Malou Park

Geschiedenis

Parc Malou or Park Malou is an urban park in Brussels, Belgium.It is located in the Woluwe-Saint-Lambert municipality of Brussels, to the east of the Woluwe Shopping Centre, in the valley of the Woluwe river. This park is the oldest and the biggest of the municipality.HistoryThe park was established on the marshy, boggy field surrounding the banks of the Struybeek stream, which is a tributary of the Woluwe river. In 1774 the park featured 7 fish ponds, a small hunting lodge called "t'Speelgoet" and a small reservoir. The gardens of the Speelgoet castle were laid out in the early 17th century by the first knowns owners of the hunting lodge, a local family called Preud'homme.In 1776 the local merchant and banker Lambert de Lamberts built his residence is the park which was to be later renamed after Jules Malou, the most famous of the residents. The successive owners of the château transformed the formal gardens to the present form of the park, a landscape largely covered by trees.The municipality acquired the park in 1951. The remains of previously large bogs or marshy areas could still be seen behind the Moulin Lindekemale.SituationThe park lies to the east of the Boulevard de la Woluwe, bordered from the north by the Avenue Debecker, from the south by the Chausse Stockel and from the east by the Chemin du Struybeken . The approximate center of the park lies at.The park overlooks the valley of the Woluwe river, which is a tributary of the large lake on the western side of the park. The park covers some 8 hectares in total, including the last remaining pond, home to several ducks and swans.