The ice arena in the East Saxon spa town of Jonsdorf has reopened for club and recreational sports. Now that the municipality has found a new operator for the arena, public ice skating will be offered for the first time this season on December 6, said Mayor Kati Wenzel (non-party). The arena has already been available to ice hockey teams, curlers and figure skaters for training since this weekend.
The ice rink in Jonsdorf was closed in summer 2024 because the municipality, which has a population of around 1,400, was no longer able to finance the facility on its own. Mayor Wenzel said that the building, which was in need of renovation, had therefore been put out to tender for continued operation on the condition that it would continue to be used for club and popular sports in the future. In mid-November, she signed the lease agreement with Czech ice hockey player Tomáš Plíhal. As managing director of the newly founded operating company for the ice arena, he is supported by several investors.
