Nederland - Apeldoorn, Oranjepark

The Oranjepark is the oldest park in Apeldoorn and was officially opened on 13 May 1876. In 1874, Hendrik Christiaan van der Houven van Oordt - he was, among other things, what we now call a project developer - purchased the local estate “De Pasch”. Building plots had been marked out on the site of the Oranjepark. Van der Houven van Oordt had another plan drawn up, which also included a walking park, to make the sale of the plots more attractive. In 1875, he transferred the land for the park and the surrounding roads to the municipality of Apeldoorn.

The landscape architects, father and son Hoogeweg, were responsible for the design of the park, which was laid out in the English landscape style. This can be seen in the curved paths, extensive lawns, groups of trees and an elongated pond. A fountain provides a splashing sound in the summer months. King Willem III of the Netherlands gave permission for the name “Oranjepark”.