Orjans Vall Stadium

Orjans Vall is a football stadium in Halmstad, Sweden, built in 1922.

History

The stadium was originally named Halmstads Idrottsplats (eng: Halmstad's Sports Ground), an was inaugurated by the Crown Prince of Sweden Gustaf Adolf, later king of Sweden, on 30 July 1922. 12,000 people had been allowed entrance to see the opening, several thousands more had gathered outside the fence and on Galgberget. In August 1922 the name of the arena changed to Orjans Vall after a medieval hospital by the name of S:t Orjans that had earlier been on the same location. On 3 September 1922 the first football game was played there. Orjans Vall has been used for many different sports over the years, the football field was surrounded by running tracks, until the 1980s, and was the main site for the local athletic clubs. In the winter of 1956, due to very cold weather, the running tracks were covered with water freezing into a skating rink, Sigvard "Sigge" Ericsson, who had won one gold and one silver medal in the recent 1956 Winter Olympics, participated.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Эрьянс Валль Стадион (russian)