Švyturys Arena

Švyturio Arena
Location Klaipėda, Lithuania
Owner Švyturys, Klaipėda city municipality
Capacity Basketball: 6 000
Ice hockey: 4,416
Concerts: 7,500
Boxing/Wrestling: 6,512
Construction
Broke ground October, 2009
Opened July 28, 2011
Construction cost 54.7 Million Litas
16 Million
Architect AB „Miestprojektas“ Kaunas
Tenants
BC Neptūnas
Website
svyturioarena.lt

Švyturio Arena is an indoor arena in Klaipėda, Lithuania. The capacity of a catamaran-shaped arena is 6,000 seats for basketball games, 4,416 for ice hockey, 6,512 for boxing/wrestling matches and 7,450 seats for concerts.

Klaipėda Arena held Group D matches for the 37th European Basketball Championship from 31 August to 5 September 2011.

The arena is named after the company Švyturys, which bought the rights for the name.

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Coordinates: 55°41′13″N 21°9′21″E / 55.68694°N 21.15583°E