Stadion Nowe Miasto – construction description

The stadium in the Nowe Miasto district was opened in 1926, when Wałbrzych was still part of Germany. During the communist era, the stands were expanded to a capacity of about 40,000 spectators. The stadium is known for having hosted speeches by Adolf Hitler and Lech Wałęsa.

In the 1990s, Górnik Wałbrzych moved to the Millennium Stadium. Since then, the stadium in the Nowe Miasto was no longer used regularly and gradually fell into disrepair. At the beginning of the 21st century, the eastern stand was demolished.

Revitalization of the neglected facility began to be planned as early as 2011, but then there was not enough money to carry out the renovation. The situation changed significantly in May 2022, after nearly PLN 40 million from the government's program “Polski Ład” was allocated for the modernization of the stadium.

A project for reconstruction was developed, followed by a construction tender, which was successfully awarded at the second attempt. The contractor became Moris Poland – the signing of the deal and handover of the construction site took place in October 2023. The contract is worth just under PLN 50 million, and the work is expected to take two years.

The plan is to preserve the existing earthen embankments, which will be protected from landslides. The spectator stand, however, will be built only in the western section and will be able to accommodate 3,000 spectators, of which about 40% of the seats are to be covered.

The stadium will receive a tartan running track and other athletic equipment, as well as floodlights, and will be adapted for the III Liga (fourth division) of the football competition. Part of the empty space left by the former east stand will be filled by a new facilities building. The project also includes a number of works in the immediate surroundings of the stadium.

More details on the reconstruction project for the stadium in Nowe Miasto can be seen on a separate subpage