Astrid Park
Park in Anderlecht, Belgium
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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.[1][2]
| Astrid Park | |
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Astrid Park's pond, facing north | |
 Interactive map of Astrid Park | |
| Type | Public park |
| Location | Anderlecht, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°49′59″N 4°17′53″E |
| Area | 9.44 ha (23.3 acres) |
| Created | 13 August 1911 |
| Public transit access |  5 Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido and Veeweyde/Veeweide
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Since 1917, the football club R.S.C. Anderlecht plays its home matches in the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium (also known as the Lotto Park for sponsorship reasons[3]), 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.
View towards the pond
Upper part
Water feature
Jules Ruhl statue
