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[[Image:centerparcs cottage.jpg|thumb|right|200px|An original Center Parcs Cottage (named 'Villas' in UK resorts), designed by the Dutch architect [[Jaap Bakema]].]]▼
[[Image:Centerparcs Eemhof.jpg|thumb|200px|Dutch Center Parcs entrance (at De Eemhof).]]▼
[[File:Voormalige kerk CenterParcs Vennenbos - Hapert.JPG|thumb|200px|The former church at CP Het Vennenbos. Because Derksen was a Catholic, he decided to build small churches at his parks. There was a similar church at [[Sherwood Forest]] which has since been converted into a [[Starbucks]].]]▼
'''Center Parcs Europe N.V.''' (formerly '''Center Parcs''') is a European network of [[holiday village]]s that was founded in the [[Netherlands]] in 1968, and is currently operated by [[Pierre & Vacances]].
==History==
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▲[[File:Voormalige kerk CenterParcs Vennenbos - Hapert.JPG|thumb|200px|The former church at CP Het Vennenbos. Because Derksen was a Catholic, he decided to build small churches at his parks. There was a similar church at [[Sherwood Forest]] which has since been converted into a [[Starbucks]].]]
Dutch entrepreneur [[Piet Derksen]] started a sporting goods shop in 1953 at [[Lijnbaan]], [[Rotterdam]]. Its name was 'Sporthuis Centrum', 'Sport House Centre'. It succeeded and Derksen expanded into 17 outlets across the Netherlands, and then added [[camping]] articles to the range.
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