Forest Park, Brussels Explained

Forest Park
Type:Public park
Location:Forest, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coords:50.8225°N 4.3369°W
Area:13ha
Created:1882

Forest Park (French: Parc de Forest) or Vorst Park (Dutch; Flemish: Park van Vorst) is a public park located in and named after the municipality of Forest in Brussels, Belgium. It was designed by Victor Besme and occupies an area of 13ha.[1]

Forest Park is adjacent to Duden Park to its south, which is home to the football ground of Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, the historical football club from the neighbouring municipality of Saint-Gilles, although the club is not located in the municipality, whose border with Forest is to the north of Forest Park.

The park is surrounded by a set of streets that connect the French: Avenue Albert|italic=no/Dutch; Flemish: Albertlaan|italic=no to the French: Avenue Wielemans Ceuppens|italic=no/Dutch; Flemish: Wielemans Ceuppenslaan|italic=no, making them part of the Greater Ring. Those streets are the French: Avenue des Villas|italic=no/Dutch; Flemish: Villalaan|italic=no to the north, the French: Avenue du Mont Kemmel|italic=no/Dutch; Flemish: Kemmelberglaan|italic=no to the east, the French: Avenue Besme|italic=no/Dutch; Flemish: Besmelaan|italic=no to the south and the French: Avenue Reine Marie-Henriette|italic=no/Dutch; Flemish: Koningin Maria-Hendrikalaan|italic=no to the south-west.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parcs et Jardins de la Région Bruxelles Capitale . 2010-04-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041216025928/http://www.ecli.net/rbc/_private/cadrecentre.asp?LG=fr . 2004-12-16 .