| Vredenburg | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Western Cape#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -32.9064°N 17.9958°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Western Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | West Coast |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Saldanha Bay |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 13.75 |
| Population Total: | 38382 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 28.7% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 55.7% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.6% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 13.8% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 1.1% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 68.7% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 19.3% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | English |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 5.0% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Sotho |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 2.3% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 4.8% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 7380 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 7380 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 022 |
| Established Date: | 1875 |
Vredenburg (in Afrikaans 'frɪədənbœrχ/) is a town of the Cape West Coast in the Western Cape province of South Africa. "Vrede" is Afrikaans for peace. It is the transportation and commercial hub of the West Coast area and administrative centre of the Saldanha Bay Local Municipality. It is located 12 kilometres inland from the coast at Saldanha Bay on the Cape Columbine Peninsula 138 km north of Cape Town.
The town was established in 1875 initially as a Dutch Reformed Church congregation to serve the surrounding communities, as the closest church was in Hopefield. The town's original name was "Twisfontein", which from Afrikaans can be translated as "dispute fountain".[2] This name came about when two competing farmers fought over the only available freshwater spring in the area. The town's name was later changed to "Prosesfontein". The town was renamed as they were discussing the matter of the freshwater spring and were trying to come to an agreement. When this agreement was settled and they have achieved a sense of peace among one another, the name "Vredenburg" was chosen. The town's population in 2011 was 38,382.[1] The city should not be confused with the ancient Vredenburg in the Limpopo Province.