Editing Erfurt (section)

=== Sport ===
[[File:Luftbild Gunda Niemann Stirnemann Halle.jpg|thumb|''{{lang|de|Gunda-Niemann-Stirnemann Halle}}''.]]
The [[Messe Erfurt]] serves as home court for the [[Oettinger Rockets]], a professional basketball team in Germany's first division, the [[Basketball Bundesliga]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}

Notable types of sport in Erfurt are athletics, ice skating, cycling (with the oldest velodrome in use in the world, opened in 1885), swimming, handball, volleyball, tennis and football. The city's football club {{lang|de|[[FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt]]}} is member of {{lang|de|[[3. Fußball-Liga]]}} and based in {{lang|de|[[Steigerwaldstadion]]}} with a capacity of 20,000. The ''{{lang|de|Gunda-Niemann-Stirnemann Halle}}'' was the second [[Speed skating rink#Indoor speed skating tracks|indoor speed skating arena]] in Germany.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}