 30, Winterthur, 8400
Phone
+41 52 267 39 20
Website
stadt.winterthur.ch
The wooden barrel-roofed Eishalle Deutweg in Winterthur seen from the forecourt at dusk, with its lit name lettering — Eissportanlage Deutweg
The wooden barrel-roofed Eishalle Deutweg in Winterthur seen from the forecourt at dusk, with its lit name lettering Photo: Fundriver · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0
Skaters on one of the two outdoor ice fields of the Eissportanlage Deutweg in Winterthur, with the hall's timber-clad facade behind — Eissportanlage Deutweg
Skaters on one of the two outdoor ice fields of the Eissportanlage Deutweg in Winterthur, with the hall's timber-clad facade behind Photo: Stadt Winterthur (official website) · Source

Winterthur's Deutweg ice centre, opened in 2002 after four public votes

Winterthur first had a specially kept ice field in winter 1868/69, on the Aeckerwiese. In 1878, thanks to Ed. Sulzer-Ziegler, the Zurich government granted a concession to use water from the Mattenbach for a field on the Zelgli, and on 13 December 1879 the city council leased part of the Zelgli to the newly founded Winterthurer Schlittschuh-Club, which had to prepare and maintain two ice fields. The city took over the structures in 1953 when the club could no longer pay for public skating, and a call for artificial ice followed because winters were too warm for regular operation.

In 1981 the voters rejected an ice hall right behind the Zelgli grandstand, a second proposal failed in 1989 and 1991 after one yes and one no vote and a legal dispute that reached the Federal Court, so four votes were needed in all. In 1998 voters approved the Deutweg project by Isler Architekten, and on 29 November 2002 the Eissportzentrum Deutweg was handed over to the public in an opening ceremony.

The hall is the home of the EHC Winterthur and the city's only artificial ice complex, with two outdoor rinks as well. From 2016 to 2023 it carried the sponsor name Zielbau Arena.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

A single ticket costs CHF 8 for adults from 16 and CHF 4 for children from 6 to 15; groups of at least 10 pay CHF 7.20 per adult and CHF 3.60 per child. A 10-ticket card costs CHF 72 for adults and CHF 36 for children.

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Skates & rentals

Skates rent for CHF 7, with an official photo ID left as a deposit.

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Parking & arrival

Paid parking is available on site, and the Eishalle bus stop is a few minutes' walk away.

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Accessibility

The way onto the public ice is step-free, and the upper levels are reached by lift.

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A source check records what the rink published on that date. Session-specific booking details take precedence.