# Baltika Stadium

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Baltika_Stadium
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Baltika_Stadium.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltika_Stadium
> Source revision: 1329964325
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

{{Short description|Football stadium in Kaliningrad, Russia}}
{{Infobox venue
| name                = Baltika Stadium
| nickname            = 
| logo_image          = 
| logo_caption        = 
| image               = Stadium Baltika (Kaliningrad) field.jpg
| caption             = 
| fullname            = 
| former_names        = 
| location            = [Kaliningrad](/source/Kaliningrad), [Russia](/source/Russia)
| coordinates         = {{Coord|54|43|01.69|N|20|29|25.58|E|display=inline,title|type:landmark_region:RU}}
| broke_ground        = 
| built               = 
| opened              = 
| renovated           = 2018–2021
| expanded            = 
| closed              = 
| demolished          = 
| owner               = 
| operator            = 
| surface             = [Artificial turf](/source/Artificial_turf)
| scoreboard          = 
| construction_cost   = 
| suites              = 
| architect           = 
| project_manager     = 
| structural_engineer = 
| services_engineer   = 
| general_contractor  = 
| main_contractors    = 
| capacity            = 4,500 (2021–present)<br>14,660 ([football](/source/Association_football)) (–2018)
| record_attendance   = 
| executive_suites    = 
| dimensions          = 
| acreage             = 
| tenants             = [FC Baltika Kaliningrad](/source/FC_Baltika_Kaliningrad) (1954–2018)<br>[FC Baltika-2 Kaliningrad](/source/FC_Baltika-2_Kaliningrad)  (2021–)
}}
'''Baltika Stadium''' ({{langx|ru|Балтика стадион}}, {{lang|ru-Latn|Baltika Stadion}}) is a [multi-purpose stadium](/source/multi-purpose_stadium) in [Kaliningrad](/source/Kaliningrad), [Russia](/source/Russia), that was home to [FC Baltika Kaliningrad](/source/FC_Baltika_Kaliningrad). The capacity of the stadium used to be 14,660 before the 2018 renovation, but is now reduced to 4,500.<ref>{{cite news |title=ФК «Ядро» в профессиональном футболе. Календарь исторического сезона 2022/23! |url=https://www.sportsdaily.ru/articles/fk-yadro-v-professionalnom-futbole-kalendar-istoricheskogo-sezona-2022-23 |work=Спорт День за Днем |access-date=13 May 2023 |language=ru |date=16 July 2022}}</ref>

==History==
thumb|Entrance of the stadium
The stadium was originally within [Königsberg](/source/K%C3%B6nigsberg), [Germany](/source/Germany). In 1892 philanthropist [Walter Simon](/source/Walter_Simon_(philanthropist)) granted 6.83 hectares in [Mittelhufen](/source/Mittelhufen) for the construction of an athletic field. Named '''Walter-Simon-Platz''' in his honor, the stadium hosted [Königsberger STV](/source/K%C3%B6nigsberger_STV) in the early 20th century. The [Yorck](/source/Ludwig_Yorck_von_Wartenburg) memorial was constructed near it in 1913.

Because Simon was [Jew](/source/Jew)ish, the [Nazi Party](/source/Nazi_Party) renamed the stadium '''Erich-Koch-Platz''' after Gauleiter [Erich Koch](/source/Erich_Koch) in 1933. The city became Russian after [World War II](/source/World_War_II). Columns from the portico of [New Altstadt Church](/source/New_Altstadt_Church) are included in Baltika Stadium's entrance.

After Baltika left for the [Kaliningrad Stadium](/source/Kaliningrad_Stadium), stadium was retrofitted and reduced in capacity. All newer stands were removed and the place converted into sport fields for other activities. Artificial pitch was installed.<ref>{{cite news |title=В Калининграде на стадионах "Балтика" и "Пионер" заменят натуральные газоны на искусственные |url=https://klops.ru/news/2019-02-15/188715-v-kaliningrade-na-stadionah-baltika-i-pioner-zamenyat-naturalnye-gazony-na-iskusstvennye |access-date=3 March 2023 |work=Klops |date=15 February 2019 |language=ru}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*{{cite book|last=Albinus|first=Robert|title=Lexikon der Stadt Königsberg Pr. und Umgebung|year=1985|publisher=Verlag Gerhard Rautenberg|location=Leer|pages=371|isbn=3-7921-0320-6|language=de}}

{{commons category}}
{{FC Baltika Kaliningrad}}
{{Authority control}}

Category:Football venues in Russia
Category:Buildings and structures in Kaliningrad
Category:FC Baltika Kaliningrad
Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in Russia
Category:Event venues established in 1892
Category:Cultural heritage monuments of regional significance in Kaliningrad Oblast
Category:1892 establishments in the Russian Empire

{{Russia-sports-venue-stub}}

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Baltika Stadium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltika_Stadium) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltika_Stadium?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.