Trade fairs, galas, graduation balls, conferences, concerts and markets for up to 800 people can be held in the RT-Halle, the municipal hall on the Oberer Wöhrd in Regensburg. The building sits in greenery on a Danube island facing the western old town, a short walk from the center over the Eiserner Steg footbridge.
Seminars and company events
The hall has approved seating plans for several formats, which saves time when planning a company event. A conference layout at tables seats up to 288. A gala layout at tables seats up to 504, or 408 with a dance floor. Concert rows seat up to 624, or 588 with a catwalk for a fashion or product show, and a boxing-ring layout seats 654. The gallery adds up to 156 seats in table layouts or 127 in row layouts. Plans for exhibition and sales use exist too, which suits a trade fair or a company showcase. Events take place mainly at weekends, since the building also serves as a sports hall.
Rooms and capacities
The main hall, a former sports hall at ground level, measures about 18 by 35 meters, or 640 m². Practice unit III, raised 1.20 meters, forms the stage at 206 m². Practice unit I, the judo room, has 124 m²; practice unit II, the boxing room, has 189 m² on the first floor; and a dance room sits on the second floor. The maximum attendance is 800 people. Three-phase power on the stage runs to 16, 32, 63 and 125 amperes, with further 32-ampere supply in the judo room and 16 amperes in the basement, enough for stage lighting and sound.
Catering
Food and drinks are served by an external catering service. A foyer of about 35 m² and the judo room are used for service and buffets.
History and setting
The foundation stone was laid on October 12, 1928, to designs by the Regensburg architects Gath and Reiss, and the hall opened on January 5, 1930. It was built by the Regensburger Turnerschaft, the city's largest sports club, founded in 1861, as a multipurpose hall. During the war it served from 1939 as a grain store, a military hospital and later for the American occupying forces. Returned to the club in 1952, it became the city's main hall, hosting the German gymnastics congress of 1956, the large carnival balls and performers such as Louis Armstrong and Udo Jürgens until 1969. The city took over the building in 1987, and after flood damage in 1988 and a storm in 1990 that tore off the roof, it was restored in 1996 and 1997. As a listed building, it is run with some limits for events.
Getting there
The RT-Halle is at Schopperplatz 6, 93059 Regensburg. On foot it is reached over the Eiserner Steg, by car over the Oberpfalzbrücke. From the A93 Regensburg to Hof motorway, take the Regensburg-Pfaffenstein exit and follow the signs to Oberer Wöhrd and Dultplatz. There are 34 parking spaces at the main entrance on Schopperplatz, 26 on Lieblstrasse on the north side, and public parking at Schopperplatz, Dultplatz and Am Protzenweiher.
