| Josaphat Park | |
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 Josaphat Park at the end of autumn | |
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| Type | Public park |
| Location | Schaerbeek, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°51′44″N 4°23′06″E / 50.86222°N 4.38500°E |
| Area | 20 ha (49 acres) |
| Created | 1901 |
Josaphat Park (French: Parc Josaphat; Dutch: Josaphatpark) is a public park of 20 ha (49 acres) located in the municipality of Schaerbeek in Brussels, Belgium. The football stadium that was formerly used by the K.V.V. Crossing Elewijt lies on the north-western corner of the park. There is also an elementary school (Chazal school), a tennis club (R.T.C. Lambermont), the municipal greenhouses, animals (horses, donkeys, hen, ducks), two playgrounds, a minigolf course, an archery range, three cafés (La Laiterie, La Buvette Saint-Sebastiaan, and La Guinguette Populeir), a kiosk (Josaphine's), and some ponds.
The park is a remainder of the old Linthout forest that began at the Place Dailly/Daillyplein. It was designed by Edmond Galoppin of Melsbroek and inaugurated by King Leopold II on 6 June 1904. Its name comes from the resemblance between the valley of the Roodebeek (a tributary of the Maelbeek), where the park is located, and the Valley of Josaphat in the Holy Land, noted by a pilgrim back from Palestine in 1574. It was designated on 31 December 1974.[citation needed]