Lotto Thüringen Arena on the Rennsteig

Lotto Thüringen Arena am Rennsteig
Interactive map of Lotto Thüringen Arena am Rennsteig
AddressAm Grenzadler 2, 98559 Oberhof, Thuringia, Germany
OwnerTown of Oberhof
Capacity13000
Construction
Opened1982
Website
weltcup-oberhof.de,
wintersportzentrum-thueringen.de

Lotto Thüringen Arena am Rennsteig is a biathlon stadium near Oberhof, located 814 meters above sea level directly on the main ridge of the Thuringian Forest. Until 2003, it was called the Biathlonstadion am Rennsteig, then the Rennsteig-Arena Oberhof until December 2007, and subsequently the DKB-Ski-Arena, named after its sponsor, Deutsche Kreditbank, until December 2018. Since January 2019, it has been named after Lotto Thüringen.

The stadium regularly hosts World Cup biathlon events. The course near Oberhof is considered one of the most challenging in the entire World Cup, and spectator numbers have been among the highest of any World Cup event to date.