Groot Park

Groot Park
Park schepen de Wolf
The Groot park/stadspark of Aalst or Park schepen de Wolf
Map showing the location of Groot Park
Map showing the location of Groot Park
Location in Belgium
LocationEast Flanders
Nearest cityAalst, Belgium
Coordinates50°55′49″N 4°02′47″E / 50.93032°N 4.046294°E / 50.93032; 4.046294
Area37 acres (15 ha)
Established1915
Governing bodyFlanders Heritage Agency

The Groot park or Park schepen de Wolf or city park of Aalst (stadspark) is a park in the Belgian city of Aalst. It can be regarded as an artificial nature domain with a recreational-educational function. The park covers an area of approximately 15 hectares (37 acres). The city park is located south of the city center. It is bordered by the Parklaan, Désiré De Wolfstraat and Erembodegemstraat.

The park is protected by the Flanders Heritage Agency.[1]

It is located between the urban sports fields and the industrial zone on the Dender. In the south, the park flows into the Osbroek nature reserve, which covers almost 25 hectares (62 acres).[2] The park is 800 meters away from De grote markt of Aalst.[3]

The park was built in 1915 and the construction was a way to give jobless people a job.[2] In the park there's the Melkhuisje (milk-house), a restaurant that is open since 1916, originally selling milk, now a restaurant. Since 2023 they're searching for a new owner of het Melkhuisje, its future is therefore uncertain.[4]

Yearly the free Parkconcerten are hosted in the stadspark of Aalst. In 2023 Pommelien Thijs was the main act.[5] There were 12 000 visitors to the concert.[6]

  1. ^ "Stadspark Groot Park". inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  2. ^ a b "Stadspark Groot Park". inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  3. ^ "Stad Aalst". www.aalst.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  4. ^ NWS, VRT (2023-01-25). "Aalst lanceert nieuwe oproep voor uitbater horecazaak Melkhuisje in stadspark". vrtnws.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  5. ^ NWS, VRT (2023-08-09). "20 extra agenten en geen koelboxen, stoelen of tafels: Aalst maakt zich op voor komst Pommelien Thijs". vrtnws.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  6. ^ "KIJK. Pommelien Thijs geeft knaloptreden in stadspark: "12.000 fans bouwden feestje"".