Nachtegalen Park

Nachtegalen Park

Nachtegalen Park (Nightingale Park in (Dutch)) is a park located in the Antwerp, Belgium municipality of Wilrijk. It served as the archery venue for the 1920 Summer Olympics.

During World War II, the park was headquarters for the 89th German Army Corps, then it became command post of the 719th Infantry Division.

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Venues of the 1920 Summer Olympics

Antwerp Antwerp Zoo Beerschot Tennis Club Beverloo Camp Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal Buiten Y (Amsterdam) Gardens of the Egmont Palace (Brussels) Hoogboom Military Camp Jules Ottenstadion (Ghent) Nachtegalen Park Olympisch Stadion Ostend Palais de Glace d'Anvers Stade Joseph Marien (Brussels) Stade Nautique d'Antwerp Stadion Broodstraat Vélodrome d'Anvers Zuremborg

Olympic venues in archery

1900: Bois de Vincennes 1904: Francis Field 1908: White City Stadium 1920: Nachtegalen Park 1972: Bogenschießlage 1976: Olympic Archery Field, Joliette 1980: Krylatskoye Sports Complex Archery Field 1984: El Dorado Park 1988: Hwarang Archery Field 1992: Olympic Archery Field 1996: Stone Mountain Park Archery Center and Velodrome 2000: Sydney International Archery Park 2004: Panathenaic Stadium 2008: Olympic Green Archery Field 2012: Lord's Cricket Ground 2016: Sambódromo

Coordinates: 51°11′02″N 4°24′28″E / 51.18389°N 4.40778°E / 51.18389; 4.40778

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