It is primarily used by THW Kiel (team handball) and as a venue for rock/pop concerts.

The Osteseehalle was initiated on 17 June 1951, during the Kiel Week and was eventually finished in 1952.

For this purpose, the steel construction of a retired airplane hangar, from an airbase on the island Sylt, was dismantled and brought to Kiel.

Over the course of decades, the arena was constantly redeveloped, and since renovations finished in September 2001, it is now "prepared for the next 50 years", according to the operators.

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