It hosts sports matches, concerts and exhibitions and is the home venue of the HSG Wetzlar handball team.
From 1 March 2006 the Arena was named the Rittal Arena Wetzlar, with nearby industrial firm Rittal obtaining the naming rights.
[4] Rittal's sponsorship ran until the end of 2021 and the venue became the Buderus Arena Wetzlar from 1 January 2022, when title sponsorship passed to Wetzlar-based Bosch Thermotechnik, owner of the Buderus brand.
[8] It was one of the venues for the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship and hosted the Bundesvision Song Contest 2006.
[9] Media related to Buderus Arena Wetzlar at Wikimedia Commons