Holtsås

Holtsås is a village in Midt-Telemark Municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The village is located near the south end of the lake Heddalsvatnet, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the village of Hjuksebø (in Notodden Municipality) and about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of the village of Nordagutu.

Holtsås
Holtsaas (historic)
Village
View of a train just north of Holtsås
View of a train just north of Holtsås
Holtsås is located in Vestfold og Telemark
Holtsås
Holtsås
Location of the village
Holtsås is located in Norway
Holtsås
Holtsås
Holtsås (Norway)
Coordinates: 59.45682°N 9.33939°E / 59.45682; 9.33939
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyVestfold og Telemark
DistrictAust-Telemark
MunicipalityMidt-Telemark Municipality
Elevation128 m (420 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
3683 Notodden

Holtsås used to have a train station on the Sørlandet Line. The Hjuksebø train disaster occurred between Hjuksebø and Holtsås on 15 November 1950, and was Norway's worst railway accident in peacetime until the Tretten train disaster in 1975.

References

  1. "Holtsås, Midt-Telemark". yr.no. Retrieved 29 August 2023.


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