Josaphat Park

Josaphat Park is a public park of 20 ha located in the municipality of Schaerbeek in Brussels, Belgium. The football stadium that was formerly used by the K.V.V. Crossing Elewijt lies on the north-western corner of the park. There is also an elementary school, a tennis club, the municipal greenhouses, animals, two playgrounds, a minigolf course, an archery range, three cafés, a kiosk, and some ponds.

The park is a remainder of the old Linthout forest that began at the Place Dailly/Daillyplein. It was designed by Edmond Galoppin of Melsbroek and inaugurated by King Leopold II on 6 June 1904. Its name comes from the resemblance between the valley of the Roodebeek, where the park is located, and the Valley of Josaphat in the Holy Land, noted by a pilgrim back from Palestine in 1574. It was designated on 31 December 1974.