De Langeleegte
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Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands | |
Location | Veendam, Netherlands |
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Coordinates | 53°6′31″N 6°51′52″E / 53.10861°N 6.86444°E |
Genre(s) | Multi-purpose stadium |
Capacity | 6,500 |
Construction | |
Built | 1954 |
Renovated | 1998 |
Tenants | |
SC Veendam (1954–2013) |
De Langeleegte (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈlɑŋəleːxtə]) is a multi-use stadium in Veendam, Netherlands. It is currently not in use as it was the home stadium of SC Veendam which was dissolved in 2013.[1] The stadium is able to hold 6,500 people and was built in 1954, with major renovations taking place in 1998. In 2018 the name was changed to Henk Nienhuis Stadium.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Molema, Willem (2018). De eeuwige geest van de Langeleegte [The eternal soul of De Langeleegte] (in Dutch). Nobelman. ISBN 9789491737336.
- ^ Folkers, Martijn (2018-01-30). "Eerbetoon aan voetbalicoon: Langeleegte wordt Henk Nienhuis Stadion". www.rtvnoord.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-11-02.
External links
[edit]- Media related to De Langeleegte at Wikimedia Commons