The Alkmaarderhout or Alkmaarder Hout, more commonly known as "De Hout" (Dutch for "the wood(s)"), in Alkmaar is the oldest city park in the Netherlands, dating from 1607.[1] From 1948 to 2006, it was the location of a multi-purpose stadium of the same name that was the home ground of Eredivisie football team AZ. The stadium had a capacity of 8,914 people. In 2006 it was replaced by the new, state of the art DSB Stadion, and it was knocked down later that year.