Czech and Slovak towns advance major sports venue projects
In Ostrava, mayor Jan Dohnal (ODS) said the contract for the new Baník stadium – expected to cost around 2.5 billion Czech crowns – should be signed within two to three weeks, with the design already selected. The accompanying multi‑purpose hall is delayed, with construction now unlikely before 2028.
Dolný Kubín’s mayor Ján Prílepok announced a plan to rebuild the municipal summer stadium, seeking up to €5 million from the national sport‑development fund for new stands, upgraded facilities and improved safety measures.
Fans of MFK Dukla in Banská Bystrica voiced strong support for a new 20,000‑seat stadium and the club is beginning talks with the Slovak Football Association and other authorities to find a site and financing.
In Moravské Budějovice, a public architectural competition will select a design for a new municipal swimming pool, with a total reconstruction budget of 180 million Czech crowns.
The former Melodka music‑club premises in Brno are being demolished to make way for a poly‑functional building that will include a hotel, office and commercial space; construction is slated to start between September and October 2024 and finish in 2028.
A new multifunction sports field at the Secondary Technical School in Svite was completed using €2.8 million of EU funds, forming part of a broader school modernisation expected to be finished by August 2027.
Entities: Baník Ostrava · Czech National Sports Agency · Daša Jeleňová · Dolný Kubín · Filip Hančík · Jan Dohnal · Jan Švaříček · Ján Prílepok · Kněžpole · MFK Dukla Banská Bystrica · Moravské Budějovice · Ondřej Valouch
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] Ostrava mayor Jan Dohnal said the stadium contract is expected within two to three weeks. (Mayor Jan Dohnal (ODS))
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Fans of MFK Dukla in Banská Bystrica expressed strong support for a new 20,000‑seat stadium and the club has begun discussions with the Slovak Football Association to locate a site and secure funding.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Moravské Budějovice will hold an architectural competition for a new swimming‑pool complex, with a reconstruction budget of 180 million Czech crowns. (Deputy mayor Jan Švaříček)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The multifunction hall in Ostrava is delayed, with construction now unlikely before 2028. (Mayor Jan Dohnal)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The planned Baník stadium is estimated to cost about 2.5 billion Czech crowns.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The former Melodka club site in Brno will be demolished and replaced by a poly‑functional building with hotel and office space, with construction to start between September and October 2024 and finish (Developer Ondřej Valouch)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Dolný Kubín plans to reconstruct its summer stadium using up to €5 million from the sport‑development fund. (Mayor Ján Prílepok)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] A new multifunction sports field at the Secondary Technical School in Svite was completed using €2.8 million of EU funds, part of a broader school modernisation scheduled for completion by August 2027 (Regional spokesperson Daša Jeleňová)