Stadion OSiR Skałka
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Stadion Skałka im. Pawła Waloszka, Paweł Waloszek Skałka Stadium is a motorcycle speedway and association football stadium located in the centre of Świętochłowice off the Bytomska 40 road.[1] It is part of the Skałka Sports and Recreation Center. The Polish sports club Śląsk Świętochłowice uses the stadium. This consists of a football team and speedway club.[2]
History
The stadium was built in the second half of the 1970s on a waste dump. It was officially opened on 1 June 1979 and on 22 June 1979, a record attendance of 27,000 people.[3]
In April 2005, during a mass for John Paul II, nearly 20,000 people gathered at the stadium.
In October 2014, the stadium was renamed to the Paweł Waloszek Stadium.[4]
In February 2023, the stadium began reconstruction.