page_title: Allerpark
section_title: Volkswagen Arena
hierarchical_section_title: Allerpark / Facilities / Volkswagen Arena
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Fassade der Volkswagen Arena, Vorderseite Benutzer:Axel Hindemith, Oktober 2005
context_page_description: The Allerpark is a public leisure park in the German city of Wolfsburg. It is located between the districts of Wolfsburg-Reislingen, Wolfsburg-Vorsfelde, Wolfsburg-Nordstadt and Wolfsburg-Stadtmitte. The Allersee lake, which was created at the end of the 1960s, forms the heart of the park. The Allerpark covers an area of 130 hectares and is home to a multitude of leisure facilities and attractions such as the AOK Stadium, the BadeLand Wolfsburg swimming pool and water park complex, the Eis Arena Wolfsburg ice rink and the Volkswagen Arena, as well as a number of other facilities that can be used for free, for example beach volleyball courts, a skatepark and several playgrounds. The company Wolfsburg AG is responsible for the marketing of the Allerpark.
context_section_description: The Volkswagen Arena is the home stadium of the VfL Wolfsburg men's professional football team, which plays in the top German Bundesliga football league. It was opened in autumn 2002 and has a capacity of around 30,000 spectators. Construction work on the stadium took a total of 18 months and resulted in overall costs of 53 million euros. The first football match to take place at the Volkswagen Arena was between VfL Wolfsburg and VfB Stuttgart. One of the aims of the Volkswagen Arena was to strengthen the club's international ambitions, especially with regard to the Champions League. The Volkswagen Arena also offers function rooms for congresses, conferences and private events.
caption: Volkswagen Arena (2005)
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