Pieter Westbroek (Loosduinen, March 9, 1863 - 1925) was until his death director of the Municipal Plant Service in The Hague.
Pieter Westbroek lives his first years in Loosduinen, and moves in 1871 with his parents to the municipality of Klein Zwitserland on the Klatteweg in The Hague. He follows his father, who is responsible for municipal work in charge of urbanization, in 1892. In 1907, the Municipal Plant Service is established and becomes the first director.
By the Plantsoen Service, all kinds of Haag parks and squares are being constructed, such as the Bosjes van Poot, Zorgvliet Park, Marlot Park, Scheveningse Bosjes, Sweelinck Square and Frederik Hendrik Square. Westbroekpark Westbroekpark, monument of Dirk Roosenburg in memory of Pieter Westbroek
In the area where the Westbroek Park is located, many sand have been dug out since 1860, for example for the construction of Delftsepoort station in Rotterdam. Furthermore, there is a brook, cows and it is a resting place for migratory horses, who walk along the Channel from Scheveningen to The Hague. If a villa district is located around the White Bridge at the beginning of the 20th century, plans are made to make a park and build around some houses, often designed by Berlage, the then designer of the expansion plan for The Hague. Zoch Jr. and Ir P. Bakker Schut of Urban Development and Housing Build a design for the park. Westbroek makes a landscaped design with playful layout of water bodies, pastures and planting. He is also against the fact that there is an exhibition building in the park, as Zocher suggests. Plan Westbroek is being adopted and executed in 1925.
After the death of Westbroek, his designed New Park is renamed in Westbroek Park. In the park is also the Westbroekbank, made in 1929 by Dirk Roosenburg.
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