Astrid Park

Parc Astrid (in French)
Astridpark (in Dutch)
Pond in Astrid Park
Type Public park
Location Brussels, Belgium
Coordinates 50°49′59″N 4°17′53″E / 50.83306°N 4.29806°E / 50.83306; 4.29806Coordinates: 50°49′59″N 4°17′53″E / 50.83306°N 4.29806°E / 50.83306; 4.29806
Area 9,44 ha (23 acres)
Created 13 August 1911
Water feature in Astrid Park

Astrid Park (French: Parc Astrid, Dutch: Astridpark) is an urban public park in the municipality of Anderlecht in Brussels, Belgium. The park was inaugurated on 13 August 1911 and was named Parc du Meir/Meirpark until 1935, when the mayor of Anderlecht decided to change its name in memory of Queen Astrid of Sweden, who died in a car crash that year.

Since 1917, football club R.S.C. Anderlecht plays its home matches in the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium (previously known as the Stade Emile Versé), located within the park. Besides, the stadium is sometimes metonymically referred to as Parc Astrid.

Accessibility

This park is served by the metro stations Saint Guidon/Sint Guido and Veeweyde/Veeweide on line 5 of the Brussels metro.

References

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