Tehelné pole (1939)

Tehelné pole is a neighborhood in Bratislava, Slovakia, characterized by the presence of several sports facilities.

Administratively, the neighborhood belongs to Nové Mesto borough, situated around 5 km north-east of the centre.

[4] It was built during the First Slovak Republic, when Nazi Germany occupied Petržalka in 1938 and Bratislava lost almost all of its sporting facilities.

The old stadium underwent reconstruction in 1961, adding a second stand, boosting its capacity to 45,000, as well as a scoreboard, artificial lighting and revamping the field.

[5] It survives to the present day and currently has three swimming pools of varying size, with additional services.

The stadium in January 2011