{{Short description|Ice hockey arena om Bolzano, Italy}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox stadium | name = Sparkasse Arena | native_name = {{Native name|it|'''PalaOnda'''}} – {{Native name|de|'''Eiswelle'''}} | image = HC_Bolzano-Sheffield_Steelers.jpg | caption = A 2009–10 IIHF Continental Cup game between HC Bolzano and Sheffield Steelers in November 2009 | location = Galvani-Straße 4, Bolzano | coordinates = {{coord|46.471695|11.329372|display=it|type:landmark}} | broke_ground = | opened = 1993 | owner = SEAB AG | operator = | construction_cost = | architect = | former_names = | tenants = HC Bolzano (ICEHL)<br>EVB Eagles Südtirol (EWHL) | seating_capacity = 7,200 (Ice hockey) | website = {{Official website|https://www.seab.bz.it/de/privathaushalte/sparkasse-arena}} }}
The '''Sparkasse Arena''', formerly called '''PalaOnda''' or '''Eiswelle''',<ref>{{cite news |title="Palaonda-Eiswelle" wird "Sparkasse Arena" |url=https://www.suedtirolnews.it/wirtschaft/palaonda-eiswelle-wird-sparkasse-arena |access-date=2022-07-11 |work=Südtirol News |date=2022-06-10 |language=de-DE}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Die Bozner Eiswelle ändert ihren Namen |url=https://www.rainews.it/tgr/tagesschau/articoli/2022/06/tag-Eiswelle-sparkasse-sponsor-2921c01f-1598-4867-aadd-da9110ae49ae.html |access-date=2022-07-11 |work=Tagesschau |date=2022-06-09 |language=de}}</ref> is an indoor sports arena in Bolzano, Italy. It was built to host the 1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships<ref name="Ice Arena Palaonda">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bolzano.net/english/palaonda.html |title=Ice Arena Palaonda |access-date=13 September 2008 |archive-date=3 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603231100/http://www.bolzano.net/english/palaonda.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> along with Forum di Assago and has a capacity of 7,200.<ref>hcb.net, [http://www.hcb.net/de/verein/stadion.html Unser Stadion: Die Bozner Eiswelle] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223090357/http://www.hcb.net/de/verein/stadion.html |date=23 February 2017 }}</ref> It is the home arena of several ice hockey teams, including HC Bolzano of the ICE Hockey League and the EVB Eagles Südtirol of the European Women's Hockey League (EWHL).
The arena also hosted the 1998 European Handball Championships and the 2010–11 CEV Champions League final four.
==See also== * List of indoor arenas in Italy
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|https://www.seab.bz.it/de/privathaushalte/sparkasse-arena}} {{In lang|de}} * {{Official website|https://www.seab.bz.it/it/privati/sparkasse-arena}} {{In lang|it}} *[http://www.hockeyarenas.net/index.php3?page=3000&arID=99 Arena information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723145436/http://www.hockeyarenas.net/index.php3?page=3000&arID=99 |date=23 July 2011 }} *[http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/italy/trentino/bolzano_palaonda.shtml Arena picture] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914181545/http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/italy/trentino/bolzano_palaonda.shtml |date=14 September 2008 }} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070404202434/http://www.fierabolzano.it/palaonda-i.htm Former official website (Archived)] {{In lang|it}}
{{s-start-collapsible|header={{s-sta|et}}}} {{succession box | title=European Men's Handball Championship<br> Final Venue | before=Palacio San Pablo <br>{{flagicon|ESP}} Seville | after=Dom Sportova <br>{{flagicon|CRO}} Zagreb | years=1998 }} {{succession box |title=CEV Champions League<br/> Final Venue | |before=Atlas Arena <br/> {{flagicon|POL}} Łódź | |after=Atlas Arena <br/> {{flagicon|POL}} Łódź | |years='''2011''' }} {{s-end}}
Category:Buildings and structures in Bolzano Category:EVB Eagles Category:Ice hockey venues in Italy Category:Indoor arenas in Italy Category:Sport in Bolzano Category:Sports venues completed in 1993 Category:Sports venues in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Category:1993 establishments in Italy