Oosterpark (Amsterdam)

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The Oosterpark in Amsterdam is the first large park laid out by the municipality of Amsterdam. The park is itself now in the Oost (East)/Watergraafsmeer borough and forms a component of the Oosterpark area. The park, an English garden, was designed by Dutch landscape architect Leonard Anthony Springer and was laid out in 1891.

In the park there is pond which contains a small island. The park also contains a part of a former cemetary.

Fauna

Along the park towards Linnaeusstraat (close to the Royal Tropical Institute) there are a number of Grey Heron nests.

Slavery Monument

The park contains The National Slavery Monument, which commemorates the abolition of the slavery in the Netherlands.

The streets lining the southern and western borders of the park are also called Oosterpark ([map]). Originally these streets were called Eerste Parkstraat ("First Park Street").

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