Holtsås

This article is about the village in Norway. For the lagoon in Iceland, see Holtsós.

Holtsås is a village in Midt-Telemark Municipality in 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
Holtsås Location of the village Show map of Telemark Holtsås Holtsås (Norway) Show map of Norway
Coordinates: 59.45682°N 9.33939°E / 59.45682; 9.33939
Country	Norway
Region	Eastern Norway
County	Telemark
District	Aust-Telemark
Municipality	Midt-Telemark Municipality
Elevation [1]	128 m (420 ft)
Time zone	UTC+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.