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De Parken is a neighbourhood of the city of Apeldoorn. This residential area arose between the old village and the small settlement around Het Loo Palace. The neighborhood is named after the more or less contiguous parks: Oranjepark, Wilhelminapark, Prinsenpark and Verzetsstrijderspark. In the 19th century the area had three estates: De Pasch, De Vlijt and Sophia's Hoeve. From 1874 until the beginning of the 20th century, these were acquired by project developers. They built the public parks and roads and sold plots of land for the construction of villas. Most of the houses were built between 1880 and 1920. Initially, the neighbourhood was very popular with wealthy pensioners, manufacturers and senior civil servants from the west of the Netherlands. Even today the Parkenbuurt is a very popular residential area, because of its location close to the center of Apeldoorn, but also because of the green park-like surroundings, with relatively large gardens and tree-lined streets. Pictures: main image “Oranjepark”, PiP1 “Wilhelminapark”, PiP2 “Verzetstyrijderspark”and PiP3 “Prinsenpark”.

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”.

Oranjepark: hoarfrost with low sun and backlight.

De Parkenbuurt is a neighbourhood of the city of Apeldoorn. This residential area arose between the old village and the small settlement around Het Loo Palace. The neighbourhood is named after the more or less contiguous parks: Oranjepark, Wilhelminapark, Prinsenpark and Verzetsstrijderspark. In the 19th century the area had three estates: De Pasch, De Vlijt and Sophia's Hoeve. From 1874 until the beginning of the 20th century, these were acquired by project developers. They built the public parks and roads and sold plots of land for the construction of villas. Most of the houses were built between 1880 and 1920. Initially, the neighbourhood was very popular with wealthy pensioners, manufacturers and senior civil servants from the west of the Netherlands. Even today the Parkenbuurt is a very popular residential area, because of its location close to the center of Apeldoorn, but also because of the green park-like surroundings, with relatively large gardens and tree-lined streets. Pictures: Prinsenpark: PiP - Monument “Het Apeldoornse Bosch” by Ralph Prins ( www.apeldoornschebosch.nl/in-the-vicinity/monument-prinsenpark-apeldoorn ) Oranjepark: PiP - Central war monument “De man met de vlag” by Cor Hund Verzetsstrijderspark: PiP - Artwork “Constructie 3” by Cyril Lixenberg