Varaždin Arena

{{Short description|Multi-use indoor arena in Varaždin, Croatia}}

{{Infobox stadium

| stadium_name = Varaždin Arena

| nickname =

| image = Varaždin Sport Hall pano south.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| fullname = Gradska dvorana Varaždin

| address = Šetalište Franje Tuđmana 1

| location = Varaždin, Croatia

| coordinates = {{coord|46.3169843|16.3610673|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| broke_ground =

| built =

| opened = {{start date and age|2008|12|6|df=y}}

| renovated =

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| owner = City of Varaždin

| operator =

| surface =

| construction_cost = € 26,5 million[http://www.max-boegl.de/boeglnet/web/show.jsp?nodeId=1000398&lang=de Arena Varaždin] architect Max Bögl
HRK 193 million[http://www.javno.com/hr/hrvatska/clanak.php?id=211897 Svečano otvorena sportska dvorana u Varaždinu] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208055911/http://www.javno.com/hr/hrvatska/clanak.php?id=211897 |date=2008-12-08 }}

| architect = Max Bögl

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| former_names =

| tenants = GRK Varaždin (2009–present)
KK Vindi (2009–present)
RK Koka (2009–present)
RK Varteks Di Caprio (2009–present)
RK Zagreb (2016–present)

| seating_capacity = 5,033 (handball)

| dimensions =

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| website = {{URL|1=https://arena-varazdin.hr/}}

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The Varaždin Arena is a multi-use indoor arena in Varaždin, Croatia. It is used mostly for team handball, volleyball and basketball games. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 and was officially opened on 6 December 2008.{{Cite web |url=http://www.vecernji.hr/newsroom/regions/varazdin_i_medjimurje/3202330/index.do;jsessionid=C35A5BCCF4423995C86424FC500E035D.1 |title=U Varaždinu otvorena nova sportska dvorana |access-date=2009-01-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220042025/http://www.vecernji.hr/newsroom/regions/varazdin_i_medjimurje/3202330/index.do |archive-date=2008-12-20 |url-status=dead }} It was completed to be used as one of the venues during the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship hosted in Croatia. It hosted all the Group C matches which consisted of Germany, Macedonia, Algeria, Poland, and Russia.

The arena was also used to host the 2018 European Men's Handball Championship and will be hosting 2025 World Men's Handball Championship.

The arena has played host to various events other than sports, such as dancing championships, various expos, school affiliated events, circuses, auto-shows, and concerts. In its short history the arena hosted numerous artists such as: Đorđe Balašević, Zdravko Čolić, Limp Bizkit, Mišo Kovač, Dino Merlin, Plavi Orkestar, Gibonni, Bambi Molesters, Halid Bešlić, Crvena Jabuka and Parni Valjak.