Oranjeville is a small town situated on the banks of the Wilge River in the Free State province of South Africa.
The Oranjeville urban area is located within the former district of Heilbron. Oranjeville is situated on the riparian of the Vaal Dam in close proximity to the northern boundary of the Free State Province.
Oranjeville is accessible by road and within 55 km from Frankfort, Sasolburg, Heilbron, Vereeniging, and Villiers.
Oranjeville was established during 1919 as a halfway stop for oxwagons between Heilbron, Frankfort and Vereeniging. The landowners eventually named it Oranjeville in honour of the “Prins of Oranje” from the Netherlands Royal Family.
Although the prominent economic sector of the area is agriculture, it is strategically situated from a recreation and tourism point of view. This is in view of the fact that the town is bound on three sides by the Vaal Dam and located in close proximity to the Gauteng metropolitan area. It is also linked to several other towns in the vicinity.
Today, Oranjeville is referred to as the Peninsula of the Northern Free State.
