Valdezia is a sprawling rural settlement situated alongside the R524 Regional Route, at the foothills of the Soutpansberg mountain range in Louis Trichardt, in the Limpopo Province of South Africa.
It was formerly known as Albasini before Swiss Missionaries renamed it Valdezia in 1875. The village itself was formally established in 1820 by Tsonga refugees who were fleeing despotic rule from Soshangane.
Valdezia lies roughly 10 km east of Elim Hospital in the Hlanganani district in the former Gazankulu homeland, South Africa. It was the site of a Swiss mission station, and it was named after the Swiss canton of Vaud.
Valdezia is considered the birthplace of the written Tsonga language in South Africa.
Valdezia is part of the Makhado Local Municipality within the Vhembe District Municipality the Limpopo Province.
