Vereeniging Hotels

Vereeniging is a town in Gauteng province, SA, with a population of more than four hundred thousand. It’s also one of the constituent parts of the Vaal Triangle area and was previously situated in the Transvaal province. The name Vereeniging comes from the Afrikaans / Dutch word meaning “organisation ” or “union”.

The town was set up in 1892 and is found on the banks of the northerly loop of the Vaal Brook .

Much of its early growth was because of the close by coal mines. The town is widely known for being the location where the Accord of Vereeniging ending the second Boer War ( 1899-1902 ) was bartered. In this conflict, a concentration camp was set up by the English military in the area. Close by Vereeniging is the generally black .