| Astrid Park | |
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 Astrid Park's pond, facing north | |
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| Type | Public park |
| Location | Anderlecht, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°49′59″N 4°17′53″E / 50.83306°N 4.29806°E |
| Area | 9.44 ha (23.3 acres) |
| Created | 13 August 1911 |
| Public transit access | Saint Guidon/Sint Guido |
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 the Parc du Meir/Meirpark ("Meir Park") until 1935, when the mayor of Anderlecht decided to change its name in memory of Queen Astrid, the first wife of King Leopold III, 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 (currently known as Lotto Park for sponsorship reasons[1]), located within the park. Hence, the stadium is sometimes metonymically referred to as Parc Astrid.
This park is served by the metro stations Saint Guidon/Sint Guido and Veeweyde/Veeweide on line 5.
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View towards the pond -
Upper part -
Water feature -
Jules Ruhl statue
- ^ "Le stade Constant Vanden Stock officiellement rebaptisé 'Lotto Park'". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 12 January 2023.