| Oranje | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Midden-Drenthe - Oranje.png |
| Map Caption1: | Oranje in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe. |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Drenthe |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Midden-Drenthe |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 15 |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.24 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 110 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 9416 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0592 |
Oranje is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 13 km southwest of Assen.
The village was first mentioned in 1936 as Oranje, and refers to the which was dug in 1854.[3] In 1913, the potato starch factory of Avebe was built, and a little village was created to house the work force. The factory closed in 1980 and was reused as an indoor playground for children, however it closed in 2015.[4]
After an initial grudging agreement from the inhabitants to house 700 refugees in a holiday park in their village, on 6 October 2015 the government unilaterally increased this number to 1,400 to be accommodated immediately.[5] This resulted in outrage and short term blockades of the village by the inhabitants.[6] The refugees camp was cancelled in 2017.[4]